True Blue! The 11th AGM of LUCKNOW LADIES CIRCLE – 84
TheAnnual General Meeting (AGM) of Lucknow Ladies Circle 84 was all that an annual event of such magnitude should be… and more. For, along with the mandatory rounding up of the year that went by and resolutions made for the year that was about to begin, there was fun and laughter in equal measure. Keeping up the spirit of tabling were Cr Neha Jhunjhunwala and Cr Stuti Agarwal with their gregarious sergeant act. Standup comedian Kunal Rao tickled the funny bone of the collected crowd, once the formalities of the AGM were over.
Goodbye and good luck
It was a traditional beginning to the AGM when the collected dignitaries lit the auspicious lamp. Thereafter, a heartwarming address by the Outgoing Chairlady, Cr Kavita Nigam, set the tone for the event. She graciously welcomed the Area Board members, guests and prospective members including Area 8 LC Chairperson Cr. Roopalini Bhatia, Area 8 LC Chairperson- elect Cr. Ritu Singh, Nat. HT Rajat Mathur, Area 8 Chairman Tr. Aditya Murti, Area 8 Chairman elect Tr. Umang Sah and Tablers and Sq.Legs of LRT 136. Cr Kavita summed up her year in office with a heartfelt note of thanks to her board and the other Circlers present at the venue. In addition, she laid great emphasis on the social work the circle had been a part of during her tenure, with a fond wish that Circle 84 continues the good work in years to come.
A greater insight into LLC 84’s work during the year gone by was provided by Secretary Cr Ritu Bhatia, who elaborated on all the meetings, projects and fellowship initiatives the Circle had undertaken. Lively photographs and anecdotes made her presentation all the more interesting.
Once Cr Ritu’s presentation was over, Cr Kavita ended her stint in her own touching manner by presenting the new joinees with treasured mementos.
Here’s to new beginnings
The outgoing team’s address was followed by Chairlady elect Bhavna Bajaj taking to the dias and outline her plans for the coming year. She began by addressing the national theme for the year which is “Believe in Yourself” and Give It your Very Best, Your Way. Her words were: “It is only when we start believing in ourselves and make others around us believe in their abilities, that we take the first step toward success.”
The twin purposes of every circle: Fellowship and social projects found an equal mention in Cr Bhavna’s address. She further added, “With this as the guiding principle, my main focus this year will be to create those opportunities for circlers that will help them develop their belief in themselves and those around them. This we plan to achieve through the various facets of circling- projects, fellowship, fundraising, HRD and Twinkler’s activities.”
The LLC 84 and LRT 136 joint project for the purpose of education for the underprivileged found a special mention in Chairlady Bhavna speech as did HRd activities and Twinklers’ project, in which she hoped for an equal participation from young fathers of the Table.
IPC Cr Kavita was congratulated on being appointed Area 8 HRD convenor and Cr Bhavna took this opportunity to emphasize on that oft ignored aspect of circling, HRD, which according to her if used appropriately, can be a most rewarding facet of circling. Hoping to revive just that with the help of IPC Cr Kavita and Cr Jyoti, Bhavna mooted the idea of a 2 minute talk by any circler on any topic of interest at regular meetings as suggested by the Nationals.
Achievements of other circlers also did not go unnoticed. Cr Bhavna announced the appointment of Cr Ritu Singh as the area chairlady of Area 8 and Cr Aparna as the Project convenor of Area 8.
Fun on the cards
The rounding up of the year for a Circle such as ours is sure to be an onerous task. But the organizers made sure the fun element was retained, not in the least ably assisted by sergeant-at-arms Cr Stuti Agarwal and Cr Neha Jhunjhunwala. No sooner were the appointed tasks over, they took to stage and true to the spirit of tabling pulled up circlers old and new for the faux pas committed. Of course the onlookers seemed to have a blast as one-by one their counterparts were pulled up.
The evening concluded with fun and laughter. Standup comedian from Mumbai, Kunal Rao had everyone in splits with his rather witty observations, but our very own Cr Kavita Nigam proved to be quite a match for him, especially when he began his tirade against non vegetarians. Right in the middle of his act, Cr Kavita pointed out laughingly wondered what was he doing in Tundeys, Lucknow famed kebab eatery and poor Kunal did seem at a loss for words.
Kunal’s act put the guests in the right mood to party and soon the dance floor filled up with merry revelers keen to shake a leg.
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