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HINDU SOCIETY OF MANITOBA

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

AGENDA & REPORTS

THE HINDU SOCIETY OF MANITOBA AGENDA FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2015 AT 1:30 P.M.

999 ST. ANNE’S ROAD, WINNIPEG

1. Call to order

2. Prayers

3. Adoption of Agenda

4. Approval of the minutes of 2014 Annual General Meeting

5. Matters arising from the minutes

6. President’s Report

7. Trustees’ Report

8. Financial Report

9. Appointment of Auditors

10. Report of the Nomination Committee

11. Any other business

12. Adjournment

Hindu Temple on 999 St. Anne’s Rd

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES

Mr. Bhadresh Bhatt President 204-269-8876

Mr. Swatantar Parbhakar Chair 204-694-6743

Mr. K. Jeyanthan Vice Chair 204-256-0637

Mrs. Rashmi Mehta Secretary 204-283-9794

Mrs. Shipra Verma Treasurer 204-885-6309

Mr. Ravi Chhibba Jt. Treasurer 204-487-6372

Mrs. Suvira Prashar Director 204-261-1224

Mr. Sushil Soni Director 204-694-0663

Mr. Vinod Choudhery Director 204-275-2870

Mr. Prabhakar Gupta Director 204-257-5056

Hindu Temple on 854 Ellice Ave

Mrs.Mona Goomansingh Chair 204-832-5159

Mr. Surinder Goyal Vice Chair 204-632-0728

Mrs. Anjali Aggarwal Secretary 204-633-9386

Mrs. Sonia Sharma Jt.Secretary 204-489-6253

Mr. Sanjay Dua Treasurer 204-229-5654

Mr. Manoj Chaudhari Director 204-283-7978

Mr. Gurjeet Puri Director 204-294-0720

Mr. Rajiv Walia Director 204-999-1283

APRIL 2015 Newsletter

Board of Trustees

Dr. Madhuri Jain Chair 204-453-6448

Dr. R.C. Patel Member 1-204-642-5473

Mr. Sushil Sharma Member 204-694-8330

Mr. Ashok Chopra Member 204-999-7585

Mr. Sudhir Kumar Member 204-897-1403

Mr. Pawan Bansal Member 204-488-0045

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE HINDU SOCIETY OF MANITOBA HELD ON SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2014 AT 854 ELLICE AVENUE, WINNIPEG

1. President Bhadresh Bhatt called the meeting to order at 1.15pm. -Quorum was confirmed by Rao Chavali2. Before the meeting Dr Atish Maniar offered prayers.3. The agenda as circulated in the News Letter was adopted. Dr Raj Pandey proposed and it was seconded by Rajinder Goel.

Approved unanimously.4. Approval of the 2013 AGM minutes as circulated was put for approval. Dr Maniar proposed and it was seconded by

Ganpath Lodha. Approved unanimously.5. Matters arising of previous minutes:

a) Dr RC Patel objected to the spirit under point number 10 of the minutes. He expressed unhappiness about people having objection to displaying the donors’ names from medical community. President expressed that these are individual opinions of some members, but everyone agreed that the donors’ and the commitment made to them have to be respected.

b) Dr Khatter, Rajinder Goel, Mahendra Patel, Sanjay Moudgil and Sushil Sharma participated in the discussion, and it was decided to move to the next point in the discussion.

6. President’s report as circulated was proposed for acceptance by Suren Mehta and seconded by Amrit Prabhaker. Approved unanimously.

7. Trustees’ Report was adopted as circulated –proposed by Jayanthan and seconded by Surinder Goel. Approved unanimously.

8. Treasurer’s report a) There was a question about General and administrative expenditure on groceries by Mahendra Patel and it has been

clarified that there are some supplies such as paper cups and plates which were part of that expense – also Kirit clarified that receipts for donations in kind are in that category. It was suggested that the host families be asked a fixed amount to recover the cost of supplies. After discussion it has been agreed that it may be counterproductive as the host families usually donate money in addition to hosting.

b) There was a question on Diwali Mela revenues this year on food stall and Swatantar Parbhaker clarified that it is due to change in the accounting practice from the previous Board to the present board and this will be corrected moving forward. Satish Kumar said that he brought idea of bringing some food supplier to provide free food in Diawali mela- but President said that neither himself nor any of the other members handling Diwali mela knew about such proposal- if there is such proposal, President said that the BOG is likely to consider favorably and asked Satish Kumar to bring such written proposal in time for next time.

c) Question on Telephone expenses have been clarified that those include the charges for extra lines for alarm and also for internet.

d) There was a discussion on the donations and pledges are not being properly separated in the accounting books and it has been clarified by Swatanter Parabhaker and Shipra Varma that this will be improved moving forward.

e) On appoint raised by Mahendra Patel , President mentioned that there will be regular follow up on the pledges similar to the practice which was there four years back.

After the above discussion it was proposed by Ashok Prashar and seconded by Ganpath Lodha to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented. Approved unanimously.

9. It was suggested by the president Bhadresh Bhatt to re-appoint BDO for the year 2014. The motion was proposed by Kirit Thakrar and seconded by Dr Raj Pandey. Approved unanimously.

10. Nomination committee report as presented by Ashok Prasher. He informed that there is a vacancy for Vice Chair position and a position of Director in the Management committee of Temple on Ellice. Dr Khatter proposed the motion to adopt the report of the chair of Nomination committee. Dr Maniar seconded it with a direction to fill the vacancies by Board of Governors. Approved unanimously. Members thanked the Nomination committee for their efforts.

11. President apprised AGM that the murty of Sri Laxminarayana ji at Temple on Ellice needs replacement. AGM unanimously agreed to carry this forward after proper consultations with learned priests regarding the procedure for the changeover.

12. Mr Amrit Prbhaker thanked all the volunteers and donors for the success of grand fund raising function on 20th April 2014. He congratulated every one for being able to raise over $ 300,000. On his suggestion on having another mandir on north side of the city, President replied that the completion of the projects at both temples and to be free from mortgage is the priorities now.

13. Meeting was adjourned on the proposal of Dr Maniar and seconded by Dr Raj Pandey at 3:20 p.m.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Dear Members:

As my two years term comes to an end, I would like to thank all the members of the Management Committees and Board

of Trustees for their cooperation throughout last two years. The dedication and sincerity shown by the members of both

the Management Committees made my work lot easier. They deserve all the credits for managing under very challenging

environment. I have nothing but praise for the Chairpersons of both the temples who have cooperated all along.

We had a very good response to our fundraising dinner held last April. I would like to thank all the sponsors and donors.

Our special thanks to the major donor of the event – Shakuntalaben and Dr. R. C. Patel of Gimli.

As we have been announcing at both the temples, new murties of Shri Laxmi Narayan ji and Shri Ganeshji have been

ordered from Jaipur, India. They will be installed at our temple on the Ellice Avenue. At present they are at Mumbai port

for onward shipment to Vancouver and to the final destination – Winnipeg. We thank Dr. Ganapat Lodha ji for his help in

this project. We will inform you of the progress from time to time.

Finally, a long awaited KALASH project has been revived. We have signed a Purchase Agreement with a manufacturer

in USA who has made and supplied KALASH to more than 40 temples throughout USA. We hope to have the KALASH

installed latest by early fall of this year. We would like to thank you for your patience.

I would like to thank members of the Puja Committees at both the temples for the enthusiasm shown in organizing vari-

ous religious festivals throughout the year. I salute their commitment and dedication. Please keep it up.

Dr. Madhri Jain Vidya Bhavan has grown steadily over last number of years. It started with classes in Hindi language,

religion and culture. Now it offers classes in various languages and also in Maths and Sciences. Last year’s Science Fair

was outstanding. It was a pleasant surprise to see so many young generous minds presenting their projects. We would

like to sincerely thank the principal of the school Mrs. Suvira Prashar and her team of very dedicated volunteer teachers

who are sacrificing their time every Sunday afternoon.

I would like to thank you for giving me an opportunity to serve you as the President of the Hindu Society of Manitoba for

the fourth term. It has been a humbling experience and I have learnt a lot from my years with the Society. I have tried my

best according to my ability to carry out my duties as the president. Last but not least, I would like to thank my family

and friends who stood by me and supported me all along.

Bhadresh Bhatt

Pundit Venkat Machiraju Regular Priest 204-229 6222

Dr. Atish Maniar Voluntary Priest 204-334 4502

Dr. Hari Ram Sharma Voluntary Priest 204-269 9191

Dr. R Venkatraman Voluntary Priest 204-269 9196

Dr. Babu Hegdekar Voluntary Priest 204-269 7174

Pundit Shailesh Shukla Voluntary Priest 204-415 8885

Pundit Dinesh Sharma Voluntary Priest 204-694 9655

TEMPLE PRIESTS

Mr. Bhadresh Bhatt President 204-269-8876 Mrs. Anjali Aggarwal Jt. Secretary 204-633-9386

Mrs. Mona Goomansingh Vice President – I 204-832-5159 Mrs. Shipra Verma Treasurer 204-885-6309

Mr. Swatantar Parbhakar Vice President – I 204-694-6743 Mr. Ravi Chhibba Jt. Treasurer 204-487-6372

Mr. Surinder Goyal Vice President – II 204-632-0728 Mr.Sanjay Dua Director 204-229-5654

Mr. K. Jayanthan Vice President – II 204-256-0637 Mr. Manoj Chaudhari Director 204-283-7978

Ms. Rashmiben Mehta Secretary 204-283-9794

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Pundit Venkat Machiraju Regular Priest 204-229 6222

Dr. Atish Maniar Voluntary Priest 204-334 4502

Dr. Hari Ram Sharma Voluntary Priest 204-269 9191

Dr. R Venkatraman Voluntary Priest 204-269 9196

Dr. Babu Hegdekar Voluntary Priest 204-269 7174

Pundit Shailesh Shukla Voluntary Priest 204-415 8885

Pundit Dinesh Sharma Voluntary Priest 204-694 9655

TEMPLE PRIESTS

Mr. Bhadresh Bhatt President 204-269-8876 Mrs. Anjali Aggarwal Jt. Secretary 204-633-9386

Mrs. Mona Goomansingh Vice President – I 204-832-5159 Mrs. Shipra Verma Treasurer 204-885-6309

Mr. Swatantar Parbhakar Vice President – I 204-694-6743 Mr. Ravi Chhibba Jt. Treasurer 204-487-6372

Mr. Surinder Goyal Vice President – II 204-632-0728 Mr.Sanjay Dua Director 204-229-5654

Mr. K. Jayanthan Vice President – II 204-256-0637 Mr. Manoj Chaudhari Director 204-283-7978

Ms. Rashmiben Mehta Secretary 204-283-9794

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

REPORT OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

On behalf of the members of The Board of Trustees, I would like to thank the Hindu Society of Manitoba for giving an opportunity to serve The Hindu Society Trust Corporation.

All the Board of Trustees have been cooperative to function at the best of our ability along with The Board of Governors, under the guidelines provided by the Trust Deed to look after the Capital assets, and the Financial Resources of the Society.

After the AGM 2014, the Board of Trustees approximately met every six to eight weeks for the meeting. The Board of Trustees discussed, at these meetings, if any structural changes and trust finances were needed in both the Hindu Tem-ples. The main project undertaken in 2014-2015 was interior and exterior painting at the Ellice Temple. A discussion was held about better use of the Ellice Temple Library, which is not used very frequently, to increase the eating area space in the basement.

This year a large fundraiser event was successfully organized and I will leave that up to my president Mr. Bhadresh Bhatt to elaborate for the funds obtained.

At present the current bank balance of the trust account is $153,069.44.

I would like to thank all members of the Board of Trustees for support and dedication and it has been my privilege to work with each one of them.

Respectfully submitted

Yours sincerely

Dr. Madhuri Jain, M.D.ChairpersonBoard of TrusteesThe Hindu Society of Manitoba

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VIDYA BHAVAN REPORT

Dr. Madhuri Jain Vidya Bhavan has become a vital component of our society. It has been providing a platform for cul-tural and spiritual growth for the youth of our community.

On May 10th 2014, the school hosted a competition for Grade 4 to 12 students with a central theme of Historical Hindu Monuments. The event was a great success and as quoted by Dr. Rao Atmuri one of this event’s judges “The Hindu Society through its Vidya Bhavan has provided an opportunity for the youngsters to learn and explore about Hin-duism and its influence in and outside India. The Hindu Society has shown true leadership in preparing its youth and in this regard this event is indeed monumental.”

In June 2014 the school organized its annual year end function highlighting individual awards and a talent show to recognize achievements of our students. The following students were the winners of the awards:

CLASS AWARDS STUDENTMath Grade 7 - 9 Ayush SinghGrade 10-12 Shreyas DevalpurkarNepali Group KA Ananya Kaphle Group KHA Ayush Raj Singh Group GA Prasansa SubediHindi Beginners Agam RakhraLevel 1 Charuthi ArulLevel 2 Shayla ThackarLevel 3 Arnanb Mandal Aman Pruthi

Best Student award (Dr. Mallick Trophy) Aasritha Thotukara

In the fall our 2014 session started with over 120 students enrolled for various classes. Students from Hindi language gave their energetic performance at Diwali Mela. My sincere thanks to Shipra Verma and all the parents who helped in preparing the dance performance. Over the year the students have been encouraged to prepare and search topics related to our festivals and they have presented them in front of the congregation during Sunday satsang.

A group of students also enthusiastically participated in India’s Republic day celebration organized by the society’s senior members at Hindu Senior Centre where they presented dance and gave a speech.

Having parental support and very dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers made this year fulfilling and memorable. The Vidya Bhavan teachers greatly appreciate support from the community and the board members. Currently the school provides math coaching for grade 7 to 12 under guidance of Dr. R .Padmanabhan. The school also provides the opportunity to learn Tamil (Co-ordinator C.Kamaleswaran), Nepali (Co-ordinator Dr.Purushottam Singh) and Telagu (Co-ordinator: Rukmini Kota). I would like to thank all the co-ordinators for their generous time, wisdom and support.

I express my gratitude to Hindi language group teachers Sanjay Moudgil, Manjit Kumar, Aruna Parbhakar and Renuka Thackar for the enthusiastic suppor and Meenal Moudgil for being our substitute teacher. I would also like to thank Gnanesh Nanjappa for his yoga lessons which the students have enjoyed.

Suvira Prashar

Principal