Family Fun Day and Mahila Samelan in sizeable numbers making valuable
contributions and volunteering their efforts to advance the Association at
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both local and national levels. Wellingborough B
has
also been
proud to have
had members hold senior positions at HQ level in Dhirubhai (President) and
Kalpanaben (Mahila Leader).
Charity The proudest achievement for Wellingborough are the charity
and fundraising efforts of members. The branch participate and hold three
main activities every year to raise funds:
Building a stronger
future The current status
of SPA (UK) is very strong thanks
to the foundation laid by our
forefathers. Hopefully our youth
will follow in our footsteps to keep
our religion, culture and customs
going so that future generations
will benefit.
• International Waendel Walk in Wellingborough and surrounding villages
• Bhuvaneshwari Mataji Katha\Havan
• Annual Charity Themed Fundraising Dinner
and Dance
In recent years, Wellingborough have also held two major religious events:
Shree Surya Maha Yagna – a major two day event in 2013 attended by over
1,000 pilgrims and conducted by 12 priests. This event had only been held
once before in the UK
Shree Bhuvaneshwari Mataji Kumarika Pujan – an event in 2015 which has
never previously been held by any SPA branch. Nine Kumarikas with an age
range from 3 to 10 years were dressed as the 9 manifestations of Goddess
Durga
It’s through activities like this that the branch has raised and donated
almost £35,000 in less than 10 years for over 25 local, national and
international charities as wells as sponsoring child education in Gujarat and
supporting local Northamptonshire hospitals.
At present, Wellingborough branch also encompass members from
Northampton, Kettering, Bedford and Milton Keynes. We even have affiliated
members from Cheltenham who like to keep up with our local and national
activities as they have no branch of their own. The branch now has around
80 families and are well known in the wider Hindu and other communities
for their hard work and voluntary service.
From everyone at
Wellingborough
We wish all members
of Shree Prajapati
Association (UK)
a very happy 40th
anniversary and all
success for the future.
Congratulations!
Clockwise from top left: Committee with Mayor, Waendal Walk 2009, Bollywood Party 2008
Hospital Donation, Bhuvaneshwari Mataji Kumarika Pujan 2015
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