Members & Guests/Invitees Total 140 attended.
Meeting commenced at 10.00 am after Tea Biscuits were served. Biscuits were sponsored by a member through SuShri Bhartiben Patel.
Kaushik Kansara opened the meeting with his welcome speech and safety rules for the attendees. He welcomed all the members as well as guests and invitees. Mr. Ankur Panwar Vice Consul, SuShri Divya Vice Consul, Shri Aditya Kotia Asst. Vice Consul, all three from the Consulate Office of India were invited.
SuShri Urmilaben & Bhartiben Patel and Ladies group sang a prayer.
Today’s guest speakers were Mr. Ankur Panwar Vice Consul, SuShri Divya Vice Consul. They provided the valuable information to the members. They informed about the new Consular office started at Mahatma Gandhi Centre, where it is temporarily located. New Consular Office will soon be started on Queens Street. They informed the members about all the services currently their office will provide and also many in coming future. They stated to the members to book an appointment with their office for any services. Hence their waiting period will be avoided.
All the members whose Birthday is in February were invited by SuShri Bhartiben Patel near the stage. They were handed their Birthday cards by SuShri Kamuben Patel & Shri Dilipbhai Patel. Shri Vinodbhai Sangani & members sang Birthday songs in chorus to wish them.
SuShri Bhanumatiben & Shri Mahendrabhai Pala were honoured by SuShri Kusumben Patel by offering them with a flower bouquet.
Entertainment programme commenced with a ‘Saraswati Vandana’ a devotional dance by SuShri Urmilaben Patel. Mahashivratri is round-the-corner. SuShri Sarojben Patel performed a ‘Shiv Aaraadhana’ prayerful & captivating dance. Dhansukhbhai sung two melodious Gujarati songs. February is the month to celebrate Valentine Day. Three couples (Smt.Smitaben & Shri Dineshbhai Sheth, Smt. Taraben & Shri Maheshbhai Patel and Smt. Shobhaben & Shri Vinodbhai Sangani) danced to the tunes of romantic songs of Bollywood. Lyrical Bollywood song was presented by Shri Dilipbhai Thakkar. Smt. Purnimaben Mody performed a charismatic dance on evergreen song of Hindi cinema. Shri Sureshbhai Trivedi also danced on Bollywood song.
Kaushik Kansara acknowledged the excellent work by all the volunteers of kitchen & Registration table. He also acknowledged the performers and above all the members for their encouraging support.
At 12.45 pm after the ‘Bhojan Mantra’ by Shri Jasubhai Patel, delicious lunch was served to all. ‘Boondi Laddoo’ was sponsored by SuShri Pritiben and Shri Satishbhai Patel to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary. It was appreciated by all.
Programme commenced & concluded right on time as per schedule, entertainment was good, food was delicious and sumptuous providing great satisfaction to the members.
All members left the hall around 1.30 pm
Cleaners have cleaned the food containers and cleaned the hall. Committee members and volunteers left the hall at 2.00 pm after locking the hall.