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Swami Shantanandaji addressing the audience
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The
Chinmaya Saraswati 2014 Annual Banquet was attended by around 150 guests, and the fundraising
goals were exceeded beyond the expectations of the organizers. This was
all due to the extremely generous donations and pledges by the attending
guests. Prior to the banquet, there was a commitment for $110,000 of
donations. In addition, at the banquet, there were
pledges for another $150,000. The funds raised will help setup the
shrines for Saraswati Mata and also for Ganeshji, Durga mata and Lakshmi
Devi.
The
program started with the invocation
prayer by Vijay Narayan, an undergrad student from Yale University and
member of the Yale Raga Society. This was followed by the main
entertainment, of the evening, by Sur Et Veritaal, an a capella group
from Yale University. This a capella group was unlike any other, with
brilliant performance in Hindi songs, and entertained the audience
bringing them to their feet with standing ovation. The evening ended
with a delicious dinner from Bangalore Restaurant. This success of the
CMFN annual banquet was due to the diligent and thoughtful work of many
CMFN volunteers and the generosity of donors.
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Yale Raga Society
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Board members of Chinmaya Mission Fairfield New-Haven
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The Children
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A young Bala Vihar student speaker
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A Jr. Yuva Kendra speaker
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A Satsang speaker
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