Photos - Fun Fair

Fun Fair - Apr 5th 2008 - brief report

As part of the last event hosted by the Paschimavaahini committee of 2007 - 2008, a "FUN FAIR" was organised on the 5th Apr 2008.

It was a joyful event for both the hosts and the guests. The event included several games and activities catering to all age groups. Young and old had loads of fun alike.

The games / activities included:

* Counting the Chocolate: Guessing the number of chocolates in a box. There were 84 chocolates.

* Ogatugalu

* Hoopla

* Shooting like Arjuna

* Carrom

* Rummy

* Dart

* Basket the Ball

* Face Painting

* Mehendi

* Last but not least "Doll Decoration": Several raw materials were provided for participants to use their wild imagination and come up with a doll.

All the games / activities drew participants of all age groups. Several Prizes were won as part of these games.

Ugadi special - 2 card bumper bingo was conducted. Attractive prizes were given out to the winners. Lastly, lucky Dip was drawn to hand over Grand prizes. Any prize remaining from the above ganes were also handed over as part of lucky dip.

This was followed by a scrumptious lunch. The menu included Shavige uppit, Chatni, Saaru / anna, Beans palya, Vegetable Vangi bhath, chips, Majjige Huli, Mosaranna and Fruit Salad. Keeping in mind the Sankethi tastebuds, Coffee counter was set at the registration desk for the guests to help themselves with Hot coffee from time to time.

Lunch was followed by the selection of the next committee. Prashant Krishnamurthy was chosen president of the next Committe. Other members included Mr. Shastry, Poornima Ramprasad, Manjunath, Anitha Bhushan, Sushma Srikanth. 2 budding members in the form of Abhijit and Sanjana were included as part of the committe.

The event concluded with a group photograph capturing most of the attendees present.

Fun Fair, April 5th, 2008

Hello Friends,

Time to bond and have fun !!

We would like to invite you to "Paschimavaahini Fun Fair" where kids and adults are likely to have fun alike !! Lots of prizes waiting to be won and delicious food to be served.

Location:
Bowers Park, Park Building
2582 Cabrillo Avenue, Santa Clara, CA

When:
Saturday, April 5, 10:30AM

So mark your calendars for an eventful day ....

Agenda:
10:30 - 11:00am - Arrival and General Catch up / Light Snacks
11:00 - 12:30pm - Fun fair games
12:30 - 1:00pm - Bumper Bingo
1:00 - 1:15pm - Announcements / Next Committee*
1:15 - 2:00pm - Lunch
2:00 - 2:30pm - Lucky Dip - Loads to prizes
2:30 - 3:00pm - Clean up

We look forward to your enthusiastic participation!

Rgds
Paschimavaahini Commitee
http://paschimavaahini.blogspot.com

ps:
1. Registration Fee is $20
2. Request RSVP by 28th March 2008

Photos from Sankranthi Meet, 2008

Sanjana, the hostess leading the programs

Recitation of Mantra Pushpam

Collage of paintings from the painting competition

Kids' talent show

Musical Programme

Swathi and Abhi in Emperor's New Clothes

And Aditi too

The Audience

Game Show

Drama - Sri Krishna Sandhana. Actors - Venkatesh, Roshan, Ravi, Deepa, Satish, Harsha

Harsha as Arjuna

More scenes from the drama

Potluck Dinner

Program List for Feb 2nd Gathering

Venue:
Sanatan Dharma Kendra
897 Kifer Road, Ste #1
Sunnyvale, 94086

Programs:

· Snacks-----------------------5:00-5:30

· Drawing Competition----5:00-6:00

· Invocation------------------5:40-5:50

· Veda Ghosha---------------5:50-6:00

· Kids Talent Show---------6:00--6:15

· Karaoke---------------------6:15-6:45

· Games Time----------------6:45-7:30

· Prize Distribution---------7:30-7:45

· Drama-----------------------7:45-8:15

· Vote of Thanks-------------8:15-8:30

· Dinner-----------------------8:30

Mantra Pushpam

All those who know Mantra Pushpam, or those who are interested in reciting it are kindly invited to join us in chanting Mantra Pushpam during the Feb 2nd gathering. The recitation is at 5:50 PM. Here is the script for your reference (Courtesy www.himalayanacademy.com). Please click on the image to enlarge it.


You could also find the script at this website: https://www.himalayanacademy.com/audio/chants/mantra_pushpam.pdf. You could listen to the chanting at http://www.astrojyoti.com/mantrapushpam.htm.

Karaoke

Hello All,

As part of Sankethi koota - Sankranthi get together, we are planning to have Karaoke program. We have a list of kannada songs for which Karaoke is available. Interested folks, please get in touch with me for the list.

You have the convenience of practicing by yourself or with a fellow member (if you choose a duet song).

Please note that we are not limiting to the list we have. If you have good personal Karaoke collection which you want to sing to, you are more than welcome to do so.

We are looking forward to your enthusiastic participation.

Drawing competition for kids

Hello,

With a view of bringing out some of the hidden
artistic talents of our kids, we are planning to have
a drawing competition for kids this time at the
sankethi koota - sankranthi get together. Here are the
instructions and rules for the competition.

1. The competition is open for children 5 years and
older.
2. The drawing has to be based on one of the following
themes/subjects:

1) "My favorite Indian festival..."
2) "My favorite Indian God..."
3) "An Indian Village scene"
4) "An Indian monument or place of interest"
5) "A scene from Indian mythology or history"

3. We will provide a sketch/drawing paper of about
11x14 and some pencils.
4. You have to bring your own supply of color
pencils/crayons/ water color/oil pastels etc.
5. The kids will be given 60 minutes to complete their
drawing and color it.

If your kids are interested in taking part in this,
please send me an email with their name and age. Let
us showcase our budding artists !

Regards,
Lakshmi
(on behalf of the committee)

Sankranthi Meet, 2008

Dear Friends,

Its that time of the year when we meet again to wish each other a very Happy Sankranthi and prosperous 2008!!



Like always, we are looking forward to your enthusiastic participation in the event. Please book your calendars for a fun filled evening with us.

Programs:

* Drawing competition for kids ( 5 and above) - 5:00pm - 6:00pm

* Invocation

* Cultural programs
* Games
* Drama

* Dinner

Please select an appropriate food item you prefer to bring along.
Your response before Jan 25th 2008, is very much appreciated. That will help us a lot in estimating food quantities.

HAPPY SANKRANTHI and WISHING YOU A WONDERFUL AND PROSPEROUS 2008 !!

- Paschimavaahini Commitee.