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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Greetings from the Executive Committee and the Volunteers of the Gujarati Samaj of Baltimore. I am
excited to continue serving as the President of the Gujarati Samaj of Baltimore and ready to build upon
the success from 2022. We ended last year with a record breaking four nights of Navratri Garba
involving various artists and our annual Diwali dinner music concert by Ujjaval Vyas and Group. We
recognized Rupal Shah, Nikhil Talati and Ashish Parikh for their outstanding work over the years as BOT
member, and Dipak Patel, Manisha and Haresh Bhatt for their outstanding volunteer work for the samaj.
We would like to thank and welcome everyone who became a life member. The annual General Body
Meeting was held on November 20, 2022, where we reviewed our preliminary unaudited financial
results for the past year along with the plans for future events (please see 2023 events calendar). The
Treasurer’s Report for 2022 is now available on file and it provides comparative analysis for the past two
years.
We are starting our 2023 series of exceptional programs with a hilarious Gujarati drama “SHREEMATI
420” on Saturday, May 13th at 7:30 PM at New Town High School, followed by a Comedy (Charity)
show by Jagdish Trivedi on June 24th at Greater Baltimore Temple, Picnic at Centennial Park at
Pavilion H on August 13 th , Temple Trip during September 2nd or 3rd week (TBD), Navratri Program on
October 14th,20th,21st and 28th , Diwali Dinner on November 19th and Annual General Body meeting on
December 3rd.
We are very thankful to you for your support, encouragement, and appreciation of our events. Please do
not miss on attending this very entertaining and hilarious Gujarati drama full of talented and famous
artists. We are looking forward to seeing you there. You can buy your tickets online at
https://gujaratisamajbaltimore.com now or please mail you check to Gujarati Samaj of Baltimore, P.O.
BOX 687, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117.
We plan to send only one flyer annually at the beginning of the year, so if you are not on our e-mail list, I
encourage you to join promptly so we can keep you informed in timely manner. You can also visit our
website for updates and to update your email address if it has changed.
We are thinking about additional activities to encourage youth participation. If you have any related
ideas or suggestions, please feel free to share it with any of the committee member.
I would once again like to extend my thanks to all our community members who participated in various
events and to our GSB Board members and volunteers for making our events successful. We are very
thankful to Vakul More and Pritesh Shah for setting up and maintaining our e-mail system, Online
booking, Website, and photography and video services. I also would like to thank our sponsors for making
the Diwali Music Program successful.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
Raj(Bunty) Patel
President
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