On Feb 27, 2018,even though it was chili somewhat outside the hall was warm to receive members and guests with music, and socialization. It was a day of memories as we paid tributes to late Mrs. Kumudben Javia who left the Javia family for her heavenly abode. Two specific video clips played for the occasion were – Ram bhajan by the Dubai Muslim ladies in a mosque in Dubai, and the other one was Pushpanjali by Kathak Odissi & Bharat Natyam. The program got started as usual with laughter therapy, Sit-down yoga, save blow outs by Tire safety, Maa ki Mahima, Uses of Banana Peels, Talat Mahmood-live in Jalate Hain Jiske liye, Yaad Piya ki Aaye, Look how Advanced India Women are -They fly the Longest Inte
ational route, An awesome message through-Tu Pyar ka Sagar hai. The luncheon sponsors were Ninaben & Rameshbhai Zaveri and Ratibhai Javia. On this occasion their respective families joined them too. Jitubhai made a short presentation for “Homeless Kids” in Phoenix area for badly needed help in the form of clothing and other essentials.
On Mar 06, 2018, light music greeted members and guests as socialization continued. The session got underway with Laughter therapy and Sit-down yoga as usual. The educational and entertainment program included video clips on- Yoga teacher, Come to my Boat , Smart Antibiotics, Holi dhamaka, Rang Barse Bheege Chunarvali, Magic by Little Girl. Holi was celebrated symbolically with touch of the color by ladies and gents too. The sponsors today were Uma and Jagan Lingamneni along with Ramani Reddy. Thanks for their celebration. One minute’s silence was observed as Jitubhai a
ounced the passing away of everyone’s favorite Lataben and also for Ishaben, father who passed away in Boston. It has been sure a period of great patience and responsibility on the part of Chandrakantbhai in taking care of Lataben until the end.
On Mar 13, 2018, the day got underway with the Laughter Therapy and Sit-down Chair yoga. Dr. Kanubhai introduced the guest speaker-Radhika Mehta who in tu
had a few words for others on the team from New York. The topic was “Take Control of Retirement”. There was a great amount of discussion during the presentation as some members had questions of interest. The Presentation gist being throughout investing life of seniors, they have worked hard to save for the retirement as they have always envisioned. In this seminar, Radhikaben talked about one of the most life-altering financial tu
ing points each of us will experience—the transition from retirement—and the challenges and risks associated with it, as well as some potential solutions for building a portfolio to support our members goals. The informative seminar discussed Key aspects of: (a) Common retirement risks such as longevity, withdrawal, investment and inflation risks—and the ways in which you can manage these risks; (b) How to identify your retirement goals, and more importantly, prioritize them based on what matters most to you. For more details, Radhika Mehta and the group can be contacted on +1 (917) 968-8010. The visitors also were the sponsors of the luncheon too. ISAA thanked the team and honored them by presenting memento with ISAA logo.
On Mar 20, 2018, it was a perfect day for picnic with temperature around seventies with a few clouds. People enjoyed their walks around the park. Chai -Tea and the mo
ing nasta – snacks of warm co
chivda-savory, was ready by the time everyone was ready. It was then time for beautiful yoga exercises by Pa
aben. After a few jokes and two songs by Shrikantbhai, Deviben set the stage for garba prayer to Ambema at this time of Chaitri Navratris. Participants were thrilled. Jitubhai updated about “Helping Homeless Kids”. Thanks were due to all those who have made contributions. He requested that everyone should encourage friends to do the same whatever possible. Many thanks to Rajniben and Mu
ubhai for sponsoring the picnic. Meenaben Bajpayee had a cake to celebrate Rajniji’s birthday. All sang “Happy Birthday” to Rajniji as well as Santosh Reddy whose birthday happened to be today too.
