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Announcements - Thursday 12th March 2015

Thursday, 12 March 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THURSDAY 12th MARCH 2015

1.DONATIONS :  * £151 from Hemantlal Revashankar Mehta on the occasion of his 90th birthday coming soon.  Our heartiest congratulations and Best Wishes.  We pray that he enjoys many more birthdays to come.

2.  Today, after lunch we will have the first phase of AGM, when all reports will be given and Accounts will be presented. Also names from members wishing to stand for the 15 committee members to be elected, as per our Constitution, will be taken. We are also going to felicitate Hemantlal R Mehta who will celebrate 90 years of age soon. We will also honour two of our members  - Hemantlal Mehta and Navnitlal Shah, who have given excellent services to the society at large. 
* Over 230 members were present today .
* After all the reports and A.O.B, 18 names for the election of 15 committee members were received.
* Hemantlal Mehta and Navnitlal Shah were honoured with the presentation of trophies to honour their immense social work in the past.  These trophies were specially selected, engraved and purchased by Jayantbhai Doshi from India.  Kendra’s many thanks to him.
* Hemantlal Mehta was bestowed with a ‘saal’ by our President – Baburai Shah, to honour his reaching the milestone 90 years of age.

3.  As usual, at Tea Time, Kendra will provide Tea and Biscuits.

4.  Next Thurs-19th, we will continue with our AGM and elections. There will be voting for the 15 committee members from the 18 names already received.

5. All who had joined to see the Gujarati ‘nataak’ had a good time.
6.  We have arranged our first film show for this year – ‘ROY’ (Starring Ranbir Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez) on Tuesday -17th March at 11.00am, at Cineworld, Staples Corner with lunch.  Price, as always, £1 or £5 for members and for non-members -£3 or £8. Very few tickets are now remaining. Tickets from Vinod Parekh.

7.  Some members have requested that we restart the Walking Group and Pragnaben Mandalia has therefore kindly agreed to restart the programme and has informed that all members who want to join the Group should meet on next Thurs – 19th at 10.15am at Sattavis Patidar Hall.

8. Our annual trip like the ‘Potters Bar’ will this year be organised at Manor House & Ashbury Hotels in Devon, from Sun- 12th to Fri -17th July.  This will be a 5 night and 6days trip.  Price for members -£335 and for guests - £345(for two sharing).  Price includes transport.  There are all the usual facilities and we will book for 50 on First come First Basis, so reserve your places.

9. We have organised a very colourful and enjoyable programme on 16th April to renew the marriage vows of couples.  A special ‘panditji’ will come on that day. Members wishing to take part should give their names to Jasuben.  So far 11 names of couples have been received and a few more names can be given.

10.  For the information of members NS&I have started a “65+ Guaranteed Growth Bonds” which gives a Gross interest of 2.80% for 1 year and 4.00% for 3years on minimum £500 and maximum £10000.

11.  Everyone is requested to sign in the Register at the Entrance Table.