BIV Membership
1. Individual membership ($50):
As the name suggests, a single membership can be bought for $50.
2. Family membership ($100):
- Family is defined as: 2 adults and children. They don’t need to be related to each other. For example: 2 adults can register themselves as a “Family” along with their niece and nephew.
- A child is defined as: anyone who is less than 18 years old.
As children get free entry/membership, it doesn’t matter how many children a family has.
If a household has more than 2 adults, they can get a family membership for 2 adults and individual membership for the remaining adults. In terms of value, it makes no difference as it’s $50 for each adult. The term “Family membership” is a mode of membership by way of which children get free membership.
3. Senior and Student membership ($40):
People aged 60 and above and Students gets the membership for $40.
For senior members, they need to provide a government ID to prove their age. Students need to provide a copy of their School/University ID card which clearly shows when their student status ends.
BIV will keep a soft copy of these documents.
Benefits of Annual Membership
- Free entries to all the events year-round including Poush Parbon Mela 2025,
- Barshobaron 2025, Summer Picnic 2025, Durga Puja 2025
- Hugely discounted food price on Barshobaron & Picnic.
- Discounted cultural event ticket/ Dashami Food package for Durga Puja.
- Complimentary Food during Annual General Meeting (AGM)
- Voting rights in AGM
- Member only special events, Job guide and adda sessions
- Discounted coupons from the sponsors
- Ability to be part of the Volunteer group and Executive Committee
- Direct access to the Executive Committee and Board Members for any inputs & Feedback.
- Membership duration is for a calendar year – 1st January to 31st December.
- Complimentary Annual Magazine
Process to Register or Renew Annual Membership
- Simply E- transfer the membership amount as applicable (mentioned in the above table against each category) to Bengalis.in.vancouver@gmail.com
- During E-transfer mention your full name , the transfer reason as Membership fee, the Category (applicable as above) and contact number (mandatory)
- Our team will reconcile and respond back in a few weeks with the membership confirmation.
Annual Membership is now Discounted
Please Note : In this context We would like to make it clear that the Poush Parbon Festival ( 1st Event for 2025 Bongmilanti Annual Events Calendar ) planned on 18th January from 5 Pm onwards at New Westminster Secondary School is a Free Event for all 2025 Bongmilanti Annual Members. However in order to register for this Event as a Member we need to put a member code during member Event registration in Zeffy ticketing tool. The member code is an alphanumeric unique code that will be shared with all 2025 Annual members post membership payments are made and not applicable for any 2024 annual member unless he/ she has opted for renewal and made the payment in full. All 2024 annual members who have not opted for renewals will be treated as non-member and will not be able to avail the benefits on any 2025 events planned and executed.
As many of you might be aware that we kick-started our Early Renewals for Annual Membership during the Durga Puja event at a 10% discounted price, we are extending this benefit till the end of the year (31st Dec 2024)
The discounted rates and the category of membership are mentioned as follows:
| Category | Definition | Discounted Price | Pre Req to avail | Last Date for discount |
| Individual | Individual Adult Single member above 18 years of age | 31st Dec 2024 | ||
| Family | 2 Adults and kids (below 18 years Age) ,for every additional adult within the family additional fees need to be paid based on the category they fall into from other 3 | 31st Dec 2024 | ||
| Senior | Any individual adult single member who is 60 years of age or above | Need to produce Age proof along with payment over mail | 31st Dec 2024 | |
| Student | Any individual Adult single member who is currently registered as Student under any affiliated universities in Canada | Need to produce Student ID along with payment over mail | 31st Dec 2024 |
You are hereby requested to grab this opportunity and quickly renew your annual membership before the offer expires in case you haven’t done so. In case you have already registered as an annual member please ignore this mail.
Join us today and become a part of something truly special. Experience the warmth of Bengali culture right here in Vancouver. For any inquiries or assistance, feel free to reach out to us at Bengalis.in.vancouver@