||Shri Satchitananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai||

Yet another successful year! New England Shirdi Sai Parivaar (NESSP) conducted and concluded its 3^nd Annual Kids Academic Competitions during the weekend of 12th December through 14^th December. Academic competitions are a great way for talented kids to deepen their knowledge about their favorite subjects and challenge themselves to research and create.

The event from start till the end was very well planned, structured and accomplished. The joy of working as a team, “dedication filled with devotion” of the volunteers is once again proved. All the volunteers behind this happening put in a lot of effort tirelessly since past two months working on logistics, setting the question papers and organizing and made sure that everything that is needed is there from Trophies to Pencils.

The competitions were conducted in various areas for all levels from grade 1 through 12. A total of 153 kids participated in Chess, Vocabulary Bee, Geography Bee and essay writing. For the first time ever, adult chess competition was conducted. The unique value proposition of this event was “Charity towards community”. All the participant families were asked to donate Clothes, shoes and nonperishable food items as the participation fees which will be distributed to the needy people via partner organizations life Lowell homeless shelter etc. This thought also helps in nurturing the kids about the significance of living in and for the community.

After the competitions the papers were evaluated and the award ceremony commenced in the presence of our beloved Sai.

Winners and the runners-up were awarded with trophies and certificates. Each and every child truly enjoyed participating in the event.
NESSP extends heartfelt thanks to each and every parent for their cooperation and the Zeal towards motivating their kids and help them realize their inner strengths and accomplish.

The entire weekend was filled with inimitable bliss and cheerfulness, and holds more uniqueness as it all happened under the umbrella of Shri Sai!!

Winners of the Kids Academic Competitions 2014 are:

Chess Level -1 

Winner   -       Chirag Katragadda
Runner up-    Kaizar Rangwala

Chess Level -2 

Winner         -Arya Chawla
Runner up    -Ajay Potluri

Chess Level -3

Winner      -Sriharshit Pedda
Runner up -Jayalakshmi Seyyadri

Winner-Venu pedda
Runner Up- Amit Lele

Essay Writing  

Winner         - Sathvika Babbi
Runner up   - Sneha Prasath

Vocabulary Level 1

Winner      - Ashrita Gandhari
Runner Up- Vidushi Nalakonda

Vocabulary Level 2

Winner        - Navin Ramesh
Runner up - Aishwarya Ramesh

Vocabulary Level 3

Winner       - Richa Juvekar
Runner up - Tanush Mittal

Geography Level 1

Winner         - Abhishek Vijay
Runner up - Saanvi Gowda

Geography Level 2

Winner        - Ranjana Ramesh
Runner up -Aishwarya Ramesh

Geography Level 3

Winner         - Saketh Mynampati
Runner up - Saniya Sapkal

Congratulations to all the volunteers for all the hard work and making the event a huge success and hope NESSP will continue making efforts to bring more diversity in future endeavors.

“Many Scholars agree that competitions are necessary, ingrained and essential for people as they are better off when they are trying to win rather than trying not to lose as the thrill of victory is sweeter”. Such competitions help the children grow and realize their inner strengths and survive in this aggressively competitive world.

NESSP conducts free chess practice sessions and storytelling every Sunday at the Temple in Sai Community Center, Unit # 3 from 2:00-4:00 PM.

Please follow the pictures link for NESSP Academic Competitions:

https://picasaweb.google.com/108818823152960621467/NESSPKidsAcademicCompetitions2014

Upcoming Events:

December 31st – Vaikunta Ekadasi, New Year Eve – Temple will be open till Mid-Night

January 1st New Year Day – Temple will be open all day

January 4^th- Saamuhika Sai Satya Vratam.

More details are available at the temple website: www.nessp.org.

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