Golden Club held its membership drive dinner at Bangalore Club on April 12, 2003. The event also served as a general body meeting for the club. It was very successful and was attended by many leading members of the community. Members of the present executive committee including Ragini Seth (President), Anil Shah (Vice-President), Sunita Tuli (Treasurer), Dr. Bhanu Gandhi (Secretary), Sarla Samnotra (Director), the Past President Mr. Mathur, and one of the founding members Dr. & Mrs. Dudani were present at the event.

Described as a ‘club for those with a Golden Heart’, they have several events planned for their members. Events include a trip to Mohegan Sun or Foxwood in June, Boston Duck Tour /Picnic in July, a Health Clinic in August, Dinner Theater in September and a Europe trip or a cruise to the Islands in October. Two presentations were featured. The first presentation dealt with the concept of “Brookside Village” and the second was a presentation by Art of Living.

Brookside Village” is a continuing care retirement community, developed by the Erickson Retirement Communities. They have locations in Dearborn MI, Peabody MA, Pompton Plains NJ, Tinton Falls, NJ, Parkville, MD, Catonsville MD, Silver Spring MD, and Springfield VA. One can purchase a unit such as a studio staring at $146,000 to a 2 bedroom, 2 baths for $258,000 to $364,000. Depending on the size of the Unit there is a monthly fee starting at $1,100 to approx $2,000. This fee includes everything in the unit except the telephone. These utilities cover a meal, use of all community areas such as card room, billiards room, library, swimming pool, hot tub, crafts studio, on site banking, medical services, postal center, maintenance oaf the apartment, grounds, 24 hour safety/security, local scheduled transportation, and cable TV. If there are 2 people in the apartment there is an additional fee of $560. To reserve your space you need to put down $1000, which is fully refundable. If your estate wants to sell the unit the management will sell your unit for you. It is a worry free environment. Dr. Dudani presented the "Brookside Village" a planned community concept for the Indian community. He urged people to think seriously along the idea, as there is a need for such a community in New England.

Janhavi Wadhwani, a teacher from Mumbai, now residing in Boston, gave a brief presentation on the "Art of Living" courses that are being conducted in the Boston area. She demonstrated to the group, the effects of the breath on the body, mind and emotions. She also spoke of the different sources of energy that the body needs and how with proper understanding and awareness, one can improve one’s health, energy levels, concentration, enthusiasm and the quality of life through the meditation process. Stress being one of the main causes of disease as well as inter personal problems, the ‘Sudarshan Kriya’ helps eliminate it from every cell of the body, bringing about greater balance. She also showed an 8 min video on the actual concept and the mission of the "Art of Living" organization.

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