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FIRST Seniors Samelan
held at the Centre:
- “Continuing modernisation OF
our centre”!
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Namaste,
eicester branch is committed to
actively carry out its duty to charity
fund appeals. Ever since Leicester
established its own building, members
at Leicester Branch have held events to
raise funds for various charities. It has
donated thousands of pounds to many
charities (to name a few): Children In
Need, Loros, Mobile eye clinic in India,
and international disasters like Tsunami,
Earth Quakes in Bhuj, and Haiti.
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This year, Leicester is raising funds for
the WaterAid appeal undertaken by SPA
(UK) through a dinner and dance event
on Saturday 30th November 2013.
We are proud of our Mahilas who
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organised a charity Bhajan and raised
over £1,200 in one session. Those who
attended the session not only donated
towards the WaterAid Project but their
thoughts were also with the victims of
the Uttarakhand flood disaster. Leicester
Branch goes further in helping those
SPA members who participate in charity
events who approach us for sponsorship
or donation towards their chosen charity.
Leicester branch took on the challenge
of hosting SPA (UK) Sports Day this
year, held at Loughborough University
on Saturday 31st August 2013. Sports
Day offers a wide range of sports for all
ages to compete in sports like Football,
Netball, Volleyball, Cricket, Darts,
Table Tennis, Swimming, Badminton,
Carum, Squash, Golf and Pool, and is
a nationwide competition which sees
participation from all branches across
the UK. It was very encouraging to see
lots of young people coming on board
and taking part in the various sports.
We would like to express our thanks to all
of the volunteers who helped and gave
up their Saturday to help with the Sports
Day. The event was managed by Sonalben,
Leicester Youth & Sports Trustee. It was
a very stressful task but she managed
really well - congratulations on a job
well done and thanks to everyone who
assisted.