On Sunday, October 9^th, 2022, over 1,500 people attended the Rayalaseema Picnic 2022 in Argyle, TX, organized by the Dallas Area Rayalaseema Association (DARA).

VFFUSA had a booth at the DARA picnic thanks to the VFF USA Dallas volunteer team. This was a great opportunity to reach out to the over 1500 attendees there. There was a great interest in knowing more about VFF USA and a great response with 50+ new donors.

Among the participants in the DARA picnic, there was Hari Charan Prasad, an accomplished movie producer and a businessman currently based in the Dallas area. His debut movie Kamli won national awards and accolades. His daughter, Apoorva, is the producer of the movie Joyland which has been nominated for academy awards this year for the best international feature film.