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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                  APRIL 17, 2026    |  The Indian Eye 18

                                    MySangi celebrates

             10th anniversary Annual Gala

            OUR BUREAU

            Fords, NJ
                     ySangi held its annual ga-
                     la-luncheon and music
            Mevent on Sunday, 5th of
            April at the Royal Albert’s Palace,
            Fords, New Jersey. MySangi is a vol-
            unteer-based 501(c)(3), not for profit,
            New Jersey organization, focused on
            creating a support system (excluding
            matchmaking) to enhance social-
            ization  for  over  50-year  age  singles,
            primarily from South Asian Indian
            Community.  The annual  luncheon
            gathering  was  attended  by  close
            to 100 donors, sponsors, support-
            ers, well-wishers, and members of
            MySangi.
                Rajul Shah, President and Found-
            er of MySangi kicked off the annual
            gala by welcoming all and thanking
            the members, sponsors, and support-
            ers for attending the annual gala. She
            invited Reena  Shah,  an  active  mem-
            ber to talk about “Why MySangi?”
            Reena gave an overview of MySangi’s
            objectives and accomplishments since
            its birth in 2016. She emphasized the
            mission of MySangi to bring people
            together, to foster companionship,    Special guests - Professor Sid- talk to and develop companionship.  raffle-drawings  periodically.  All  the
            friendship, and community for those   dhartha Dalal and a TV personality  Although  institutions,  he  concluded   attendees thoroughly enjoyed the en-
            who need it most. Its goal is to cre- Vikas Nangia, who have been follow- that both are Temples /Derasar of  tertainment, music, a delicious meal,
            ate opportunities for individuals to   ing and are part of MySangi from its   seva and are much needed in the com-  dancing, intermingling & socializing.
            meet, interact, and build meaningful   inception, shared heart touching &  munity. He urged all to spread aware-  Reena Shah, concluded by
            relationships—whether those rela-  inspiring personal experiences as to   ness of MySangi in the community.  thanking the attendees, sponsors,
            tionships become supportive friend-  how MySangi played a pivotal role   Rajul Shah talked about passing   supporters, PNP artists, Royal Albert
            ships or partnerships down the line.  in their lives, after losing a spouse.  the baton on this 10th anniversary  Palace staff and management, TV
                She mentioned that over the   MySangi provided them with a plat- milestone and introduced Jashbhai   media including TV Asia, ITV Gold,
            years, MySangi has organized count-  form to help come out of loneliness,  Brahmbhatt (Panditji), who will be   Parikh Worldwide Media, and print
            less gatherings, lunches, dinners,  get encouraged to connect the dots,  serving as a new President of MySan-  media partners in helping spread the
            picnics, hiking trips, movies, kara-  and seek companionship. They ex- gi, once the formalities are completed.  awareness of MySangi platform to
            oke sessions, and various outdoor   pressed their gratitude to MySangi  Panditji thanked MySangi team and   the community in Tri-state area.
            events—through MySangi  Meetup.   to help them gather much needed   talked about carrying further MySan-  MySangi was established in 2016
            com. In fact, over the years, through   strength to come out of loneliness  gi’s mission and various programs.  as a nonprofit volunteer-based orga-
            these gatherings, many widowed and   which  eventually  helped  them  find   Throughout the evening, while   nization  aimed  at  enhancing  social-
            divorced individuals have found life-  lifelong soulmates. Another Special  enjoying the good food along with   ization and creating a support system
            long companions. They are now hap-  guest, Dr Mukund Thakar President  Karaoke music provided by Pankaj   for over 50-year age singles from
            pily living their lives, traveling togeth-  of Indian Nursing Homes in Tri-state  Shah accompanying Vaishali Mehta,  Asian Indian community to find new
            er, and their families have embraced   area drew an interesting parallel of  Avni Mehta & Shrenik Upadhayay  friends, who may be facing similar
            and accepted one another with joy.  him providing care to the elderly se- with lead announcer Narhari Me-  situation. It was not established as
            She concluded by saying that as   niors, who are always looking for a  hta  of  PNP  Group,  the  crowd  was   a match making organization, but to
            MySangi continues its journey, we   warm heart over wealth or someone  energized by dancing to popular fa-  provide support system for the singles.
            celebrate not just the events, but the   to talk to or to just hold their hand;  vorite  Bollywood tunes and bring- A team of about dozen like-minded
            friendships  formed,  the  confidence   similarly, MySangi is a platform for  ing  the spirit of togetherness.  Jayu   volunteers are  actively  supporting
            restored, and the hope rekindled in   those singles to come out of loneli- Parikh, Program Coordinator inter- and coordinating the activities to ad-
            so many lives.                    ness & isolation to find someone to  jected an all-time favorite fun filled   vance the cause of MySangi.

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