NAVJIVAN VADIL KENDRA- ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THURS – 22nd DEC 2016
1). We welcome all members who have attended today. However some of our members have been unable to attend due to illness or being hospitalised. We pray for their speedy recovery and await their early return to attend our future gatherings and enjoy the fellowship of Kendra members.
We would like to inform members that our member – Jyotiben Patwa (wife of our Treasurer – Punambhai Patwa) collapsed yesterday when they had gone to play Bridge. Her vein was ruptured and she has today undergone an operation. She is till critical and we request all members to stand up and maintain a minute’s silence to pray for her speedy recovery.
2). We wish members a very Merry Christmas and enjoyable festivities with their family and friends.
3). DONATIONS: *Today’s lunch is sponsored by Jyotiben Hiralal Gandhi who is celebrating her 75th birthday today. Kendra’s Heartiest congratulations and Best Wishes and we pray that she enjoys many more birthdays to come. Everyone joined in singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song for her.
* £25 from Sarojben and Jagdishbhai Shah, on becoming proud grand-parents for the fifth time. Kendra’s Heartiest congratulations and Best Wishes to the family.
* A large box of Biscuits from the President of National Council of Vanik Associations – Manharbhai Mehta for distribution to members at Tea Time. Kendra’s many thanks.
4). After lunch there will be a satsang programme from Rakeshbhai and as usual at tea time, Kendra will provide Tea and Biscuits.
5). Next Thurs –29th Dec we will have our usual gathering and the programme after lunch is merry making by telling ‘shairis’ etc. Jasuben will tell us more on the programme. There will be no walk by the Walking Group.
6). We are pleased that most members have now renewed their membership. We now have full capacity membership of 400 and this is enough for us to cope and cater. We will not be taking any more members so please do not keep on asking us for the position of friends/relatives on Kendra’s Waiting List and when they will be likely to be taken as members. If you have not collected your receipts or stamped your Membership Card from the Main Table, please do so.
7). We thank members for their immense support for their well-wish messages and adverts for the grand Souvenir for our 10th Anniversary programme on Thur – 16th Feb 2017. This will be a full day programme with sitting lunch and live music. Please get your tickets for £5. Also remember to keep your ticket counterfoil with the number as there will be some fantastic prizes in Raffle on that day. If you want to give any good prize please let us know. Also parking will be available but kindly arrange to share cars.
8). Those interested in learning Bridge should meet in upstairs room after lunch.
9). Jasuben Sheth announced that the programme on next Thurs will be reciting shairis or jokes or the happy moments in your life. Participants should come prepared and will be given 3 min each.