“Service to humanity is service to divine” Page 1 Contact: Raju Datla Email: [email protected]Web: http://www.sewausa.org Phone: (708) USA-Sewa Nrityameva Jayatey – Sewa Annual Fundraiser - 2016 Sewa International Service to Humanity is Service to God Boston, November 13 th , 2016 Sewa International brings community together along with 17 dance schools of New England for its annual fundraiser Sewa International’s Boston chapter conducted its annual fundraiser at the Littleton High School by way of a maiden dance competition on November 13, 2016. With over 700 attendees, 17 participating dance schools and 40 competitive entries, the 2016 fundraiser was a grand success. A total of $33,500 raised will be used in 2017 for Sewa International’s community service projects. This dance for Sewa program was organized to promote volunteerism and create an awakening among the masses of people to serve those in need. When the event was initially envisioned, there was a search for a name that truly reflected the ideology of Sewa International. Since this was a dance competition and all the participants were competing with the real goal of raising funds for the needy, Sewa volunteers felt that the real winner was the art of dance. So we decided to name it “Nrityameva Jayatey” said Shiva Ramakrishnan, a volunteer of Sewa International. The event received overwhelming support from the community. The message of Sewa International’s all-year programs and good-cause has started to resonate with the community to the extent that many attendees and participants cancelled other commitments to commit to Sewa’s cause and attended the event. The program began with a melodious rendition of the invocation mantra. Sewa's youth volunteers Mehul Shrivastava and Devansh Apte welcomed the chief guest Shri Anil Shah, the audience, participating dance schools and the Judges. Shri Anil Shah, Founder and CEO of MRCC Software, spoke about the importance of community service and thanked Sewa volunteers for their efforts to serve the underprivileged. He encouraged the audience to contribute more of their time and resources for community service. The dance competition which was organized based on dancer’s age group and dance forms (Classical, Folk and Bollywood) was then kicked off with the 6-9 year’s age group going first. Group exhibit performances by Kolam Dance Academy and Nidhi Tabla group, dance performances by
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Dr. Pramod Pandey of Sewa International Shri Girish Mehta, national advisor of Sewa explaining activities of Sewa to TV Asia International giving prize to the winners
Mehur Shrivastava and Aastha Gupta, Youth Shri Hemal Rathod, advisor of Sewa Boston giving volunteers of Sewa hosting the event prize to the winners
Dr. Java Joshi, chief guest for concluding Henna and Rangoli competitions ceremony, giving prize to the winners