Sunday, July 6th was our fi rst picnic of the year and the weather could not have been hotter! About 180 people gathered at Wildwood Park in Mississauga, which made this our most successful picnic ever. During the day the adults were busy chatting and barbequing away, while all the children were invited to participate in various activities planned out by the MGM committee, such as sack race, ‘twist and turn’ and the popular tug-of-war. Water fi ghts were happening everywhere, to cool off from the hot, sticky weather. MGM was also on hand to welcome the many visitors from near and far who came to join us at our annual picnic. The evening then ended perfectly with a full khichadi and tomato chutney dinner. Our MGM community was so generous in donating funds for our mandal, which concluded in amazing results! Please refer to the Treasurer’s Report for more information. Parmanandabhai Vallabh proposed an excellent idea, in the spirit of fundraising, by suggesting that in lieu of the FREE park entrance, members may wish to donate $5 to the samaj. The response was tremendous. Thank you Parmanandabhai and everyone for supporting MGM generously!

The weather was much bearable for our second picnic, which was also held at Wildwood Park in Mississauga on Sunday, August 10th. Approximately 160 people came out to join in all the festivities. The children were busy all day in the jumping castle, which was funded from the generous donations from the fi rst picnic. Many got to relax during the day from barbequing since a full vegetarian and non-vegetarian meal was cooked and provided onsite. The cooperation and help from all ladies was greatly appreciated! The East African Association picnic was also held at the same park. Mr. Narendrabhai Panchal, president of EAA, took the time to visit us and brought a gift of their very own, cooked-on-site mogho and channa – what a treat! It was enjoyed by all. Our President, Mrs. Anupama Parmar too, took the opportunity to visit the EAA picnic and greated warmly by their members. Mr Hiteshbhai Zhaveri who has recently set up business in Canada (from India) presented some his merchandise of jewellery and murtis, and kindly offered to donate 5% of his sales that day to MGM. We thank him for his generosity and wish him success with his new venture.Along with that, many adults were participating in various sports throughout the day, ending it all with a very long and competitive volleyball game while the picnic was clearing out. Everybody had a great time and a great workout! See you all at next year’s picnic!