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"Be
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Jai
Jalarambapa, Jai Shree Krishna,
Jai Siya Ram & Jai Swaminarayan
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In this issue...
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President's Message
Report on Activities
Youth
Report
Upcoming
Events
Community
News
Announcements
Directory
Updates
Membership
Reminder
Contributions
& Feedback
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President's Message
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As we enter the festive season, we look
forward to the many wonderful events to come, but also look back at
many of our efforts from earlier in the year.
I am very pleased with the continued
efforts of our committee with respect to engaging our seniors and
youth. With leadership from all
committee members, but specifically Sonia Kanani and Anup
Ruperalia we have conducted a total four brand new events catering to these groups. We had a
very successful Seniors Trip to Niagara Falls led by Anup, that was recently
repeated with a similarly spectacular result. Well done Anup. Anup and
Sonia worked together on launching a new initiative in our First Annual
Lohana Family Day. It was wonderful success as we took several families
out for a day at the ball park to watch a Blue Jays game. Sonia also was successful in planning
a wonderful Young Families event at Kin-R-Gee with close to 40
attendees.
Our LCF camp was once again a success with
attendance up by over 25 percent. Many thanks to all the parents who
were in attendance and a special thanks to our committee members Bimal Lakhani and Samir Chande for their efforts
in making this a success.
Our Youth Committee has once again been
very active thanks to the core team of Sahil Radia as President and Neha Mithia, Heer
Shah and Sonia Ruparell
on the committee. They have conducted several successful events this
year and are definitely looking to have many new youths out for their
bowling event on December 5th. I encourage all parents to
contact Sahil and ensure that your children are able to attend.
Despite unfortunate weather, we had another
wonderful picnic this year thanks to our perennial picnic organizer Jashwantbhai
Saujani, many thanks again
for your tireless work! The first annual Lohana Cup Soccer Tournament
was also launched this year at the picnic and we look for the
tournament to continue to grow and succeed under the leadership of
Bimal Lakhani.
Our upcoming
events are exciting to say the least.
Our annual Navratri Celebration is just around the
corner, on October 11th at Applewood Heights. This year we
have secured the sensational Shukla Brothers as our
entertainment and we look forward to an incredible night.
Our Annual Chopda
Poojan will be held at Sapphire Banquet hall on October 28th
and thanks once again to the Lakhani brothers for their generous
contribution of their facility for this event.
Lastly, our
premier event, the Annual Diwali Dinner will be held this year
at the prestigious Pearson Convention Center, featuring a wonderful
line-up of entertainment and fantastic food. The ticket order form for
this event is attached in this newsletter; we look forward to seeing
you all there!
In the next week
or so, we will be going live with our new Lohana website. This site
will allow the community to provide any interested individuals with
information and events that may be occurring. We will notify the whole
community when this project is completed. Many thanks to Samir
Chande and Rishi Suchak for their incredible work on this
project.
I would like to
close with a look to the future. When we made the transition to a
largely new, younger committee there were certainly concerns amongst us
about whether we would be able to pull this off. Thanks to the immense
contributions of our past committee members, and the efforts of our
community at large I think we have come through quite well. With the
type of effort put forth by many of our community members, I have no
doubt that the vibrancy and participation of our members will continue
for years to come.
Thank you all for
your support and see you at our Navratri Celebration on October 11th.
Sincere
Regards,
Beju Lakhani
President,
LCF
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Report on Activities
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Annual Lohana Summer Picnic
August 10th, 2008
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The
annual Lohana Picnic was once again a success despite some very unusual
circumstances. With both rainy weather and a large propane explosion
shutting down the 401, we still drew a wonderful crowd of spirited
participants.
Many
thanks to Jashwantbhai Saujani
and Sudhaben Saujani for
their tireless efforts in ensuring that the food and chai were both hot
and ready for our guests, and also for making arrangements with the
park. The morning Gathia and Jalebi were very delicious.
Thanks to Deepakbhai Dhrona for once
again supplying (and setting up) our volleyball net, and other game
equipment.
Thank you to Bimal Lakhani for
organizing the First Annual Lohana Cup soccer tournament. It was a
great deal of fun for all and we look forward to an expanded tournament
next year.
And lastly, a very special thanks to all of
you who brought the wonderful food for our pot luck. We once again had
a fantastic array of great food to choose from. See you all again next
year!!
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LCF Blue Jays Family Day
August 24th, 2008
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Over
20 youth, family and friends showed up at the Rogers Centre for an
exciting game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Although Toronto
lost the game, everyone had a great time. Thanks to all who came and
supported this event.
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Seniors Niagara Falls Casino & Wine Tour
September 18th, 2008
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Another
great sunny day and a busload of ‘young at heart’ seniors made their way
from Vishu and Ram Mandir’s for a day the Magnotta Winery and Niagara Falls
casino. Everyone had great day. We could not have asked for a better
outing. Thanks to all who helped make this trip another great success.
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2008 LCF Graduate Recognition Program
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Honouring Scholastic Achievement During Diwali Dinner
on 2nd November, 2008
Kindly inform Bimal Lakhani via email to lohanagraduates@gmail.com if you
or any of your family members have graduated this year. Please forward
all the following information:
·
Graduate’s full
name
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Names of parents
of the graduate
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Full name of the
program graduated program
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University Name
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Graduation Year
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Recent photograph
of the graduate
For any further inquiries, please phone Bimal Lakhani
at 647-278-3443.
Note that we can only recognize the graduates who are
physically present.
The names of the graduates should be submitted by
October 20, 2008. Late submissions will not be
accepted.
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Youth
Report
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Hey
YOUth!
We
hope everyone is enjoying the new school year and we know that this year
will be filled with excitement and amazing times.
We aim
to run events all throughout the year for you, the Lohana Youth!
Speaking of events; coming up in early December is our first ever Lohana Bowling Night (details
below), filled with bowling, food and fun. Don’t be shy, and come out,
because who doesn’t love bowling!? Anyone and everyone regardless of
your age can come, which makes it a perfect event for the entire
community!
We
hope to see you at one of the many events getting
involved within your community and most of all we hope you have an
amazing year!
If
you have any questions, comments or concerns feel free to contact any
one of us on the committee at any time.
See
you soon!
Your
Lohana Youth Committee
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Upcoming
Events
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How the eNewsletter Events Listing Will Work...
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Full page advertisements will not appear directly in the
newsletter. Instead, a series of banners will provide information
regarding LCF events. You may click on these banners and they
will take you to the full page advertisement within your web browser.
Note: You must
have Adobe
Reader to view the banners. Click here to
download it.
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Click on the
banner for more information
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Click on the
banner for more information
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Click on the
banner for further details and ticket order information
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Click on the
banner for more information
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Calendar of Events – Save these Dates
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Event
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Navratri
Garba
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Saturday
October 11th (note new day)
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Chopda
Poojan
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Tuesday
October 28th
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Diwali
Dinner
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Sunday
November 2nd
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Youth
Bowling Night
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Friday
December 5th
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Community News
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Our Deepest condolences to the following families who
have lost their dearest ones
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Jai Shree Krishna,
Bhartiben
Ondhia's
father Jyantibhai Rach
passed away in UK
on Saturday August 16th. Jyantibhai was born in Paneli,
Gujarat, lived most of his life in Kakira and then in U.K.
May his soul rest in peace.
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Announcements
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Grandparents Kumar & Yasu Karia and Amratlal & Savitaben
Badiani would like to introduce the birth of
their grandson Jaiden on
June 22, 2008. Proud parents Shital
& Prity Karia and big brother Nikhil would like to welcome their latest addition to the
family.
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 Congratulations
to the 2008 Miss India-Canada, Rupal Lakhani.
Rupal
is a 22-year old student enrolled in her final year at the University of Toronto, pursuing a degree in
Political Science. She dreams of breaking down the barriers for women
in society, whom she believes still lack opportunities in a male
dominant environment. She hopes to be a role model for South Asian
women and prove that in today’s world anything is possible and nothing
can stop us from striving to accomplish our goals. She plans to work
alongside the United Nation’s one day.
Rupal
is also one of the first internationally based dance instructors with
the global dance movement – Shiamak’s Indo Jazz Dance Movement in Toronto. She was
personally selected by her Guru - Bollywood superstar and dance
pioneer, Shiamak Davar, to teach his unique style, and she is also a
principal dancer in Shiamak’s Toronto Dance Team. Rupal Lakhani, also
has a dream of making it to bollywood one day, as her passion for the
Indian culture is rich. She explains, “I have a passion for dancing and
feel the need to express myself in another form through different
movements. I love getting to know others and dancing has opened up many
windows of opportunity for me to meet new people and get to know them
to another level. I would never give up this wonderful experience and
continue to further enhance my communication skills.
Rupal
Lakhani won the Miss India Canada pageant on July 26th, 2008. She
competed against hundreds of other applicants but won the hearts of the
judges and people through her beauty, intelligence and talent. This
will be an excellent opportunity for Rupal to aim for her goals and
dreams in life. Rupal lives by what Mahatma Gandhi said, "Be the
change you want to see."
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Deep
Mehta is the team captain for a charitable event
called GuluWalk. GuluWalk is aimed at helping the children of war torn Northern Uganda. These children suffer daily in
IDP (internal displaced person) camps. These camps were set up
initially to be a safe haven where villagers could go if their village
was under rebel control. Initially designed for a MUCH smaller
occupancy, these camps now hold over 1.7 Million men, women and
children. GuluWalk was initially started to help stop the "night
commute". The night commute was a daily ritual that children would
undertake to walk 5-8 miles every night into a near by city from their
village. Here, they would sleep the night in alleys, doorways, etc
under the protection of the Ugandan army. They made this trek every
morning and every night to keep from being kidnapped by the rebel army
and brainwashed into child soldiers, many times, being made to commit
atrocities against their own village.
Unfortunately, a peace process that had been started fell
through this passed spring and the violence and kidnapping
continues as it has for 20 years.
If
you would like to learn more about GuluWalk, please click here or if you would like to
sponsor Deep online you may do so my clicking here.
Good
luck Deep, the community is proud of you!
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Directory Updates
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Kindly
update your directory to reflect the following changes.
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Suresh & Mradula Bhayani
151 Townsgate
Drive, Unit 38
Thornhill ON, L4J 8J7
p: 905-889-3078
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Deep and
Seema Mehta
Children:
Krish
1022 Easterbrook Crescent,
Milton, ON L9T 0C4
p:
905-363-6713
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Vishnu
Chotai
5105
Churchill Meadows Blvd
Mississauga, ON L5M 8A1
h:
289-997-3280
e:
Vishnu.chotai@rogers.com
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Heem
& Jigna Rajani
5 Fairlawn Avenue
Markham, ON L6C 2E7
h:
905-534-1313
e:
heemrajani@gmail.com
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Pratik
Dhrona
20 Aurora Court,
Unit#1507, Toronto,
ON M1W
2M2
h: 647-302-7739
e: pratik.dhrona@gmail.com
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Bimal
& Sapna Ruparelia
220
Burnhamthorpe Rd W
Unit
3106
Mississauga, ON L5B 4N4
c:
416-931-6197
e:
sapna_badiani@yahoo.com
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Dr. Himanshu & Lekha Lukka
308 Woodland
Dr
Oakville ON L6J 4W5
p: 905-825-2693
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If you would like to notify LCF of an address
change, please fill out the following form: Click
for address change form
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2008 Annual Membership – A Friendly Reminder
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If you
already have not paid your 2008 membership fees, please send in
your payment. To ensure you continue to receive the Samaj Newsletters,
Auto-Dialer messages and other membership advantages, please mail your
membership dues - cheques made payable to:
Lohana Charitable Foundation
P. O. Box
927
Adelaide
Post Office
Toronto,
Ontario, M5C
2K3
Annual Life Members Fee: $25/-
Annual Membership (Residents of Greater Toronto Area):
$50/-
Annual Membership (Outside Greater Toronto Area): $30/-
Life
Membership: $300/-
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Contributions & Feedback
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If
you have any general community news, events or announcements to contribute
for the LCF e-mails, please email all relevant details to lohanainfo@gmail.com. Items
provided will be included if relevant and appropriate. The LCF
Committee reserves the right to publish and make amendments if and as
necessary.
Similarly, we welcome any feedback you may have - thank you for your
time and support.
If you no longer wish to receive email from us please respond to this
email and type REMOVE in the subject line.
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LCF
Committee 2008
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President:
UBeju Lakhani U
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416-400-2358
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Secretary:
Sonia Kanani
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Treasurer:
Lalit
Kanabar
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Auditor:
Rakesh
Majithia
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Members:
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Vishal
Badiani
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Bimal
Lakhani
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Lekha
Lukka
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Samir
Chande
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Anup
Ruparelia
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Youth
President:
USahil RadiaU
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Youth
Committee:
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Neha
Mithia
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Heer
Shah
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Sonia
Ruparell
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