Comments by Members on BAGA Community Service Day, May 26, 2007
Dear Community Members:
Community Service is one of the main focus of BAGA and this Board. In only four months of its existence, BAGA has organized and scheduled the following community service events:
- Blood donation drive with Central Texas Blood Center
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- Fundraising walk by BAGA Team in March of Dimes WalkAmerica
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- Voluntary work at Capital Area Food Bank
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Mobile consular service with Bangladesh Embassy
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- Community Health Seminar with local Bangladeshi doctors
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- Discussion forum with Bangladesh Embassy
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- Upcoming voluntary work at Habitat for Humanity in August 4th
- Upcoming training and formation of BAGA Disaster Action Team for American Red Cross (duration: at least 6 months)
We really appreciate your presence, active participation in BAGA Community Service Day’s events and encouraging words. It will only make our resolve to serve you stronger.
In order to reduce congratulatory email traffic in bagatx, we are incorporating comments from BAGA Comment Book in this email.
Sincerely,
BAGA BOD
Comments by Members on BAGA Community Service Day May 26, 2007
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1. Thank you for organizing this service. With everyone getting US passports at the last minute, it is great to have Bangladesh Visa services locally. You saved our trip!!
- Daraius Hathiram
2. Excellent service! We are so fortunate to have this Bangladesh Consulate here in Austin. In particular all the employees were extremely helpful. They went out of their way to make us feel welcome and to ensure that we had all the necessary documents. Thank you so much!!
- Carol Christianson
3. Thank you for the BAGA Organization. We are very gratified that the Embassy is coming here to do some passport work. Both BAGA and Embassy stuff to congratulate. Thanks.
- Safiul
4. Thanks to BAGA and the board member for organizing this event. Personally it was of great help as we needed a lot of ork done urgently for which we would have to otherwise fly to Washington DC. Greatly appreciated.
- Manizea
5. Thank you for the great service. It saved me a trip to D.C. for documents that had to (be) endorsed in front of the consular regarding property. Obviously saved me time and money. Many many thanks.
- Poppy
6. Thank you for the service. I am interested with BAGA service. I like it.
- Sanjoy
7. A constructive process that benefits al. Truely impressive. The only interest it serves – everyone in the community. Delighted to be a part of it.
- N. Islam
8. Its a very good arrangement for disseminating the different unexplained things about treatment who do not have medical insurance. In future more such seminars should be held.
- Mohd. Gholam Mustafa 5/26/07
9. I got answer for most of my concerns. It was very good one having ... to know a little more about “public charge”. Would like to see Immigration Officer/Lawyer to answer questions. Thanks.
- Shurovi 5/26/07
10. Thanks for a service that will benefit all. I found most initiatives very useful and beneficial.
- Munir Khan
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11. A great effort by BAGA. However, it would help if news could be spread around the cities well ahead of time. Overall, thanks a lot.
- Qamrul Islam [San Antonio]
12. Baga is doing a wonderful job.
- F. Talukdar, MD
13. I found the Community Health Seminar extremely useful. My parents will greatly benefit from the info. Thank you BAGA for making this happen and we hope to see similar seminars in the future.
- Zia Ahmed
14. I think this is a great initiative. Often people get their passport & visa services done at the 11th hour. This initiative from BAGA will help us solve that problem. My personal thanks to BAGA for this fabulous initiative.
- Ehtesham Hoq Liton
15. I am very impressed with BAGA’s community initiatives. This is the way BAGA should provide services to the community. This is a lot of work for the BAGA Bod, but this is very well appreciated.
- Farhan Rahman
16. This is very good service of BAGA. These are the activities to help our community to unite and grow. On behalf of my family and I would like to thank the organizers and their hard work.
- Nizam Uddin
17. This was a very good service. We should try to have an ongoing relationship with the Embassy – see if they have a need we can fulfill (e.g. pdf forms that can be filled in). We should do this at least once a year.
- Shams Siddiqi
18. In one word – exceptional and excellent service. This has proved, why we need BAGA. Bangladeshi community in Austin can express their concern and need to one place, and know that it will be taken care of. Thanks.
- Gazi Rashid
19. I am very happy to see a major change for the better.
- Bapi Ahmed
20. The community Service Day organized by BAGA is what the community needs most, among many good things this BOD has been working hard for. Please keep up the good work. This community is highly thankful and appreciative of .. very dedicated services to the Austin Bangladeshis---- Thanks.
- Matiur Rahman
21. Thanks to BAGA BOD for this excellent arrangement.
- Tasnim
22. Unprecedented service and very well organized. Thanks you for putting a detailed thoughts into it. I appreciate having the service of notary too. Thanks for everything.
- Zahed, Fatema & Rida
23. A-1 service provided by BAGA. We should keep the link open. Try to help the BD Embassy to upgrade website. Thnx BAGA.
- Babu
24. Wonderful job and good arrangements. Should be done regularly.
- Dulal Talukdar
25. I am very impressed with the prompt service, discussion sessions and the dedication demonstrated by the organizers.
- Jasmin Khan
26. Great job BAGA! I would like to see this service continue. Thanks.
- Enam
27. Community service is one of main purpose of an organization and Bagatx is doing a splendid job on fulfilling that committment.
- unsigned
28. Glad to see BAGA is so well organized with: forms, money order, photocopy machine etc etc. This is very refreshing!!
- Donna Imam
29. Excellent service. Everybody is very helpful. Please add me to your email list.
- Tahrim (email: ......)
30. Apnar appayon amar khub bhalo legeche. Amra khub khushi. Oshesh dhonnobad.
- unsigned
31. Thanks you! I don’t have anything else to say.
- Rashedul
32. BAGA did a very good job. Thanks a lot!
- Shikha
33. Hello. BAGA was helpful.
- Shair
34. I am very satisfied with Baga services. This is very convenient for me without any hassle to renew tha passport. I wish Baga will bring more services like this.
- Shikder Reyad Al-Rashid (tel # ....)
35. Keep up the good work Baga TX. You have been giving great services over & over. Well organized & well prepared.
- More get together events needed
- More concerts
- More Bengali cultural fair
We’re very satisfied w/ what Baga has done so far.
- Zurmana Tarannum (Luba)
36. I am glad to see this kind of service in Austin. Thank you Baga. Thanks
- Mashfik
37. Really appreciated this great help. I think BAGA is providing good community service for Bangladeshi in Austin. Pls keep it up.
- Mahbub
38. Bangladesher dutabasher ei karjokrom, BAGA ayojito, shotti proshongshar dabidar. Abar e dhoroner ayojon asha kori. Bishesh proshongsha kote hoy shob dhoroner shohayota ja dutabasher kaj shohoj korar jonno. Oshesh dhonnobad.
- Jyoti
39. I am very pleased with the service of Bangladesh Embassy personnel. I would like to get this continued in the future. Their presentation & discussion with them were very informative. Thanks!
- Ahsan