We Shall Call Our Society ISKCON   from Back To Godhead Magazine
#15-05, 1980 — a brief history of the incorporation of ISKCON
July 11, 1966. 26 Second Avenue, New York City: A few
sympathetic, interested people gather in a small downtown
storefront to help an Indian swami's mission by adding their
signature to a legal document.  Today, ISKCON has branches all
over the world. Millions of lives have been transformed by the
Hare Krishna mantra and the philosophy of the Bhagavad-
gita—thanks to the vision of Srila Prabhupada and the efforts of
his sincere followers.  But in 1966, no one (except Prabhupada
himself) could foresee how this society could ever manifest on
such a scale.  Here's an excerpt from Srila Prabhupada
Lilamrita, a detailed biography of Srila Prabhupada, describing
the humble yet momentous event of ISKCON's incorporation.  1966:
The Lower East Side, New York. The building was humble, the
membership small, yet Srila Prabhupada's vision encompassed the
whole world.  by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami