Atlanta Dunia

Seniors Love Their = Valentines!=20 Celebrate Valentine's Day

By Mahadev Desai

Senior Citizen Program, = (SCP)=20 Inc. held an enjoyable 'Valentine Day' luncheon for Senior Citizens at = the newly=20 opened 'Akbar Restaurant' on Sunday, February 22.
The banquet hall of = the=20 restaurant was filled to near capacity by the time Raj Razdan, Executive = Director, extended a hearty welcome and wished 'A Happy Valentine Day' = to the=20 attendees. Seniors, after being greeted at the door by the cheerful SCP=20 hostesses, were seated at the tables to enjoy their fraternity and = hospitality=20 of the sponsors of the program.
The program began with an = interesting video=20 presentation by Mr. Vibhu Joshi, one of the religious discourses by Prem = Rawat,=20 also known as Maharaj ji, who teaches a simple and practical way of = finding=20 peace within.
As tasty snacks were being served to the guests, = Yoga=20 instructor Chaitanya Joshi delivered an interesting talk on Yoga. He = advised the=20 guests to practice simple yoga asanas (postures) to keep stiffness away = and to=20 stay healthy. He warned them not to over exert or practice complex = asanas=20 which could lead to complications. He stressed the need for = correct=20 breathing technique while doing yoga. With the help of volunteers = from the=20 floor, he demonstrated some of the asanas like Suryanamaskar, Naukasana, = Ardha=20 chakrasana, vajrasana, among a few others. His talk elicited lot = of=20 enthusiasm and was greeted with wild applause. The SCP guests were then=20 requested to fill out a 'Health Survey' Form handed out by the=20 volunteers.
Raj Razdan recognized and thanked the Sponsors Sushila = Gupta,=20 Sanjeev and Santosh Gupta, Sarita and Arvind Goel, and Saroj and = Jitendra Goel.=20 Mrs. Aruna Patel presented a bouquet of flowers on behalf of the Senior = Citizens=20 to the sponsors. While the volunteers including sponsors went around = serving=20 delectable luncheon, Arvind Goel entertained the guests with melodious = Hindi=20 songs, "jis desh mein Ganga behti hai" and "Hum to hai Pardes = re".
The guests=20 then gathered around the table to sing, "Happy birthday to Sheevam' as = young=20 Sheevam cut the cake for his birthday and also for birthdays of all = those=20 attending seniors born in the month of February. The mouth watering = Burfi cake=20 was prepared and decorated by Sarita Goel.
The enjoyable program = concluded=20 after Arvind Goel thanked and complimented Mr. Malhotra of the Akbar = restaurant=20 for serving sumptuous snacks and luncheon. Mr. Arvind Goel also conveyed = best=20 wishes to the restaurant for its grand opening.

Many thanks to our Senior volunteers. The program = would not be possible but for the dedication of Mona Bhandari, Jyoti Dama, = Nalini Bhindi, Poonam Dutta, Shashi Siddhaye, Aruna Patel and Minesh Modi.