Hi there,

Welcome to our latest edition of our NAAC e-alert.?Greetings to all those who have recently celebrated Navratri, Dusshera?and best wishes to all who will be celebrating Diwali and the forthcoming 550th Birthday of Guru Nanak Devji. Diwali will be celebrated at all the different Mandirs & Gurudwaras with refreshments and fireworks. Please contact the respective places of worship for more details. On behalf of NAAC, we?wish each and every one of you a Very Happy Festive Season bringing you peace, prosperity, happiness and good health.?

Our NAAC Music & Dance classes will restart on Wednesday 6 November 2019 after the half term break. Please let your family and friends know and register your names with us ASAP...For full details use this link to download the poster...and also please renew your NAAC membership...

Dates For Your Diary...

Monday 28 October 2019 @ 4550 Miles From Delhi?

Brahma Samaj Nottingham ?Bastu Varas??

Sunday 17 November 2019 @ Crowne Plaza

Bollywood Dhamaka Charity Ball 2019

Nottingham West Lions Pride Club Branch look forward to hosting a full house at Crowne Plaza Nottingham on 17 November 2019. Come and join us for a fantastic event and help raise funds for Children's Vision Screening Camera's and Our local Air Ambulance Services, life saving, charitable causes.

We have a great event with excellent sumptuous cuisine provide by the award winning Cumin Restaurant and dazzling entertainment by Amarjit Lall and Damini plus an amazing Bollywood Dance Group.

Check out the links below for our charitable causes?and for more information about the event:

Bollywood Dhamaka Charity Ball 2019

https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/resources-for-members/resource-center/vision-screening

https://www.ambucopter.org.uk/?

https://www.eaaa.org.uk/??

For tickets and if you'd like to sponsor please call:

Sumita Bhambi: 07949 131751? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Tejpal Basson: 07771 504076

Gurcharan Manku: 07802 918386? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Nina Virdi: 07944 051187?

Kusum Sood: 07980 699342? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Or Email:[email protected]

Saturday 30 November 2019 @ Lutterell Hall

Apna Alzheimer's Association Launch Event

?Apna Alzheimer?s Association??are holding a fund raiser evening?on Saturday 30^th November 2019 and are looking for your support and sponsorships. The charity is raising funds for a Dementia Cafe, catering for South Asian and wider communities in Nottingham.?

There will be a weekly planned and supervised Dementia Cafe for both the Dementia sufferers and their carers to attend.?Although, these activities will be run primarily by volunteers, the charity will incur running costs, transport costs, resource costs, advertising costs and any other reasonable costs. They?need your help to support their fundraiser and are relying on local charitable gestures that ensure they meet all their set aims and objectives.

For more details on the Charity and for Sponsorship, please click on the links below:

AAA Mission Statement

AAA Sponsorship Letter

AAA Poster

And Finally...Artcore needs your support!!!

Please see below Artcore campaign for crowd funding. They?would highly appreciate if you can help by sharing the campaign further to your contacts.

"We are currently fundraising for the 2nd phase of refurbishment of our new city centre location in Derby?s Cathedral Quarter at the gateway to the Cultural Hub.?

We are?looking to raise ?10,000 as match funding?through the Crowd Funder?platform,?to make the building fully accessible, energy efficient and make it an inclusive space for all to enjoy.?We need your help to make our Big Dream come true and you can support us in this!

You have been with us in our journey of establishing Artcore in Derby over the last 10 years, believing in us and trusting in what we do; and have seen us grow; working and supporting people from all walks of life. We would love you to be an integral part of our new building and the next part of our journey that will be sure to take us to soaring heights. ?

Use the following link to see our campaign video and architect drawn plans of our Big Dream for the building:"

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/artcore-new-building-refurbishment

Best Wishes,

Ruchita and Zahir? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Artcore,?3 Charnwood Street,?Derby DE1 2GT

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Email:?[email protected]?and?[email protected]

Tel: 0115 876 5589 / 0115 876 5590

Nina Mob: 07944 051187 |?Bhavesh Mob: 07792 247331