Excitement continued to Day2 of the Door-to-door campaign on 25-July-2005. The team went to the Evergreen area in the south valley. Reviewed the meticulous route plan, and confirmed the addresses on phone. Even though there is no respite from the heat, the campaigning started on full swing. The team started getting used to the "baffled, surprised, thrilled, excited.." faces of the invitees.

..after a short time off to cool down , the team went on a marathon of knock-knocks and inviting.

The team dispersed at 3pm ending(starting! a successful weekend of "..undamma bottu pedata" campaign.

"..undamma bottu pedata": Door-to-door publicity campaign kicked off on 24-July-2005 early hours at Anand garu's residence. Keeping up to the traditions of telugu marriage invitations, the siliconandhra sainikulu applied pasupu with sugandha dravyalu on all the invitations specially prepared for ACF 2005 event. The mood was no less than the mood at our pre-marriage festivities!

...in the blistering heat of 100F, the team reached Ardenwood area in Fremont. Reviewed the checklist, picked up the writing pads, invitations, and flyers...and then knock on the doors. "Baffled, surprised, thrilled, excited..." were the invitees. No invitee might have expected to be personally invited in this way here in USA!

"August 6na naalgava siliconandhra vaarshikotsanavaaniki mimalni mariyu mi kutumba sabhyulani aahvaanistunnamandi....tappakunda veelu chesukuni randi.." ani bottu petti aahvaanincheru siliconandhra aadapaduchulu.

The invitess were very courteous and obliged to give the team contact details of other telugu families in that area.

The exciting first day of the campaign ended at 7pm.

Publicity at Namaste Plaza, Sunnyvale on the evening of 23-July-2005.

Anand and Ramakrishna explaining the details of upcoming events Astavadhanam & ACF.