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| | | VOA Hindi Fan Clubs:
VOA Hindi’s extensive network of Fan Clubs spans the entire Hindi-speaking world in South Asia and beyond, including Hindi-speaking Diaspora communities in Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Suriname, Fiji, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E. and Germany. VOA Hindi Fan Clubs have grown in popularity, rising from 150 in 1993 to well over 1,200 today, totaling more than 40,000 active members. VOA Hindi Fan Club members represent a vital part of our programming and marketing effort, serving as ‘foot soldiers’ to enlist additional listeners/viewers and boost membership. Many VOA Hindi Fan Clubs are also active in social work and community service.
Several VOA Hindi Fan Clubs operate community meeting rooms where members listen or watch VOA Hindi programs, host various social activities and plan community outreach initiatives. One fan club in particular, Chhatrapati Shivaji Raja Shrota Sangh (CSRSS), raised funds to construct their own building in Kaman, near Pune in the Maharashtra state of India. Club members successfully raised nearly 350,000 rupees in a massive fundraising drive to purchase land and start construction. Club CSRSS runs a free learning center for needy students and is planning other social activities to help disenfranchised members of the community.
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Club Categories:
There are four categories of clubs – A, B, C, or D. Any club with 10 to 20 members is registered as a D club, those with 20 to 40 members is registered as a C club, and with 40 to 60 members as a B club. Those clubs that have over 60 members are issued an A registration. Currently there are over 170 “A” clubs. | |
| | How to join:
If you are interested in joining one of the existing VOA Hindi Fan Clubs, please contact us and we will gladly provide a list of fan clubs in your area with relevant contact information.
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| | Form your own VOA Hindi Fan Club:
Fan clubs are formed voluntarily by loyal listeners/viewers. If you have a group of at least 10 interested persons who listen to VOA Hindi, you can easily set up a fan club by: | 1. | Choose a name for the club | | 2. | Elect or designate office bearers | | 3. | Send us the relevant information. |
We will register the club and send you a registration number. Registered VOA Hindi Fan Clubs receive VOA program guides, yearly calendars if brought out by VOA, and any other promotional material on a priority basis.
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| | Need more information?
Contact us via e-mail at hindi@voanews.com
or write to us at:
VOA, Hindi Service
Washington D.C. 20237, USA
or
VOA Hindi Service
P.O. Box 564, New Delhi 110001 |
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