Dear Members, Since the inception of Gujarati Samaj of Detroit in ...

JANUARY 2011
WHAT WE BRING TO OUR MEMBERS
Diwali Celebrations (Signature Events)
Valentine Dance Events
Navratri- Dandiya Dhamaal
Gujarati Movie, Lunch & Dinner
Summer Picnic/ Food/Carnivals
Golf Outing
Holi Concert- Dance/ Music/ Masti
Youth Activities
River Cruise
Kids Activities
Educational (SAT/ACT/MCAT) Seminars
Seniors Activities
Gujarati Music/Dairo concerts
Samaj Darshan Subscriptions
Social and Business Networking
Members Directories
Family trips and gathering
Temple tours
Information seminars
Medical Camps
Executive Committee
Vipul Patel (Vice President, &
Acting President.)
Devang Sheth (Secretary)
Pathik Mody (Joint Secretary)
Bharat Patel (Treasurer)
Girish Patel (Joint Treasurer)
Nayana Patel (Director)
Ketaki Tikewala (Director)
Vipul Shah (Director)
Board Of Trustees
Raju Patel (Chairman)
Shailesh Jain (Vice Chairman)
Vinay Patel (secretary)
Jatin Desai (Trustee)
Dr. Velji Kansara (Trustee)
Darshan Parikh (Trustee)
Asha Vora (Trustee)
Hitesh Parikh (Trustee)
Dear Members,
Since the inception of Gujarati Samaj of
Detroit in 1975 it has offered a great platform to
member to interact in a vibrant social
environment. Current 2011 GSOD operating
team is fully committed to the platform paved by
2010 which included unprecedented successes
mentioned below. As true with any organization,
members support is crucial to make it even
stronger. We are one team and would like to
work together.
We appreciate all the support that we have
received from our community, sponsors, donors
and volunteers during all past years . And, we
look forward to get same support during exciting
2011.
Let the festivity begin…!
Vipul A Patel (Acting President 2011)
Gujarati Samaj Operating team
Festivity of Gujarati Samaj Functions for 2010 was
a spectacular display of a community spirit from
participation, execution, cooperation and
celebration.
On behalf of Gujarati Samaj Of Detroit, we thank
you for Making 2010 a benchmark year with
Increasing membership trend 10% increase over
previous years
Record Participation (Over 550 participants at
Holi, 1100 at picnic over 2000 at Navratri)
Cultural activities at affordable price ($15 Diwali
dinner, attended by 1300 people)
Financial surplus for Samaj over $9000
GSS Directors
Suresh Shah
Kanu Desai
GSY Directors
Megha Patel
Nirali Makim

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2011 GSOD Events Calendar
Sr. No Event Day
Proposed
Date
Location
1 General Body Meeting Sunday Jan 9 th Days Inn
2 GSY Valentines Day Friday Feb 4 th Club Inferno
3 Raangberangi Holi Saturday April 2 nd Grooves High school
th
4 GSS Gathering Sunday Apr 10
Movie/Natak
Canton Imagine
5
Information Seminar
Sunday April TBD
6 River Cruise Saturday June 11 th Detroit River
7 GSY SAT Seminar Sunday May TBD
8 GSOD Picnic Sunday July 24 th or 31 st Stoney Creek
9 GSS/GSY Picnic Sunday July TBD
10 GSS Outing Saturday Aug. 13 th TBD
11 India Day Parade Sunday Aug
Rock Financial
Show Place
12 Golf Sunday Sept TBD
13 GSY Election Sunday Sept TBD
14 Seniors Bingo Gathering Sunday Sept TBD
15 Navratri Dandia Saturday Oct 1 st U of M, Dearborn
16 Diwali Saturday Oct 29 th or 22 nd Ford Performing Arts
17 GSS Diwali Dinner Sunday Nov TBD
18 General Body Meeting Sunday Dec 11th TBD

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GSY 2011
It’s the beginning of a new year for GSY, and already
they’ve had successful events that are worth
remembering. Before the New Year, GSY had gone and
participated at Focus Hope, like they have done in the
past years, but had a new experience this time around.
Instead of packaging food into boxes, they packaged
boxes into cars. And this definitely wasn’t the easiest
job. Running into a few difficulties with the weight of
the boxes and
the weather, in the end, they were able to supply boxes
of food to 700 families, and this would not have been
possible without the help of the generous parents who
took their time to bring GSY to Focus Hope and even
help distribute boxes. Even the weather wasn’t able to
stop GSY from making a difference.
After a wonderful Christmas break and New
Year’s, GSY did something completely new, that they
hadn’t done in past years. This year, GSY held a lock-in with JOY at the Holy Cross Evangelical
Lutheran Church. Starting at 8:00 pm on Friday, January 14 th ,
GSY and JOY bonded with each other till 8:00 am on Saturday,
January 15 th . Both GSY and JOY were separated from their own
groups and put into groups with other GSY and JOY members
they didn’t know too well, and throughout the night spent time
to get to know these new faces. Throughout those 12 hours
together, GSY and JOY boards had put together activities that
required teamwork, but also kept a fun and welcoming
atmosphere for all. With wonderful help from the parent
chaperones, everything stayed organized and everyone got
home safe the next morning. GSY board is extremely happy
with the outcome and feedback of the lock-in and is even
happier to see their GSY members broaden their horizons to
get to know new people. Along with all these activities, GSY
and JOY are still thinking about others, by collecting old
clothing that members brought in and spending these clothes
to a charity in Gujarat. After such a successful event, GSY is
looking forward to working with JOY again in the near future.
As of now, GSY is working hard towards their annual
Valentine’s Dance. Tickets have been distributed between members and sales have already
started for the dance, on February 4 th from 7:00-11:00 pm at Club Inferno. GSY is also started to
occupy themselves in Holi Program plans and getting ready to have another remarkable
performance at Holi Program, like their past years.

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Did you activate your 2011 GSOD Membership? RENEW YOUR 2011 GSOD MEMBERSHIP
Sign-up Online or Mail FORM (Details on PAGE# 3) We’ll take it from there … and give you a year
full of GUJARATI MAZO !

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GSOD PRESENTS ANNUAL HOLI PROGRAM
RAaNGBERANGI HOLI
SATURDAY APRIL 2ND, 2011, 12:00 P.M.
FOR CHOREOGRAPHER INFO, TICKET PURCHASES, HOLI BROCHURE ADVT.,
AND MEMBERSHIP FORMS.
VISIT: WWW.GSOD.ORG/HOLI OR EMAIL: HOLI@GSOD.ORG
Venue: WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL
20500 WEST 13 MILE ROAD
BEVERLY HILLS, MI 48025
High Energy Dance, Music, Masti………………...
Have your kids/youth participate
in singing USA and Indian National
Anthems on the stage before the
concert starts. Due to the performance
and stage setup requirements,
this item will be OPEN FOR
ALL to participate with prior registrations
only. For details, email us at
Holi@GSOD.org
NATIONAL
ANTHEMS
at the
Annual
Holi
Mahotsav
: CHOREOGRAPHERS :
Contact HOLI@GSOD.ORG to REGISTER
Choreographer Registration
Ends on February 15, 2011

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GSOD publishes 4 to 6 “Samaj Darshan” issues every year and
offers great advertising opportunity with multiple advertisement packages.
*Printed copy will have B/W advt. Online copy will have Color advt.
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(2 nd Samaj Darshan onwards)
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ગુજયાતી વભાજ વીનીઅય—દદલાી ડીનય-અશેલાર
તા.૧૨ નલેમ્ફેય ૨૦૧૦ ,શુક્રલાયની સુશાની વાાંજે શ્રીભતી ઇન્દુ ફેન ળાશ ના સુાંદય બજનથી શુબ
ળરૂઆત થઇ. વહુએ વાંગીત, યાંગરાનો બવ્મ કામયક્રભ ઉત્વાશ અને ઉભાંગથી ભાણ્મો.
યાંગરાના પ્રોગ્રાભે યાંગ યાખ્મો. વાંગીતના અને ગામનોના કામયક્રભે ફધાને યવ ભગ્ન યાખ્મા. વાથે વભોવા વલગેયેની ભોજ ણ ભાણી.
શ્રી જ્લરાંત રાખીમા તેભજ પ્રમુખ શ્રી દળયન યીખ ના પ્રલચન મુદાવય અને ભાદશતીથી બયુય યહ્યા. ત્માય ફાદ શ્રી
સુયેળ ળાશ તયપથી ૨૦૧૦ના લયની ગવતવલવધનો યીોર્ય યજુ કયલાભાાં આવ્મો. જે ફહુજ વયવ યહ્યો અને આલકાયલાભાાં
આવ્મો. લધતી જતી વભ્મ વાંખ્મા અને અનેક વલવલધ કામયક્રભો ફતાલે છે રોકવપ્રમતા વીનીઅય ગ્રુની. તેભને આળા વ્મક્ત કયી કે
લધુને લધુ વશકાય ભી યશેળે. વાથે ડોનેવન ની અેક્ષા ણ યજુ કયી શતી. લધુભાાં કહ્ુાં કે વભાજના રાઈપ ભેમ્ફય અથલા જનયર
ભેમ્ફય કઈ ણ પ્રવૃ વિ ભાર્ે સ્ોન્વયળી આી ળકે છે.
વભ્મોની અેક્ષા છે કે
આલતા લે લધુને લધુ પ્રોગ્રાભ ભાણલા ભે. અભાયો પ્રમત્ન યશેળે અને વભ્મો ને આસ્લત કયીએ છીએ કે
૨૦૧૧ ભાાં અનેક ભનગભતા કામયક્રર્ભ યજુ કયીશુાં. વભમ વાંજોગો, તથા અનુકુતા પ્રભાણે, પ્રલાવ, યભતગભત, નાર્ક વલગેયેનુાં
આમોજન કયીશુાં. તભાયા વાથ અને વશકાયથી.
અંતભાાં વલય વેનીઅય વભ્મો, સ્ોન્વયવય, ડોનવયનો અબાય ભાન્મો શતો. તેભજ વભાજના ઈ. વી, ફી ઓ ર્ી વભ્મોનો
વાં ૂણય વાથ વશકાય ભાર્ે શાદદિક અબાય ભાની તેભના લક્તવ્મનુાં વભાન કયુ ું શતુાં. શ્રી સુયેળબાઈ તેભના વાથી શ્રી અવિન વયૈમા
અને કનુ દેવાઈ નો અબાય ભાનલાનુાં ભ ૂલ્મા નશોતા.
અને અંતે રુચચ ૂણય ડીનય રઈ એકફીજાને નલા લયની શુબેચ્છા ાઠલતા ફધામે વલદાઈ રીધી.

GUJARATI SAMAJ OF DETROIT
DEVANG SHETH
41086 Scarborough Lane
Novi, MI 48375
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2011 MEMBERSHIP FORM
2010 DIWALI GIFT COUPON
Vision
Preserve Gujarati cultural and
linguistic heritage through
diversity and sense of belonging
for the upcoming and future
generations of the membership
Mission
Preserve and promote
Gujarati heritage by providing
exposure and opportunity
to the membership