1). President - Vinod Parekh announced : a) Our forthcoming programmes : On 19th Oct '23 we will celebrate Navratri Festival this year with a full day of music with a live band from India. So will have wonderful 'norta' with Raas Garba to enjoy. We need 'Dandia' as our stock of Dandia is missing from our store. If you have spare dandias at home, please bring here so we can use it at our graba programmes - if you decide to donate these to NVK, that will be a great idea. Guests will be allowed at £12.50. Any donation towards the cost of the Music Group is most welcome.
b) Diwali is coming nearer and so is our Annual programme of Diwali Dhamaka. Last year we celebrated it here at Sattavis Patidar Centre but we had many requests to do this grand function outside so that all members can enjoy more and our Volunteers will be free to celebrate with others. We are still negotiating and will give you full details soon after our EC meeting on coming Monday. The cost of having this programme will be high and members will have to pay more.
c) Renewal Forms are not ready as yet, as we intend to bring in new system which will take some time. If all goes well, then it will be ready in 2 weeks time. We are meeting on Monday to discuss this matter and finalise the decision.
2). Today's Warm up Yoga was conducted by Dineshbhai T Shah & Shantaben Pindoria and the main Yoga by Manishaben. She conducted many Yogic poses to tone up several body joints, hamstring muscles etc. She insisted on doing these poses correctly and gave the health benefits of all. She also pointed what was wrong with some doing it wrongly. She gave several health tips and also did several poses with the Yoga plastic Belt. Many thanks from NVK.
Manishaben has requested that next week all members joining in the Yoga should bring their Yoga plastic Belt and Yoga Cushion to do some knee joint exercises.
3). DONATIONS : i) "Chaas" for the month of October is sponsored by : Gitaben Mehta and Madhuben Shashikant Shah. Many thanks from NVK.
ii) Biscuits packets from "RAM BHAROSE" - Many thanks from NVK.
iii) Biscuit packets from an anonymous donor. Many thanks from NVK.
4). After lunch today our Cultural Co-Ordinator - Dr Vinodbhai Kapashi will talk on the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi and some interesting events from Gandhiji's life.
As usual at Tea Time, NVK will provide Tea/Coffee and the sponsored Biscuits.
(Today's Lunch Menu included : Habshi Halwa, Khandvi, Mixed Beans saakh, daal, bhaat etc.)
The afternoon programme on Mahatma Gandhi began with Dr. Vinodbhai Kapashi giving the life and legacy of Gandhi Bapu with many interesting events in his life.
After this many members came to the stage to sing songs & Bhajans related to Gandhiji. Many members stayed behind to hear the interesting events in Bapuji's life. Everyone enjoyed the programme.
5). On Thurs - 19th Oct - during the Navratri Festival we will have a full day of Raas and Garba - from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm, so we have booked again the Viru Vakani group as all other groups are already booked.
TODAY’S ATTENDANCE FROM THOSE WHO SIGNED THE REGISTER : 226
TODAY’S WEATHER AND TEMP : CLOUDY & SUNNY 18 C