NEWS NOVEMBER-2024
General Meeting of Gujarati Samaj NZ (inc) was held on 2nd November 2024 at Friendship Club, 3063, Great North Road, Newlynn, Auckland
No. of Present Members : 140.
Meeting was organized on Gujarati New Year (Kartak Sud 1). Hall was creatively decorated on previous evening by Shri Dharmendrabhai Mehta, Shri Ashokbhai Raval, Shri Vijaybhai Mody, Shri Kishorbhai Desai, SuShri Ranjana Gauri, SuShri Bhartiben Patel, SuShri Urmilaben Patel, Shri Jasubhai Patel & Shri Kaushik Kansara. Meeting commenced at 10.00 am after Tea & biscuits.
Kaushik Kansara opened the meeting with his welcome speech and safety rules for the members. He thanked all the members of the decorative team for their hard work and was also appreciated by the members present.
SuShri Urmilaben Patel and Ladies group sang a prayer.
Joint Secretary SuShri Ranjana Gauri welcomed and wished the members for a happy & prosperous New Year. Kaushik Kansara wished all the members & their family “Nutan Varshabhinandan”. Shri Ashokbhai Raval made important announcement about upcoming picnic on 17 November to Awhitu Regional Park, and today’s food menu etc. Kaushik Kansara updated the members of the Ethnic Social Cohesion meeting of Jessica Phuang which was attended by Shri Vijaybhai Mody & himself. The meeting was to discuss and be conversant about Artificial Intelligence. Shri Kaushik Kansara invited past president Shri Kiritbhai Thaker to address the members and wish the members for the New Year. All the members whose Birthday is in November were invited by SuShri Ranjana Gauri near the stage. They were handed their Birthday cards by Shri Rajeshbhai Dalal & SuShri Nitaben Dalal. Shri Jasubhai Patel & remaining members sang Birthday songs in chorus to wish them. Shri Purshottambhai Tailor was honoured with a Shawl by Shri Dharmendrabhai on the occasion of completing 80 years.
SuShri Urmilaben Patel was the compere for the entertainment programme today. Shri Sureshbhai Trivedi, SuShri Hemanginiben Trivedi & other ladies performed a dance to welcome the New Year. Bollywood songs were presented by our own artists like Shri Dineshbbhai Shah, Shri Vinodbhai Sangani, Shri Dineshbhai Sheth, Shri Dhansukhbhai Jamnadas. SuShri Jayshriben Kansara performed a devotional dance of the arrival of Shri Ram to Ayodhya. Guest Ms. Sonali Kothari also presented artistic dance performance. Shri Jasubhai Patel & SuShri Urmilaben Patel staged a dance performance on hilarious Bollywood song. Overall programme was enjoyed by the members.
At 12.45 pm after the ‘Bhojan Mantra’ by Shri Bhikhubhai Patel delicious lunch was served to all. Baklava was sponsored by unanimous member through SuShri Bhartiben Patel. It was appreciated by all.
On the first day of the New Year, programme commenced & ended as per schedule, entertainment was good, food was delicious and sumptuous providing great satisfaction to the members.