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Kerala Association of New Jersey celebrates family night

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Kerala Association of New Jersey celebrated its  2016  family night and pioneer award distribution ceremony at a well attended function in Roseland, Newjersey. Pioneer award winners Fr. Mathew Kunnath, Mr. M.C.Alexander, Mrs Chithra Menon, Mr George Koshy, Mrs and Mr Bala Andrapalliyil and Mr Krishna Kishore were felicitated at the event.


The audience were enthralled by a delightful mix of entertainment programs lined up by Kanj which included melodious songs and captivating dance.  South India's singing sensation Renjini Jose led the singers which also included popular singers Suma Nair, Alexander, Sachin, Lakshmi, and Thomas Abraham. Young Rithvik and Rishi mesmerized the audience with their captivating rendering too. Trailblazing  dance sequence  by teams lead by Malini Nair, Praveena Menon and Neena Philip caught the imagination of the audience.  Jemson Kuriakose was the emcee. People from all walks of life and leaders from leading organizations graced the occasion

Pioneer award winners were selected by a pioneer award recognition committee receiving nominations from renowned individuals who have left a legacy of excellence in their professional career as well as service to the community.  KANJ  executive committee headed by President Alex Mathew, secretary Swapna Rajesh  and treasurer John Varghese offered their wholehearted appreciation and congratulation to the winners.  

President Alex Mathew said in a press release that he feels proud to have a dynamic team as officials and thanked the audience and his team for making the family night a memorable occasion. He noted that it was the first time that that pioneers were being recognized and honored 

Sheela Sreekumar was the  convener of the event and James George, Malini Nair, Anne George  were the co-convenors 

Specially dedicated committee  headed by Ajith Hariharan, Raju Kunnath, Roy Mathew, Neena Philip, Deepti Nair, Jayan Joseph, Joseph Idicula, Prabhu kumar, Alex John, Jinesh Thampi worked relentlessly towards a successful family night.

Mr Peter Jacob, candidate for US congress from New Jersey District 7 was among the attendees

Treasurer John Varghese offered vote of thanks