Status of Chicago Concert

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Oct 6th

Dear Friends,

We are sorry to inform you that the Drishtipat Unheard Voices Concert scheduled for October 11th in Chicago has had to be cancelled.

The USCIS delayed approval of the P3 petition required to for Arnob and his band to perform in the US. While the P3 has subsequently been approved and Arnob has secured  the US visa and is set to come to the US on October 14th. The delays had put the first scheduled US concert in Chicago in jeopardy. After careful consideration of available options, we’ve decided to cancel the October 11th show in Chicago. The concerts scheduled for Washington D.C, New York, Toronto and London will, however, go ahead as planned (see http://www.drishtipat.org/concert2008/ ).

For those of you who have already purchased tickets, we have made arrangements for the North Shore Center for Performing Arts to issue a full refund including any service fees you may have paid. The Box Office number is (847) 673-6300.

Despite the disappointment some of you have asked how you may continue to support Drishtipat’s good causes. So far we have raised $8500 towards our two causes for 2009:

- Drishtipat Challenge, a program that funds social entrepreneurship in Bangladesh and

- Child Domestic Worker Rights to increase public awareness and support existing programs in Bangladesh.

If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to Drishtipat you may do so by sending us a check to:

o Drishtipat, 540 E. Hickory St, Hinsdale, IL 60521 or online at: http://www.drishtipat.org/give.html

Thank you once again for your understanding and support!

Best wishes,

Chicago Drishtipat Team