THE ANNIVERSARY OF INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE WILL BE CELEBRATED ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2015. INDIAN AND INDIAN-AMERICANS LIVING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION ARE VERY PROUD OF THEIR HERITAGE, HISTORY, TRADITION, AND CULTURE.
INDIAN AND INDIAN-AMERICANS CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION.
BOTH THE INDIAN CULTURE SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY AND THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION ARE COMMITTED TO PRESERVING JUST DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND TO DEVELOPING A CLOSER, MORE SUBSTANTIVE RELATIONSHIP BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT.
THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR INDIAN COMMUNITY TO THE ECONOMIC, CIVIC, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
I, MANUEL FIGUEIREDO, MAYOR OF THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2015 AS INDIA INDEPENDENCE DAY IN THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION AND I URGE THAT ALL CITIZENS PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS AND LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION OF OUR INDIAN CITIZENS.