1). President - Vinod Parekh announced : i) We have announced several times that members should not put their belongings on another chair, thus occupying extra chairs. This is bringing problems for chairs on the Ladies side. From next Thursday, we will be very strict and check on chairs used for keeping belongings of members and if we find the same, we will have no alternative but to remove the same so that others can use the chairs. We request your co-operation in this matter.
ii) We have noticed that though we always make several announcements about our programmes and also send these on our Emails with full information and details, members do not open and read the same. Then they keep on ringing us about the programmes of the day or look surprised to see what is happening at the Main Desk etc. We have been spending so much time and taking the trouble to inform members by Emails. We request all to open and read emails sent by us which you think are important.
iii) There is something special for lunch today. Though "Maha Shivratri" is still two weeks away and our Programmes have already been booked, we will celebrate it today with special 'Farari' lunch. Also we are celebrating the extra day today in this year's month of February which has 29 days, which only comes every four years. Please enjoy.
iv) For next week's sponsored Full day musical programme, please note the following instructions :
a) Today is the last day to book for the Programme and collect your Tickets. No more names will be taken now as we have to make arrangements for catering, arrange Table seating etc. Also make sure you complete the Table reservation form and hand over to Secretary - Purnimaben Mehta as today we will draw the Table numbers.
b) Gates will open at 10.20 am and nobody will be allowed to enter before that except for the Volunteers.
c) You must bring your Ticket which will be handed over and then scan your Membership Card.
d) Members Guests have to collect Lunch Cards form Ellaben Shah, which should be handed at lunch time queue.
e) Dress Code - Ladies in Sari, Gents in Smart Dress
f) Table reservations - two tables near the entrance to the Hall will be reserved for Disabled members. We will only allow disabled members and their carers to seat there and our Volunteers will serve lunch to them. If any disabled member sits somewhere else, they will have to arrange to get their own lunch plate. We will only serve the two Tables which have been kept near the entrance to facilitate the disabled to go to Toilets.
g) Parking facility - if the inside parking is full, please use the front parking. We are expecting over 350 people.
h) All Executive Committee and Volunteers are requested to come at 9.45am on that day for various duties which will be given soon.
2). It is with a heavy heart and deep sadness that we inform the passing away of our member - DHIRAJLAL LADHUBHAI SHAH- age 73 - on 26/02/24. He was the husband to our member - MEENABEN SHAH.
On behalf of the President – Vinod Parekh and all members of Navjivan Vadil Kendra, we offer our sincere condolences to the family members of late DHIRAJLAL and pray to Lord Mahavir to rest the deceased’s soul in eternal peace and give courage to all family members to bear the loss with fortitude.
He and his wife had both joined NVK since January 2020 and had most of the time joined in all our activities. He was a soft spoken, very friendly person and looking forward to join in our Thursday gatherings. He was the carer of his wife -Meenaben.
He will be sadly missed by her family and friends
3) Today's Warm up Yoga was done by Bakul Kothary and the main Yoga by Manishaben. She conducted many Yogic poses to tone up body joints and muscles and giving its benefits and how to do it correctly. Many thanks to both from NVK
4). DONATIONS : * Chandrikaben & Lalitbhai Mehta have donated a Dish magic Brush for each family at Lunch time. Many thanks from NVK.
* £10 from Sushilaben Maniar for 'Shradh'. Many thanks from NVK.
5). As usual at Tea Time, NVK will provide Tea/Coffee and the sponsored Biscuits. (Today's Lunch Menu included : " Garam Ormu", Farari Chevdo, Sabudana Pettis, Mogo, Bateta nu saakh,, samo etc ). Members were delighted and enjoyed the delicious menu provided by Meera Caterers and some even suggested that we should often have such menu.
6 ). Dr Vinodbhai Kapashi gave details of the afternoon programme - a unique programme of "Our Social Dilemma" when sometimes there comes a time in our lives when we find ourselves in situations where decision making is either difficult or is painful. We will present two real-life events/stories and discuss the matter. Few selected members will be chosen to provide their opinions. Members of the audience will also get a chance to present their views. This will be an interesting event with differing opinions. Please join.
As usual the afternoon programme started at 2.00 pm with Dr. Vinodbhai Kapashi choosing the panel of four members : Dhirubhai Galani, Sangitaben Mandalia, Jayshuklal Mehta and Mitaben C Shah. The Hall was packed by members to listen to the interesting Topic which touched everyone's lives in some way or other. There was pin drop silence.
Dr. Vinodbhai Kapashi then said that sometimes in our lives we all face a situation when decision has to be made which is quite difficult or painful. He then gave two examples in real lives that happened to two families.
In the first example, he stated that a family of mother and her daughter came from East Africa to settle in UK. The mother was very religious but she never taught her daughter on their religion and she remained ignorant when she reached maturity because of lack of exposure to the religion. She then met a friend in her University who was of a different caste and fell in love with him and married him and one day the mother was told by the daughter that she was moving with the different cast boy to his country. It was then that she realised the mistake she made in not teaching her their own religion which was vastly different. She regretted all her life.
In the second example, he told a real life story of a mother and her son whom she gave all her life to educate and support him and made him a professional highly educated adult. She then married him to a girl from India. She was a very rich man's daughter, spoiled and a bit arrogant. Slowly she managed to get the boy in her favour and one day he convinced his mother to transfer all assets to him. He usurped all property and finance of his mother thus she lost everything and was forced out penniless.
After each example the panel members gave their opinion on the dilemma. Some members also gave their opinions. It was interesting to hear such wide difference of opinions from Religion to other factors. Members complemented NVK for organising such informative programme. Many thanks to Dr. Vinodbhai Kapashi for once more organising a highly educational and inspiring programme.
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