Dear Colleagues of India I am glad you have chosen to celebrate this anniversary, ICA India has been a sign to the world. India and our Indian colleagues have been a sustaining presence and reminder of service since the beginning of our work. For most of the ICA global community their service to the world was transformed and highlighted by even a month that they spent in India. As I think of the past 50 years, I am saddened as I think of those many that have passed away, always before their time. I pause a moment in silence to remember their laughter, tears and songs. On the personal side India has been significant to my family and continues to be close to our hearts. My father, sister and even our next generation have connected and been sustained by the love and care of you our colleagues and of India. The 3 years I spent in Maharashtra changed my life. I want to thank many of you for giving me the life I have had. If not for the generosity and spirit of my colleagues in India I would not have discovered my vocation or my passion. My wife Evelyn still says I grew up in India, and I can not agree more. The creativity and energy, the love of life and energy to persevere and create in the midst of each day that comes. Learning to live each new day as one of possibility. On behalf of your colleagues in the ICA community around the world we thank you for your gift to us and hope in our small way we have through our lives given service back to you and to India. With love and respect, Larry Lawrence Philbrook, Certified ToP Facilitator Director, Institute of Cultural Affairs Taiwan www.icatw.com Tel: 8862-2871-3150 Fax: 8862-2871-2870 Skype: icalarry President ICA International/ Member Global Leadership Team ICAI Office c/o ICA Canada, 655 Queen Street East Toronto, ON. M4M 1G4 Canada www.ica-international.org