Welcome to Gujarati Samaj

President’s Message

I hope everyone is “in good spirits & safe” after going through the record breaking snow season and most of us can’t wait for the spring. Last week we had over 67 people join us for the Ski and Snow Tubing event. There were some cancellations due to the weather. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to DC Gujarati Samaj President, Nipa Parikh, and Kirit Udeshi who helped us with the two coach buses reservation at very reasonable price. Around 100 DC Samaj members were there as well for the field trip which provided a good opportunity for all members to enjoy the event together.

The newly elected Executive Committee had its first meeting at the end of January. We were able to accomplish a lot during the first meeting including approval by the committee of the tentative 2010 budget, transition from old committee to new committee as well as some work on our newly revamped web site. We want to assure our members that no one on the current committee is either misusing the member’s database or sharing the database with other associations. While we were provided the membership database, we are waiting to have access to current member’s e-mail list from the past committee.

We are, therefore, requesting all of you to send us your updated contact information including email address so that we can improve our ability to communicate with you and notify the members of upcoming events electronically in addition to the mass mail. Email us the updated contact information at contact@GSBaltimore.org.

On April, 10 we will be presenting a dinner and drama – “CHITKAAR”. Chitkaar is the No. 1 record breaking best original Gujarati play and has been non-stop running for 25 years. Please register online at your earliest convenience.

We are joining hands with Gujarati Samaj of Metropolitan Washington to celebrate 50 Years of Gujarat’s statehood. This event will be held at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, MD on May 8, 2010. Details are provided elsewhere in this Newsletter. We invite our members to represent us on various committees.

Our Management and Team Building Training is scheduled for March 6, 2010. We invite our young members who want to make a difference to contact us to participate in this opportunity. See elsewhere in the newsletter for details on volunteering.

I take this opportunity to thank all volunteers and committee members for their support and help.

Payesh Jhaveri
February 2010