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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
I hope that everyone enjoyed the summer picnic that we had at Centennial Park. It was full of fun
and over 250 members enjoyed the sunny weather, delicious food, games, and the many more fun
activities of the day. I would like to thank Rekha & Atul Patel for providing delicious rice Kichu
and Pavan Food for doing a great job catering the food.
The next huge success event that GSB celebrated was the Independence Day Cultural Program for
the very first time on Saturday August 13th, 2016 at Greater Baltimore Temple. Over 32 items and
about 70 performers took part in the event. I would like to personally thank Raju Shah, Ravi Bhatt,
Lakshmi Gheewala, Avani Gheewala, and Preeti Shah, Kiran Vora for all their support in making
this event a success. Also Manan Shah who did videography for this event and video will be
available soon for purchase by contacting any committee members. Pavan food also did a great job
selling their food at the event.
The Annual Yatra: We will go to Vraj & Swaminaryan Temple in Allentown on Sunday, September 11, 2016. Any donations are greatly appreciated.
We have reached our capacity for the buses and so we had to close the booking.
Navratri Programs:The best, the most attended, the most admired, the most exciting and
enjoyable Navratri Raas-Garba programs in Maryland area will be organized again this year by the
Gujarati Samaj of Baltimore at the huge Meadowbrook Athletic Complex in Ellicott City. We are
really excited to bring our “Grand Navratri” this year starting with Achal Mehta Group from
Baroda, India on September 24, 2016 (online tickets purchase registration is now open by Paypal
via clicking at www.gsbaltimore.org. Ticket price will be $25.00 on line and $30.00 at the gate).
For rest of the October Garba, tickets can be purchaseed with minimum Members and Nonmember’s
price at the gate. October 1 Garba is with Deeti & Krushanu Majmundar, the finalist of Sa Ra
Ga Ma Pa; October 8 with Arpan Group and October 15 with Raj Pandya Group. Please see
elsewhere in the Newsletter for more information. For any donation for Garba, Aarti and Prasad or
if you would like to sponsor the program, please contact any committee members.
Diwali Music Program & Dinner: On Saturday, November 12, please join us for the Diwali
Program at the New Town High School. For more information, please stay tuned.
Along with these wonderful programs, you can find other information about our future events on our
website and through our periodic email blasts. We encourage you to sign up for our email list as
this provides the most up to date information regarding our programs, important community news, etc.
Along with these wonderful programs, you can find other information about our future events on our
website and through our periodic email blasts. We encourage you to sign up for our email list as
this provides the most up to date information regarding our programs, important community news,
etc. You can subscribe to our email list by clicking on the subscribe button on top right corner of
our web site www.gsbaltimore.org. If you would like to advertise through the GSB, then please
contact Raj (Bunty) Patel, and if you would like to sponsor any of our future events or would like to
provide donations, please contact any of the committee members or send us an email at contact@gsbaltimore.org.
Once again, thank you so much for continuing to support the Gujarati Samaj of Baltimore. We are
very excited to put on these community events, and cannot wait to see you there!
Manisha Bhatt
President
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