YLANL's The L Factor - Promoting Talent

For those of you that know me, know that I have been involved with a Youth Community organisation called The Young Lohana Association of North London (YLANL) for 5 to 6 years now. The organisation had been dormant for a number of years which meant that the Youth of the community were missing out on meeting and getting to know their fellow Lohanas. A group of us decided it was about time the Youth organisation was resurrected an almost re-branded as YLANL.

YLANL's main principle is to serve the youth of the community, in that provide Young Lohanas with a platform to meet fellow lohanas by hosting club nights (Spooky Session, Valentines Crush and Midsummer Madness), speed dating events and The Lohana Cup (the 5 a side football tournament). These events are  limited to those 18 and over. We also cater for young children by hosting Kidz Klub on the first Sunday of every month for children of 5 upwards, where we arrange activities for them from Christmas card making to doing a Kids Garba during Navratri. A Family event we enjoy hosting and attending is Mehfil ki Shyam, a night of music performed by a live band for the whole family to enjoy.

This brings me to my main topic of discussion for this blog post; The L Factor, our flagship event that we have hosted every year since December 2007. The L Factor is a talent show/competition that epitomises what YLANL is all about; promoting and encouraging Young Lohana talent, providing them with a platform to not only show off their talents, whether they be singing, dancing, telling jokes, etc.., but to provide them with the confidence to pursue those talents for the long term.

There are many talented people out there that do not get enough encouragement or support to pursue their interests and passions. YLANL's  The L Factor aims to give them that "push", whatever their age, and help them fulfil their potential. It is not only the encouragement that our organisation/committee gives but the encouragement of you the public that gives the performers confidence and helps them to enjoy themselves on stage.

With all of that said, I'd like to request as many of you as possible to attend the show on Saturday 11th December 2010, at the Zoroastrian Centre, in Harrow (see flyer attached for full details). Tickets are only £15 per person including refreshments.

Your support means a lot to us as an organisation as it shows us we're taking the right steps in fulfilling the targets we have set ourselves. So please do come and support YLANL and most of all the talented people performing on stage.

See you all on Saturday.
(For more info about the show or just about YLANL, you can get in touch with me or visit the website (www.ylanl.co.uk)