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Children’s classes at GOD

The Global Organisation for Divinity announces the start of Gopakuteeram, spiritual educational classes for children aged 4 - 12 years.4.00 pm - 5.30 pm at the Crestwood Community Centre, Cnr Crestwood Drive & Chapel Lane, Baulkham Hills. Classes are free for all participating children. Parents can join in the devotional lecture by Sri Deepak Vinodji, kirtans and prayers in another room within the centre during the Gopakuteeram classes. Details Jayashree 02 9620 4676

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Personal and Home Protection

Sun 22 July The NSW Police Force is presenting a Forum on Personal and Home Protection to be hosted by India Club, 2.00pm – 5.30pm, at the Hills Shire Council Function Room, 129 Showground Road Castle Hill, (Cnr. of Showground and Carrington Road). Details Shubha Kumar 02 9873-1207 / 0402 257 588.

Hindi studies for high school students

Hindi Language is offered by the Saturday School of Community

Languages – DET at Liverpool Girls High School, Hills Sports High School and Strathfield Girls High

School. This provides opportunities for high school students to study Hindi language to Higher School Certificate levels as it is not available at their day school. Board of Studies syllabus is followed. The classes are free of charge and are run on Saturdays from 8.30 am to 10.30 am for Years 7 – 10, and 8.30 – 11.45 am for Years 11-12. Enrolment forms can be accessed from the School Principal of the mainstream school of your child or can be downloaded from www. curriculumsupport.education.nsw. gov.au/secondary/languages/sscl/ Details 02 9886 7505 Saturdaycl-h. School@det.nsw.edu.au

Want to help someone with an intellectual disability?

Citizen Advocacy Western Sydney Inc is a not for profit organisation whose mission is to introduce people with intellectual disability to unpaid community members. Individuals are sought to take an on-going personal interest in a person with intellectual disability. Training and on-going support are provided by experienced professional staff. For further information contact Kaye on 02 9893 8210 or drop into the office at 46 Albion Street, Harris Park 2150.

Hindi Divas Australian Hindi Committee (AHC),

IABBV Hindi School and ILASA

(Indian Literary Arts Society of Australia) jointly celebrate Hindi Mela with two events: Sat 15 Sept Kavi Sammelan at Epping Leisure and Learning Centre, 1 Chambers Court, Epping, 4.30pm to 7.30pm

Sun 16 Sept Hindi School program at Thornleigh West PS, Giblet Avenue, Thornleigh, including display of students’ work and resources, children’s poetry recitation, light snacks, awards and skits, 10.00am to 3.00pm.

Details Mala Mehta 0412 283 677; Gunjan Tripathi 0413 886 527.

Blood Donation Camp

Sat 28 July Australia Tamil Association conducts its 12th Blood Donation Camp, 11.15am to 12.00pm. Please Donate your blood to save our Australians life.

Details Prathap Ramachandran 0432 016 639

FUNDRAISER

India Nite

Sat 28 July Federation of Australian Indian Associations (FAIA) invites all community members for a cultural event presented by Sydney Indian community’s best talents. 5.30pm at Redgum Function Centre, Wentworthville. The event is in aid of FAIA Community Benevolent

Fund. Details Neera Srivastava 0415 807 520.

Light for Life Trivia Night

Sat 18 Aug Come and enjoy a fun filled night of trivia, with singing and dancing too… 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start, at Don Moore Community Centre, North Rocks. Tickets: $20 each, includes dinner. The vent is a fundraiser for Lifehouse at RPA, a state-ofthe art cancer centre that will incorporate clinical care, research and education into a single organisation. Details Swati Jain 0412 439 596 or swati86@live.com.au

Sur Sandhya for Sunderbans

Sat 18 Aug Jadavpur University

Alumni Association NSW and the Bengali Association of NSW jointly host a musical evening Sur Sandhya at the Redgum Function Centre in Wentworthville. Funds collected will be donated to MUKTI - an NGO working in various areas of India and amongst the deprived communities and villages in the Sunderbans area of West Bengal. The concert will feature visiting sarode maestro from India Sri Anindya Bannerjee and well known Sydney based musicians Avijit Sarkar, Srijani Dan, Avijit Dan, Maharshi Rawal and Sadiq Rehmani. Details Surja Gupta 0413 209 655.