Summer and outdoor activities always go together rather fine in the North East. And what if you combine that with an outdoor event involving community members? Lots and lots of fun and a jolly good time, you bet!!!
Well, that's exactly been the idea when a community picnic was organized by ASA on Sept 6, 2003 at Mercer County Park, NJ. The setting was perfect at Mercer County Park, a picture-perfect park with a large lake and a bright sunny day with highs in the 70’s. The food was delicious and plentiful, a true blend of East (an assortment of Assamese and Indian sweets, pithas served with hot Assam tea, pulao rice) and West (delicious barbequed chicken, corn, hot dogs, burgers, pasta). There were plenty of activities including soccer, cricket, and badminton and of course Bihu dance. Children had a terrific time with the slides, swings in the play park. If you were too tired from the activities, you could just chill out with some “Assamese Adda” or just listen to Assamese music to please thy soul.
About 40 families participated in the daylong event of fun and frolic. Surely everybody had lots of fun and was looking forward to the next summer picnic.
(Contributed by Utpal Brahma, NJ)
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