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MySangi holds “togetherness in

person - luncheon event”

Our Bureau
New Jersey

ySangi organized its
first in person lun-
Mcheon event of 2021
on Sunday, 27th of July at Ak-
bar Restaurant, Edison, NJ.
The theme of the event was:
Let us Celebrate Togetherness
in Person.
The successful luncheon
event was well attended by
many enthusiastic members
and sponsors - all just seemed
eager to grab the very first op-
portunity to meet & greet and
socialize in person after a pro-
longed, depressed, and at times
heartbreaking pandemic pe-
riod. Although all the partici-
pants were fully vaccinated, the
outdoor venue seating at Akbar
made it possible to comply with
the NJ State Covid guidelines.
Rajul Shah, President and themselves sharing any inter- The intermingling and in- tunes entertaining the group
Founder of MySangi kicked off esting individual experiences. teractions amongst members and further lifting everyone’s
the event by welcoming all from She motivated and encouraged continued while enjoying deli- spirit in a joyous gathering.
the Tristate area and thanked everyone to meet at minimum cious meal. Jayu Parikh, Program co-
the members for joining in per- one new person at the event The members were in- ordinator concluded the event
son and celebrating this special whom they haven’t met before formed on how to join MySan- by thanking individual spon-
event of Togethreness. to start the networking process. gi’s on-line platform of a sors for their support and all
She specially welcomed and As a retired Psychiatrist, “Meet-Up Group” that pro- the members for attending and
thanked those attending for she emphasized the impor- vides an opportunity to meet participating in the event. She
the first time. She introduced tance of gradually developing and mingle with new people encouraged all to visit MySan-
MySangi committee members the relationship with at least having similar interests and to gi website for upcoming events
and emphasized on the mission one or more contact that you participate in the activities like and activities and to spread the
of the organization and its plat- can call anytime or even sim- walking, hiking, picnics, travel- word about the organization
form that provides an opportu- ply just call to say hello. It ling, etc. The luncheon gather- and its activities.
nity of meeting and socializing eventually would lead to a ing radiated lots of positive en- MySangi was established
with others, networking, sup- circle of friends that you can ergy and provided connectivity in 2016 as a nonprofit volun-
porting each other, joining in count on to have conversation through MySangi platform for teer-based organization aimed
workshops, and participating and/or to share common inter- the participants to explore new at enhancing socialization and
in other activities conducted by ests and activities, supporting contacts to develop relation- creating a support system for
the organization. each other. ships and/or possible compan- over 50-year age singles from
She requested Dr Kanan While enjoying the delicious ionships, to share common Asian Indian community to
Patrawalla, Vice President to starters, the self-introduction interests and to resolve chal- find new friends, who may be
facilitate the program and lead session of participants started a lenges to bring joy and happi- facing similar situation. A team
the participants in celebrating dialogue with group members ness in each other’s lives and to of about dozen likeminded vol-
the face to face gathering. on interesting topics and the support each other. unteers are actively supporting
To create the spirit of to- group interaction was notice- Couple of participating and coordinating the activi-
getherness, Kanan asked the able, leading to the dynamics members provided an im- ties to advance the cause of
participants to introduce them- of togetherness that continued promptu entertainment by MySangi. All donations are tax
selves and say few words about throughout the event. singing favorite Bollywood deductible.

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