Date : 28-Jan-2013

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

HINDU TEMPLE OF CENTRAL TEXAS
OMKARA MAHAGANAPATHY DEVASTHANAM
The GANESHA TEMPLE OF TEXAS
4309 Midway Drive, Temple, TX 76502
www.hindutemple.org /254 771 1270

VIVEKANANDA SESQUICENTENNIAL
There is a contest for kids called Dharma Bee contest which is based on stories about Shri Krishna and Swami Vivekananda. As this year is the 150th birth anniversary year for Swami Vivekananda, Hindu SwayamSevak Sangh is organizing this contest for kids from K to 8th grade. There are four levels (K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8) and there will be three levels of testing - local, regional and national. Kids in first three places for all levels will get awards. Certificates will be given to all the participants.

This is a great motivation for kids to learn about these two great personalities in a fun way (stories!). The registration for the contest has started on Jan 12th, registration fee is $11 per participant.

Please go to http://www.dharmabee.org/ and click "Register Now" logo.

Once you register, you can download pdf files for the contest study materials (that is stories) from the website. The rough timeline for different testing is:

1) Pre-qualifying online practice exam (Starting Feb 1st and before doing local level testing)
2) Local level testing (few dates will be assigned for testing during March)
3) Regional level testing (sometimes in April)
4) National level testing (will happen in Chicago during 3rd or 4th weekend of June)

Have fun reading the stories yourself too! Let me know if you have any questions about the contest

p.s. THE HINDU TEMPLE OF CENTRAL TEXAS IS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS COMPETITION. WE ARE SENDING THIS OUT AS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.  PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THE TEMPLE HAS ANNOUNCED A CONTEST OF ITS OWN. PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS E-MAILS OR GO TO www.hindutemple.org, click on Nnewletter and click on the relevant announcement.