SPA UK Sandesh 2016 | Page 86

“ We ’ ve got to push on and be there for those moments when the interest comes back . In the end , it will all be worthwhile when the same joy and fulfilment we once felt is seen through the eyes of our children and grandchildren .”

Walsall

Namaste and Welcome to Shree Prajapati Association Walsall
We have completed a year with our new President and Executive Committee team .
We are always looking for new ideas and new blood . Jaimal ’ s mantra is ‘ Follow your Passion ’, which was also the title theme of issue three of the Walsall magazine , SING – Samaj Inspiring the Next Generation . There are various articles written by our members regarding issues that are close to their hearts , such as Diabetes awareness , a history of how Walsall branch was started and other passionate articles about Art , Bhajans and cricket .
In addition to the regular functions and meetings , Shradh Bhajans , Navratri night and our Christmas party , Jaimal is looking to expand our activities by introducing a new event along the lines of ‘ Garba with Attitude ’ or perhaps ‘ Navratri with Attitude .’ Not to replace our existing traditional events , but to compliment them and bring in a new breed of Samaj members . These ideas are fun and exciting , but we must now focus on bringing them to fruition .
“ We ’ ve got to push on and be there for those moments when the interest comes back . In the end , it will all be worthwhile when the same joy and fulfilment we once felt is seen through the eyes of our children and grandchildren .”
The annual Sports Day was held in Coventry this year as a HQ event , with all branches helping out . It was a day enjoyed by all , despite overall numbers dropping yet again . There has been talk of abandoning the Sports Day and replacing it with separate smaller events . But the reaction of people on the day showed that our community still loves this event and we should all get together and make it better each year . Walsall has showed that even if numbers are down , we can work with other branches to ensure teams can be entered and competitions can go ahead . We are grateful to the other branches who have helped us enter a volleyball and cricket team this year . Despite our small size , Walsall managed an increase in its entrants this year . The highlights for us were Riya winning the under 16s girls swimming , Karishma coming runner up in under 16s girls badminton and Sumantbhai winning the table tennis tournament overall .
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