IID Corpus Christi had its first "Open House and Welcome Reception" for its new volunteers in the new year. The program emceed and organized by Fr. Bruce Wilson and Ana Billeaux featured encouraging remarks and informative speeches from Loree Svadlenak, Rabbi Kenneth Roseman, Katy Kiser and Bora Karayaka. The guests were pretty prompt to emphasize their intentions to involve with various IID activities and had great suggestions and ideas such as:

1. Work with youth groups – build a "youth group" within IID to secure the future and carry the torch.

2. Learning about each other's religions.

3. Understanding each other on the basis of culture and traditions, know us as people first and then delving into religion.

4. Alliance with churches/other venues to find a meeting place

5. Fundraising tips.

(January 24th 2012, Corpus Christi,TX)