It
is with great excitement that we begin a new year here as your
Executive Committee for the Lohana Charitable Foundation.We recently held our annual AGM and
are proud to announce the addition of several new members to this
year’s committee. We look forward to continuing on the work of last
year and leaving a solid foundation for future committees.
The
scholarship program has been successfully completed and is now
available to those who wish to apply.In this newsletter you will a link to the forms that make up the
package, and we encourage all of those interested to apply to do so
with the documents provided.
The
winner of this year’s scholarship will receive the reward in time for
the upcoming school year in September, and will have their name
announced at this year’s Diwali Dinner.
We
would like to thank the Scholarship Committee, consisting of Sona
Jethwa (Chair), Bella Karia, and Bimal Lakhani for their hard work in
making this project a reality.It our hope as a committee that this reward will grow into a
comprehensive scholarship and bursary program to ensure that no child
is denied a post-secondary education due to financial restrictions.
We
look forward to your feedback and continued participation in this
coming year.
Sincere
Regards,
Beju
Lakhani
President,
LCF
Report on
Community Activities
Funeral Committee
It
has been a very sad start the year, with many members of our community
passing on.
Through
this sadness we have also witnessed one of the great strengths of our community
and that is our funeral committee and the work that they do.
Of
course, there is no way to prepare for such an occurrence, but the
funeral committee has always done their part to ensure that the
families are taken care of during their time of grief. As a committee
we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Kamleshbhai Thakrar, Sureshbhai
Thakrar, Kantibhai Raja,
Ashokbhai Thakrarand Vipinbhai Mithia for their tireless work in these times of
tragedy.
As a community we should be proud to have
these committed members who are always there to help in our times of
need.
LCF Post-Secondary Scholarship Fund
The
new scholarship fund has been launched with a $2500 award being issued to the selected candidate. The
award will be granted to the student with the best academic average
over the last two years of their high school careers. This award may be
used towards tuition of any post secondary institution.
We
are very pleased to be able to announce that funding for this project
has been secured for the next two years, with plans in the works to
expand this into a more fully featured scholarship fund that includes
needs based bursaries.
The
Scholarship Committee responsible for this project was chaired by Sona
Jethwa and consisted of Bimal Lakhani and Bella Karia.
We are also pleased to
announce that Government of Ontario MPP Charles Sousa will be verifying and signing off on the results
of the submissions this year, and will be in attendance at the Diwali
Dinner to present the award to the successful candidate.
Please
take some time to read through the attached document below and make
sure to contact us with any questions you may have regarding the
scholarship fund.
We’re
heading back to Blue Springs for another exciting edition of Lohana Camp!
This year, the camp will be held from August 7-9th. The
camper registration form can be found below in the upcoming events
section. We are also looking for energetic, responsible Lohana youth
the be counslors for this year’s camp. The counsellor application can
also be found in the upcoming events section below.
In
addition, we need to find adult
volunteers who would be willing have an exciting weekend away from
home to help make this camp run. The camp cannot run without you and we
would greatly appreciate your help. Interested volunteers can contact
Samir Chande (samirchande@hotmail.com)
or Bimal Lakhani (bimallakhani@hotmail.com)
for further details.
Please
see the camp video below to check out all the fun we had last year!
Hope everyone is doing great! Just as an update, I, Sahil Radia,
am staying on as President until September. The youth committee,
consisting of Neha Mithia, Heer Shah & Sonia Ruparell will also be
continuing until September. At the AGM, your youth committee put
forward a motion to change the Youth Term to run from September to
September, making it easier for the youth committee to coincide its
scheduling with school terms. Thus, I will continue to be
President until this coming September. If you would like to be on
the committee in any way, please do not hesitate to contact us at any
time. .
We are
currently scheduling many great events for you for the upcoming year.
Also, don’t forget that the Lohana Youth Camp
is running from August 7-9 at Blue Springs this year and we hope to see
you all there!
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As a new addition to the LCF Newsletter, we will be featuring
a simple, savoury recipe.
We'd like to kick-off the recipe corner with a recipe
from the late Arunaben Paun's cookbook "Microwave Goes
Vegetarian" Copyright 1990. The recipe is on page 54.
We look forward to receiving your contributions for the recipe
corner. If you have any recipe ideas, please email to
lohanainfo@gmail.com
Our Deepest condolences to the
following families who have lost their dearest ones
Jai
Shree Krishna
It is with
deep regret that we inform you that Bhai Ramesh Dalal and beloved brother of Mridula S. Ghelani,
Pramila P. Majithia and Nirupa A. Majithia passed away peacefully at
the age of 68 on Friday March 6, 2009 in Leicester, United Kingdom.
Aum
Shanti.... Shanti.... Shanti....
Jai
Shree Krishna
It
is with deep regret that we inform you that Devyaniben Jani --- beloved wife of Kishorebhai Jani; dear
mother of Roopal & Rajesh and loving grandmother of Jai and Sarina
-- passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2009 in Oakville,
Ontario.
Please
note: In lieu of flowers, if desired, memorial donations in
Devyaniben's loving memory may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Society
www.pancreaticcancercanada.ca
Aum
Shanti.... Shanti.... Shanti....
Jai
Shree Krishna
It
is with deep regret that we inform you that Avinash (Avi) Mehta --- beloved son of the late Mr. A. G.
Mehta (former Mayor of Kampala) and the late Mrs. Savitaben Mehta ; and,
a loving and beloved brother ofAsha Rajnikant Madhvani (Jinja, Uganda),Dr Asita Mark Mehta (Winnipeg), Dr
Alka Sunil Pabari (London, England) andAditi Urvesh Rajani (London, England) --- passed away peacefully
at the age of 61 on Thursday, March 12, 2009 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Please
note: In lieu of flowers, if desired, memorial donations in Avinash's
loving memory may be made to the either the Hindu Temple (Hindu Society
of Manitoba, 999 St. Anne's Rd. Winnipeg, Manitoba R2N 4G5) or the
Victoria Hospital Foundation Winnipeg.
Aum
Shanti.... Shanti.... Shanti....
Jai Shree
Krishna
It is with
deep regret that we inform you that Maniben M Patel -- beloved mother of Rajendra and Divya Patel,
loving grandmother of Vira Jay Badiani, Mira Amit Dhir, Kunal &
Krishna Patel and dear great grandmother of Tina, Nina and Arya --
passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on Monday, March 2, 2009 in
Stouffville, Ontario.
Aum
Shanti.... Shanti.... Shanti..
Jai Shree
Krishna
It is with
deep regret that we inform you of the passing of Arunaben Rajni Paun, beloved wife of Rajni Jagjivan Paun
(daughter of Kalidas Jinabhai Kotecha and daughter-in-law of Jagjivan
Virchand Paun of Jinja, Uganda).
Arunaben
passed away in Mississauga , Ontario , on Monday, February 23rd, 2009.
Aum
Shanti.... Shanti.... Shanti..
Jai Shree
Krishna
It is with deep
regret that we inform you of the untimely passing of Girish Harjiwan Majithia,
beloved husband of Sandhya, and loving father of Shyamal and Shivani.
Girish
passed away in Minden, Ontario, on Saturday, February 8th 2009.
He leaves behind his wife Sandhya and his children Shyamal and
Shivani.
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Charitable Foundation
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