Brisbane Indian Times - November 2019

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2019 Deepawali UTSAV Celebration by Hindu Society of Qld. Inc. By Management

THE 2019 Deepawali Utsav celebration was held at Aspley State High School on Saturday 19 2FWREHU RYHU people attended the event. (YHU\RQH HQMR\HG WKH QLJKW WKH HYHQW GLVSOD\HG WKH IXQ frivolity and community spirit in celebrating DXVSLFLRXV IHVWLYDO RI OLJKW Deepawali. Stage performance was very professionally organized by Neelima &KDQG LW ZDV D YHU\ VXFFHVVIXO HYHQLQJ ZH received lots of positive feedback and we are looking forward to next year to a bigger and better event. The program was as follows: 4:30pm Deepawali 3RRMD E\ 3W 3UDYHHQ Shandil; 5:30pm: Dinner and Sweets; 6:45pm: Cultural Live

3HUIRUPDQFH DQG SP – Garba – Audience participation. 5DIÀ H WLFNHW ZDV GUDZQ RQ WKH QLJKW VL[ FDVK SUL]HV which were donated by 8PHVK 8VKD &KDQGUD 'U 'LS &KDQG )DPLO\ 'U -DL 5DP )DPLO\ 6DOHVKœV 9DOKDOD $FFRXQWLQJ 3UHP Chand & Family and Fiji Senior Citizens. The 2019 Diwali Utsav working group was led by Mrs. Neelima Chand for organizing and planning this year’s Deepawali Utsav. Other members who worked WLUHOHVVO\ ZHUH 3UHP &KDQG 8VKD 0DKDUDM $QLWD 5DP 'KDUPHVK 3UDVDG 1LUOD 3DQGH\ DQG 'DYLG 3XUDQ To grace the occasion two chief guests were invited; &U -DUUHG &DVVLG\ WKH Councilor for BCC Deagon Ward; and +RQ +DUL 5DQLJD WKH

Honorary Counsel for Fiji in Queensland. This function was proudly supported by Brisbane City Council’s Lord Mayor’s Suburban Community & Multicultural Festival 3URJUDP The Management Committee would like to thank everyone who GRQDWHG JURFHULHV DQG their time in helping make VZHHWV SUHSDULQJ DQG FRRNLQJ PHDOV WUDQVSRUWLQJ food and other items to the IXQFWLRQ GHFRUDWLRQ RI KDOO helpers assisting in front HQWUDQFH NLWFKHQ VHUYLQJ meals and behind the stage and most importantly the performers. Without your help this event would not have been VXFFHVVIXO RQFH DJDLQ thank you very much and we hope to see you at our events at Gayatri Mandir. The 2020 Diwali

function will be held on 7th November 2020. Venue WR EH FRQÂż UPHG CORRECTION: &RUUHFWLRQ WR 9ROXPH 1XPEHU SDJH $UWLFOH “Krishna Janmashtami

Celebration by Hindu Society of Qld. Inc.� The management would like to set the record straight that stainless steel plates and cups were donated by Shanti Lal Raniga & family

in 1994 in memory of Mami Ben Raniga. 3OHDVH DFFHSW RXU VLQFHUH apologies to Shanti Lal Raniga and family for inadvertently overlooking the donors name.

Hindu Society of Qld. Inc. fundraising has started By Neelima Chand, <#ÂĄ-$-;@ ă $'8

THE new 2019/2020 Management Committee has appointed a subcommittee for the Fundraising. The Terms of Reference will be a guiding principle for this subcommittee. Donations and Fundraising Subcommittee is an DGYLVRU\ ERG\ DVVLVWLQJ

the Executive Management Committee in coordinating and implementing donations and funding activities. The 3 persons group consist of: Chairman: 3UHP &KDQG )RUPHU 3UHVLGHQW DQG 0HPEHUV 3W 6DQW 3DQGH\ DQG 0DGKX 3UDVDG All the appointees bring wealth of experience and variety of skill set personally

and professionally to assist the Society with exciting new ideas to fundraise to build new complex at Bracken Ridge. This new development project will be a huge milestone for our future generations. The Society have a dream to build the New larger Mandir and a Multipurpose Community Hall. This is a

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very large project requiring a VLJQL¿ FDQW DPRXQW RI IXQGV The Society is actively trying to create solutions and solve the present problem of over capacity that our community is facing at Boondall. But our efforts to solve the problem won’t reach the maximum effectiveness unless we have the backing of the entire community. We are looking at various funding activities such as: • If someone donates WKH\ ZLOO EH entitled to two life members of the Society for free. 3UHP &KDQG DQG %LVXQ &KDUDQ DUH

WKH Âż UVW WZR GRQRUV • Direct Debit facility is being created to donate on a fortnightly or monthly EDVLV 3UHP &KDQG Âż UVW starter with $20 per month DQG $QLWD 5DP 3UHVLGHQW with $50 per month; • Donors can contribute certain parts of the building. )RU ([DPSOH D GRRU RU D ZDOO LGHDV DUH HQGOHVV • Donations could be made on the Society’s “online portalâ€? via our webpage: www.hindusocietyqld. com; and • If you prefer to mail in a FKHTXH SOHDVH Âż OO RXW WKH

donation form with the FKHTXH DQG SRVW WR 32 %R[ 7DLJXP 4/' Fundraising consists RI JUDQWV GRQDWLRQV DQG organizing fundraising IXQFWLRQV 6KRUWO\ WKH fundraising group will be writing to: i) Individual persons; and ii) Business houses small or big. Few fundraising projects in the pipe line are: Radio Thorn organized with Radio Brisvaani in Mid November 2019; and Famous Antakshri Competition organised in PLG )HEUXDU\

Hindu Society of Qld Inc. on the move By Neelima Chand, <#ÂĄ-$-;@ ă $'8

THE new Management Committee wasted no time and appointed subcommittees. The 3UHVLGHQW 0UV $QLWD 5DP DQG WKH 7UHDVXUHU 'KDUPHVK 3UDVDG ZHUH LQVWUXPHQWDO LQ forming the subcommittee and formulating the Terms of Reference for the subcommittees. The Terms of Reference will be a guiding principle and the subcommittee will be an advisory body to the Management Committee to assist Society’s growth and constructing Hindu Society’s new complex at Bracken Ridge. Comprising of 3 in a JURXS ZLWK D FKDLUPDQ

appointed within the group. The members in the subcommittee are opted from outside and within the Management Committee. The groups are: 1. Donations and Fundraising Subcommittee Âą ,W LV DQ DGYLVRU\ ERG\ assisting the Executive Management Committee in coordinating and implementing donations and funding activities. &KDLUPDQ 3UHP &KDQG 0HPEHUV 3W 6DQW 3DQGH\ DQG 0DGKX 3UDVDG 2. Building and Construction Subcommittee ,W LV DOVR DQ DGYLVRU\ body which would help the Executive Management Committee in liaising with

WKH 3URMHFW 0DQDJHU IURP concept design phase to completion of the project. Chairman: Anit Ram 0HPEHUV 3UDNDVK Shandil and Sunil Maharaj. All the appointees bring wealth of experience and variety of skill set personally and professionally to assist the Society with exciting QHZ LGHDV WR IXQGUDLVH promote and build new complex at Bracken Ridge. The Executive Management Committee is hopeful that the devotees and the public at large would come forward and help the Society to built the New Temple and the New Multipurpose Community Hall project at Bracken Ridge.

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