MANOFA as we know today has its humble beginnings associated with a gathering of malayalee people of Jacksonville in the year 2000 at the Ramada Inn off of University Blvd. In the year 2000, we had just a handful of malayalee families in Jacksonville and it was indeed a very happy occasion for all participants. From then on, for the next 3-4 years, this Onam get-together was an event that was eagerly awaited for by the malayalee families in jacksonville.