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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
We, at the Gujarati Samaj of Baltimore (GSB), hope that all of you had a great 2017 and hope you have a delightful New Year. We thank Manishaben Bhatt, as well all departing Committee Members and Volunteers, for their outstanding service in helping the GSB grow. As your incoming Samaj President, I want to let you know how proud I am to have an opportunity to lead the Gujarati Samaj of Baltimore.
Throughout the past year, we experienced some of the most successful events and none
of this would have been possible without the hard work of our many volunteers as well as
the continuous support by our Past Presidents’ Advisory Council. We also recognized
the following members for their community service and support they have given us
throughout the year: Mr. Ken Talati ,Rajbhai Patel,Atulbhai Patel,Ashishbhai Parikh and
Bhavin Shah,and Jayesh Jani.
I am very excited to introduce the new committee members and together we are looking forward to bringing the GSB members lots of exciting programs & fun events. In order to continuously get updates on these events, we invite you to like the GSB page on Facebook, “Gujarati Samaj of Baltimore”, and, if you have not already done so, we request you to provide us with your email address. We also will continue uploading pictures from previous events on our website
We held the Annual General Body Meeting on December 3rd,2017. The Financial Report will be available later in the next Newsletter. It was at this meeting that I was installed as the incoming President starting my term January 1st, 2018 and we elected Rupal Shah as Vice President. Along with Rupal, Bhavin Shah is our new Secretary, Nikhil Talati as Joint-Secretary, Raj Patel continues as Treasurer, Jayesh Jani as Joint-Treasurer, and Kanubhai Patel as the Auditor. I have also appointed Ashish Parikh, Atul Patel, and Romi Shah as Members-at-Large to serve on Board of Trustees.
My team and I are looking forward to providing you a great 2018 year full of events that will bring the community together. The priorities for this year for Samaj would be: 1) to increase member awareness of all GSB has to offer, thereby bringing in more members and creating unity and 2) ensure we are offering as complete and relevant a calendar of programs and events as possible throughout the year for adults and kids. As always, we highly appreciate your continuing support and encouragement. We are always looking for suggestions for future events. So, please do not hesitate to contact us and give us your suggestions.
Nilesh Desai
President
Quote of the Month
Everyone has a purpose in life… a unique gift or special talent to give to others. And
when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and
exultation of our own spirit, which is our ultimate goal of all goals.
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