seniors SAMELAN
Seniors Samelan Organising Committee Members L to R: Dahyabhai, Ramanbhai,
Balvantbhai, Ranjanaben, Revaben and Ambalal Mistry
facilitator for the event, meticulously
Jai Shree Krishna
planned their supportive role by
“Birmingham
Branch…
warmly
welcomed
everyone with
a ‘chandan no
chandalo’...”
At the 4th Seniors Samelan held setting up the hall and decorating the
on Sunday 5th June 2016 at Sports stage as per the theme, preparing and
Connexion, Coventry, the present serving breakfast, warmly welcoming
Seniors Committee was elected as everyone with a ‘chandan no
shown below on this page. chandalo’, organising other needs and
serving lunch to over 1,000 people
Committee meetings were held within one and half hours! Hearty
in Bilston, Birmingham and congratulations and thanks to their
Wellingborough and were generally organising team and their volunteers.
well attended. However, a few
branches need to make more effort After lighting the divo by the newly
to send their senior representatives elected SPA (UK) President, Shri
to these meetings. Bharatbhai Mistry, aarti, prarthana
and shradhhanjali were followed. For
The 5th Seniors Samelan was held in the first time the Indian and British
Birmingham at Radha Swami Rasila National Anthems were sung at the
Satsang Centre on Sunday 11th June beginning.
2017. As India, our motherland, had
reached 70 years of Independence Shri Piyushbhai Mistry, President
this year, the Committee decided of Birmingham Branch, in his
the theme, “70 Years of India’s welcome speech gave a power-point
Independence” for
presentation.
Seniors Committee for 2016 - 2019 the Samelan and Chairperson - Dahyanbhai L Mistry (Leicester)
Secretary - Ambalal B Mistry (Birmingham)
Assistant
- Ramanbhai V Mistry (SPM East London)
Assistant
- Balvantrai M Mistry (SPM East London)
Assistant
- Revaben P Mistry (Rugby)
Assistant
- Taramati N Sharma (Tameside) the programme Shri Bharatbhai and Shri Balubhai
was evolved (President and Secretary respectively)
around it. from SPA (UK) and Shri Dahyabhai,
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Chairperson of SPA UK Seniors
Birmingham
Branch, as the
Committee, addressed the audience,