On October 1st,2017, Om Seawa Sankalp celebrated the International Day for Elders at Sheroes Hangout in Gomtinagar. The event was named as Growing Grace , in which the founder of Om Sewa Sankalp. Herein, Mrs. Manjula Srivastava and her team felicitated the elders of the city.
Felicitation of elders:
- Most noteworthy is the fact that amongst the many, were Begum Hamida Habibullah and Swaroop Kumari Bakshi.
- The event started with Mrs. Manjula Srivastava welcoming the guests.
- Furthermore, the Begum Hamida Habibullah and Swaroop Kumari Bakshi lit the lamp.
- Speaking on the issues related to the elders in the present world, Begum sahiba credited Om Sewa Sankalp in extending exemplary services.
- In addition, Mrs. Bakshi praised Mrs. Manjula’s passion for service to the elderly and her compassion for the poor ladies working in their
- organisation and said that such were the people needed to make the world a better place.
- Mrs. Manjula felicitated the elders with Ang vastra and bouquets and
- mentioned that her gratitude to the elders want beyond any material things and she and the world could never thank the elders enough.
- The Master of Ceremony for the evening Mrs. Sandhya Rastogi added the right notes at the right time
- and briefly covered the life achievements of Begum Sahiba and Mrs. Swaroop Kumari Bakshi.
- She also briefed the audiencec towards the excellent passion and
- dedication of Mrs. Manjula Srivastava that led to the establishment of
- Om Sewa Sankalp and teh excellent services that the organisation is extending to the elders in Lucknow.
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Young generation need to get involved :
- Mrs. Manjula speaking on the future plans of the organisation said,
- “A great need of today’s time is to provide a facility where the younger generation could feel free to travel on business or pleasure having the peace of mind that their beloved elders are well provide for a holiday home for elders.”
- In addition she went to say that such a facility will be coming before very soon in the city like Indore and Noida .
- Furthermore, the evening progressed to a wholesome and soul stirring string of feature programs excellently directed by the notable theater personality and director Mrs. Chhitra Mohan.
- The features included short skit based on Budhi Kaki , a story by Musnshi Prem chandra and song renditions by various artists.
- Indeed the evening came as a welcome breath of fresh air to the participating elders.