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DIFI 2011 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR DIFI The Dayton International Festival, Inc. (DIFI) strives to preserve and promote global culture and history. Last year, India Club put on a stellar performance at the festival and won several awards for our booth display, cultural exhibits and the travelling trophy. In 2011, DIFI was held from May 20-22 and the theme is “Wedding traditions from around the world”. We believe this is a great theme for India to share its grand, vibrant, culturally rich and deeply meaningful traditions. In order to put on a great show, we would love your help in the coming 2012 DIFI. We are in need of the following:
Thanks Yogesh Sethi and Kuldeep Surana DIFI delegates
 DIFI 2011
2011 Miss World A’Fair 
Bio
for Shirin Dey
Shirin is a sixteen year old junior at Centerville High School. Her primary interests lie in academics, tennis, and the arts. She participates in many extra-curricular groups such as the Unit Assembly (a division of Student Council), Varsity Tennis Team, Poetry Club, Academic Team, Speech Team, Octagon Club, Key Club, Spanish Honors Society, Diversity Club, Students against Destructive Decisions, Drama Club, and the Asian American Youth Council of Dayton. Shirin plays the violin in the Centerville Symphonic Orchestra, Alternative Strings, and the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. In addition, she tutors younger violinists and has volunteered at Centerville Youth Orchestra rehearsals. In 2010, she was awarded the title of Miss India by the India Club of Greater Dayton. Since sixth grade, Shirin has accumulated over 600 hours of community service and has supported Vimukti, a school for special children in Kerala, India. In 2010 she traveled to New Orleans on a mission trip with the Incarnation Church Youth Group to help with various projects in the Katrina relief effort. She was thoroughly impressed with the leadership of Mack McClendon while working at the Lower Ninth Ward Village Community Center there and has become involved in applying for a $250,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Program to further aid McClendon’s work.
Shirin became a member of the DIFI youth group in 2010 and has supported the group as a volunteer and dancer. She was recently nominated as the DIFI youth group treasurer for 2011. Shirin is proud to celebrate her own culture through the India Club of Dayton by having participated in its dance performances at the festival since the age of 8.
Shirin believes the World A’Fair preserves cultures from different parts of the world. By doing so, the festival keeps heritage and tradition alive, especially for the youth and future generations. Furthermore, DIFI helps promote awareness of different backgrounds that exist in our community, thereby advocating tolerance, peace, and understanding among all people.
She looks forward to promoting the World A’Fair as its very first female Ambassador and sincerely wishes you enjoy the festival!
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DIFI 2010
For the 1st time in the past 37 years, INDIA won the rolling trophy, past week-end in World A'fair - DIFI Festival, and now our name "INDIA" will be engraved in the trophy and it will be remembered for ever Indian booth also won two second prize ribbons for cultural programs and cultural booth |
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DIFI 2009
2009 Miss World A’Fair  Nita Gupta's Bio
The 2009 Miss World A’Fair is 18 year old Nita Gupta. She was born in Dayton, Ohio and currently resides in Centerville where she is a senior at Centerville High School. Nita enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends as well as independently working on in-school and out-of-school activities. In school, Nita is President of the Centerville Speech and Debate team, and a senior coach to all the first year members. She is also a council member of Centerville’s Diversity Club, an officer of Centerville’s Spanish Club, a proud member of Centerville’s Students Against Nicotine Dependence (STAND), Centerville’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), Centerville’s Future Doctors of America (FDAC), Centerville’s Octagon Club, and Centerville’s Science Club. Nita is also a member of the National Honor Society, The National Forensic League, and the Spanish Honor Society. Out-of-school, Nita volunteers at the Dayton Veteran Affairs Hospital, is a member of the Code Credit Union Youth Advisory Board, and holds a part-time job at Kumon Math and Reading Learning Center.
Nita has always believed in keeping a connection with one’s native culture. As a result, Nita has always embraced her Indian background, and been an active member of the India Club of Greater Dayton (ICGD). Starting at the age of five, Nita danced for the different functions and eventually choreographed her own dances. She has been a youth representative of the Executive Committee of ICGD for two years and has won both Junior Miss India and Senior Miss India of ICGD. Because Nita aspires to connect her lifestyle to that of her native culture, she annually visits her family back in India. This past summer Nita served at a school for the hearing and speech impaired in Patiala, India where she taught, played, and communicated with deaf and blind children. This unique service allowed Nita to unite her heritage with her moral values creating a truly incredible experience. She hopes to revisit the school in the near future.
Every year that Nita has danced for ICGD, Nita has also danced for the Dayton International Festival. She enjoys enriching the Dayton city regarding her Indian culture, as well as absorbing information about other cultures. Other than dancing, Nita volunteers at the India booth applying henna, selling accessories, and relaying historic information. Being a two-year member of the DIFI Youth Group, she has gained unfathomable amount of knowledge, appreciation, and inspiration from various ethnicities. Nita truly believes an event like that of the World A’fair is a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience so much diversity in one place. Nita won the Junior Miss World crown in 2004, and today is very honored to represent the 2009 Miss World A’Fair crown to all those who come.
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DIFI 2007
 Theme: National Landmark
Congratulations!
India Club booth receives President's Award
Sonia Gupta wins Runner-up title at DIFI Pagent
Dayton Daily News Article on DIFI 2007
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