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Past EventsJanuary 20th, 2013: Activity Based Eco Day Venue: M A Center Time: 1:30PM- 6:00PM "Everything in Nature is a wonderful miracle. Isn't the little bird flying through the vast sky a miracle?" —Amma Let us begin the new year by giving our children the opportunity to come closer to nature. Come for a fun filled day at the M A Center where the children & adults will learn about Solar Energy, Water shed, Dams & and the green aspect of the property by engaging in various activities. Join us for a one-hour-plus hike in the rolling hills of the MA Center property. Activity based walks for three age groups (4 to 8yrs, 9 to 12 yrs, and teens) will use a wide and safe trail up into the watershed of Crow Creek. Walkers of all ages will learn about and experience the harmony of nature, flora and fauna, the rushing water and dams of the watershed of Crow Creek. We’ll talk about the amazing topography of the Bay Area shaped by multiple rivers and creeks like Crow Creek and San Leandro Creek. With any luck we will see and learn to identify (for appropriate ages) native oaks and bay trees, redwoods, pine, eucalyptus, and many other trees. Then in the under layer we’ll note mushrooms, grasses, coyote brush, lavender, rosemary and mistletoe hanging in the trees. We.ll look at erosion, imagine salmon swimming up the creek, get a good look at cattle grazing and how it has changed the landscape. With any luck we will see some deer, swans, ducks, hawks and vultures and maybe even a skunk or a fox (probably at a distance)! For appropriate ages we will take a careful look at all the issues of global warming and how the natural environment reacts to and influences global warming. We’ll also take a close up look at a new large installation of solar panels. Paricipants will enjoy a 21st century learning experience in an ancient and beautiful natural setting. If it looks like rain, bring your raincoats, boots and umbrellas and all the brave souls can take a walk in the rain. Warm and dry alternative activities will make up Plan B. In addition to the above there will also be yoga session, service projects, games & fun activities for the children. Below is the tentative schedule for the day. 1:30-1:45 Sign In & Introduction 1:45-2:15 Yoga Session for children & adults 2:30-4:00 Ashram Hike (Educational & Activity based tour about Solar Energy, Water Shed Etc) 4:00-4:30 Break & Snacks for Children 4:30-5:00 AIMS Seva Project for older children & Picture cutting seva for the little ones 6:00-6:15 Closing & Snacks Please have your children wear proper shoes, warm jackets etc. Also carry water bottles & snacks for the hike. Kindly register ASAP as this event has limited capacity. To register for this event please use the link below. www.ecoday2013.eventbrite.com ======================================== January 6th 2013: Children's Satsang Let's kick start the New Year with children's Satsang and Amma's blessings by getting together at Venue: Usha & Raj's Home As you all know it is a no-dessert potluck followed by bhajans led by the kids. This will be followed by Arati and a short video that has a good life message for the kids. Additional info about the event can be found at: http://www.balakendra.org/childrens-satsang-guidelines.html ======================================== December 9th, 2012: Annual Nursing Home Visit Venue: Lifehouse Castro Valley Health Care 20259 Lake Chabot Rd Castro Valley , CA 94546 Map (510) 351-3700 Time: 2:00PM We have our Annual Christmas Caroling at LifeHouse, Castro Valley on Sunday, December 9, 2012 from 2-4PM PST. Details are below. We will visit with the residents of the nursing home, sing Christmas carols and give flowers and candy. Attached is the list of Christmas carols. Please practice as many as your can. If your children wish to play their instruments, they will have the opportunity to do so when we split up and visit the residents in their rooms. Please BRING A COPY of these carols so that each child has a copy. Please come prepared and dress in Christmas colors for the occasion. Children can make and bring Christmas cards to give each resident. Volunteers are needed to bring 3 dozen bottled waters, 3 dozen red roses and Candies(regular and diabetic). Please let Sudha know who can help with the water, flowers and the candies. Please be at the LifeHouse at 1:45PM so that we can start our program at 2PM sharp. We will end by 4PM. Parking is along the fence facing the front door of the facility. This means you will park at the Eden Hospital parking area Contact: Sudha Jaganathan November 4th 2012: Nature Hike Venue: Del Valle Regional Park 7000 Del Valle Road, Livermore, CA 94550 Time: 2:00PM Sharp On Sunday, November 4th, we are organizing a Balakendra hike, suitable for all, 4 years and older. We will start the hike at 2pm sharp. It is a 3.8 mile loop, which should take about 2 hours. Please click on the link below to register for this event. http://naturehike2-eorg.eventbrite.com/ Getting There: From Interstate 580 in Alameda County, exit Central Livermore/North Livermore Avenue (exit 52b). Drive south on North Livermore, which turns into South Livermore, passes through downtown, makes a sharp left curve, and turns into Tesla Road (about 3.5 miles from 580). Just past the curve, look for the brown "parks" sign and turn right onto Mines Road. Drive about 3.5 miles, at which point Mines Road veers left. Follow the brown parks signs, and stay straight on Del Valle Road about another 3.5 miles to the park entrance kiosk, on the right side of the road. Park near the snack bar if possible. Here are directions to Del Valle Regional Park if you are coming through 680 From San Ramon on 680S http://goo.gl/maps/lvVqL
From 680S Take exit 30B to merge onto I-580 E towards Stockton Take exit 52B for N. Livermore Avenue toward Livermore Turn right onto N. Livermore Ave. Continue onto Tesla Road Turn right onto Mines Road Continue onto Del Valle Road Turn left to stay on Del Valle Road to get to destination From Fremont on 680N http://goo.gl/maps/orlEb
From 680N Take exit 21B for CA 84E toward Livermore Merge onto CA-84E/Vallecitos Road Turn right onto Vallecitos Rd Continue onto Holmes St. Turn right onto Concannon Blvd. Turn right onto S. Livermore Ave. Continue onto Tesla Road Turn right onto Mines Road Continue onto Del Valle Road Turn left to stay on Del Valle Road to get to destination
Please bring water to keep hydrated during the hike. Please email (brajganesh@gmail.com) if you can volunteer for the post-hike snacks - one volunteer each for muffins and juice packs. Here are a couple of useful links. http://www.ebparks.org/parks/del_valle http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/delvalle.html
We are planning our bi-annual homeless feeding event on Oct 20th - Saturday. Due to limited space in the kitchen, we request two families to volunteer to take the food and serve. Families who have not attended this event in the past are encouraged to sign up. Please sign up at your earliest if you are interested. All other families can contribute by signing up in the link below: October 7th 2012: Rice Plus Project & Beach Picnic Time : 10:30 am to 6 pm. Venue : Carmel What are we doing? Families will pack rice and other dried foods provided by the Rice Plus Project for poor migrant families during this time and then go to the Carmel beach for a picnic. Families should bring their own picnic baskets with water/juice for their children. If you wish to share something, that would be great too. What is Rice Plus Project: The Rice plus Project is a non-profit humanitarian organization that feeds clothes and supports people in our community who lack the essentials of life. Many field workers and their families in our community are hungry every day, living in unheated sheds and rooms and trying to cope with life. If you wish to donate something, the suggestion is to bring canned goods (vegetables, etc), powdered milk, sweaters and underwear for kids, tomato sauce in jars or cans, nuts, granola bars, etc. Items that can be used by families with children. Many of the kids need food for school. Most of these items are available at Costco. If you cannot attend the event but wish to send some non-perishable items for distribution (not rice but the other items),please contact Sudha Jaganathan. Please click on the link below to register for this event. http://riceplusprojectandbeachpicnic.eventbrite.com/ ======================================== October 6th 2012: Bala Kendra Bake Sale Venue: M A Center (SNACK TENT) Time: 6:00PM Contact: Priya Pillai Phone: 925-984-4678 We have another wonderful Seva opportunity coming up for our little ones - The MA Center Saturday night Bake Sale! Not only do all proceeds go to support Amma's Humanitarian activities, the Bake Sale also allows Ashram devotees who spend the day doing Seva to have a light snack before dinner. And most importantly the kids have a lot of fun with it as they get to help make the goodies and also serve (with parent assistance). Last Bala Kendra Bake Sale was a huge success and we have another oppotunity for our little ones again on the 6th of October.Priya has created a signup sheet at the below site. Please go there to sign up for seva times and items to bring. ALL ITEMS NEED TO BE HOME MADE with the exception of Pizza, juice packets and Samosas. ======================================== September 27th, 2012: Amma's Birthday Children's Variety Show: Venue: M A Center Time: TBD On the occassion of Amma's birthday the kids will do very nice presentations with a mix of instrumental, voice, skit, etc. Each child can do an offering of their talent individually or a group can do a presentation. We have a total of about 45 minutes available for the kids. Below are some of the guidelines for the program. 1) The performance should not last more than 2 minutes for individual presentations & 3 minutes for group presentations. We encourage group presentations so we can give more kids an opportunity to perform.2) You should be able to reach the ashram by 4:30 PM. 3) The items should be cultural not bhajan singing as that will be done later in the evening. ======================================== September 7th 2012: Sri Krishna Jayanthi, Birthday of Lord Krishna Time: 7:00 pm- 12 Midnight Venue: M A Center Program will include: Games, Dances, Spiritual Talk and Devotional Singing and will culminate with scripture reading of the Birth of Lord Krishna from the Srimad Bhagavatam and the Sacred Bath (puja). ======================================== August 26th 2012: Saraswati Puja Every year, at the start of the school year, we take a few minutes to invoke the blessings of Mother Saraswati. Continuing on this Bala Kendra tradition, this year's Saraswati Pooja is scheduled at the M.A. Center on Aug 26, 2012. For those of you who have not attended before, it is a small ceremony at the Ashram main hall. The kids perform the Pooja themselves to their own Mother Saraswati under the guidance of gurus & parents. This event is free and open to all children. ======================================== May 6th 2012: Regular Class & Distribution of Certificates & Trophies Venue:Home of Jyothi Das Time: 3:00 PM =================================== April 29th 2012: Kite flying & Holi Picnic March 17th 2012: Homeless feeding Venue: St. Anthony of Padua Church 3215 Cesar Chavez St. (between Folsom and Shotwell) San Francisco, CA 94110 Time: 3:15PM ======================================== February 20th 2012: Children's Satsang & Marshmallow Roasting Venue:M A Center (Meadow near the pond) Time: 4:00PM-7:30PM The Children's satsang will begin with the children leading the bhajans.This will then be followed by roasting marshmallows. The schedule for the evening is below: January 15th 2012: Eco Day Venue:M A Center Venue: Home of Shailendra & Swati DhaktodeTime: 1:30PM-4:30PM Time: 6:00PM Click here to read children's satsang guidelines. =======================================Dec 18th 2011: Regular Class Time: 3:00 pm Venue: M A Center The schedule for the class is: 3:00 to 3:30 pm: Mantra practice and recitation class 3:30 to 5:30 pm: Regular class including group prayer, stories, discussion, bhajans, and other activities. ======================================== December 11th 2011: Annual Nursing Home visit Time: 2-4pm Venue: Lifehouse Castro Valley Healthcare ======================================== Dec 4th 2011: Regular Class 3:00 to 3:30 pm: Mantra practice and recitation class 3:30 to 5:30 pm: Regular class including group prayer, stories, discussion, bhajans, and other activities. ======================================== December 2nd 2011: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 6:30 pm Venue: Home of Raj & Usha ======================================== October 29th, 2011: Homeless Feeding Time: 5:00pm sharp. (We will start serving food at 5:45pm) Venue: Abode Services- “ Sunrise Village ” ======================================== October 16th 2011: Sunol Hike & Kite Flying Time: 2:30 PM Venue: Sunol Regional Park The Bala Kendra families have been invited to participate in 'Hiking with Kids and Kite flying' . Please click on the link below to see pictures from our previous hiking trip. http://picasaweb.google.com/balakendra/HikePhotos_Mar2010# ======================================== Pottery Workshop on Glazing & Decorating: October 8th: Time: 2PM-4PM October 9th: Time: 10 AM-4PM Venue: M A Center (Kitchen Tent) The workshop will include demonstrations by knitters, weavers & craftspeople. ======================================== October 7th 2011: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 6:30 pm Venue: Home of Sanjay & Deepali Anavekar ======================================== September 27th, 2011: Amma's Birthday Children's Variety Show: Venue: M A Center Time: 4:45 PM-5:45PM On the occassion of Amma's birthday the kids will do very nice presentations with a mix of instrumental, voice, skit, etc. Each child can do an offering of their talent individually or a group can do a presentation. We have a total of about 45 minutes available for the kids. Below are some of the guidelines for the program. ======================================== September 7th, 2011: Ganesh Chathurthi - Immersion of Clay Murthis Time: 7:00 pmVenue: M A Center The festivities will culminate with the**Visarjana (ceremonial immersion) of Lord Ganesha in the Ashram Pond.* The symbolism of this ceremony is that all forms are temporary, having both their origin and final destination in the formless Absolute. We will meet at Amrita Hall before processing to the pond and will return there for bhajans afterwards. ========================================September 5th, 2011: Saraswati Pooja Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Venue: M. A Center A right start is important for anything that we do.Come and join other kids for a Saraswati Pooja to mark the beginning of the school year. This event is designed to involve kids in invoking the blessings of Mother Saraswati.Let's help kids achieve their best in school and everything they do. Please click on the link below to register for this event. ======================================== August 27th, 2011: Ganesh Chathurthi - Making of Clay Murthis. Time: 3:00 pm Venue: M A Center This coming Saturday, August 27,* *starting at 3:00pm, we will begin the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi,* the Birthday of Lord Ganesha. Everyone will have the opportunity to make his/her own individual Ganesh murthi (clay statue) ======================================== August 21st 2011: Sri Krishna Jayanthi, Birthday of Lord Krishna Time: 7:00 pm- 12 Midnight Venue: M A Center Program will include: Games, Dances, Spiritual Talk and Devotional Singing and will culminate with scripture reading of the Birth of Lord Krishna from the Srimad Bhagavatam and the Sacred Bath (puja). Kindly refer to the schedule below. *Schedule: * 6:30 pm: Early serving of Dinner 7:00 pm: Games (for kids of all ages!) 7:45 pm: Children’s Performance 8:00 pm: Satsang & Bhajans with Dayamrita Swami 9:15 pm: Dinner Break 10:00 pm: Bhajans and Circle Dance 11:30 pm: Reading from Srimat Bhagavatam 12:00 am: Sacred Bath of Lord Sri Krishna followed by Arati & Prasad Distribution ======================================== August 14th 2011: Pool Party Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Home of Deepak & Priya Pillai Its Summer and its time for the Balakendra Annual Pool Party! If you are in town then please join us. It will be a nice play date for the kids and also for the parents.Things to bring: Swimwear, goggles, towel, water shoes/flip flops, floats/noodles/water toys, sunscreen, sun hat, change of clothes, folding chairs Agenda: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Swim Time 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Snack Time (Potluck) 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Bhajans and closing prayer ======================================== June 4 2011: Presentation to Amma Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Venue: M.A.Center Note that June 4 is the date of the presentation to Amma and the devotees. The children will sing bhajans and then a short skit and a dance will also be presented. Please make sure you reserve from 11 am to 3 pm for the program which will be in Amrita Hall where we usually have classes. Families can go for darshan after the program. Kindly assemble in the Peach Cottage (on the left as you enter the ashram, opposite the vegetable garden) at noon so we can prepare to go up to the hall together and also warm-up for the bhajans. ======================================== June 3 2011: Special Children's Welcome for Amma Venue: M. A. Center Time: 7:00PM On Friday evening the kids will have a chance to greet Amma as she arrives for evening bhajans. We would like to make this a spiritual costume offering with the kids lining up along the way as Amma walks into the hall. The kids will line up on both sides of the aisle (middle of Amrita Hall) that Amma uses to reach the stage. Kids can dress up as Gopis, as Gopas, or other divine personalities from the puranas or as saints. Amma always likes to see the kids dressed up. Some of the kids will be given flower petals, others may hold deepaks, etc. This special offering is in honor of Amma's 25th anniversary of coming to the Bay Area. The kids will be asked to sing "Aye Guru Maharani Mata Amritanandamayi" as Amma walks in and up the stage. The kids can then follow Amma up the stage and sit on the stage as she conducts the evening program. Amma loves to see the children happy and celebrating. ======================================== May 1 2011: Yoga Workshop Time: 10:00 AM - 1: PM Venue: M.A.Center Amrita Balakendra would be proudly presenting a Yoga Workshop on May 1st between 10 am and 1 pm. As part of the workshop separate yoga sessions will be held simultaneously for Ladies, Gents, Younger Kids (4 - 8 years) and Older Kids (8 - 16 years). The program is open to public and the program flyer is attached. Please forward this to any of your friends that may be interested.Please register for this program by going to http://balakendra.eventbrite.com/ ============================================ April 24th: Regular Bala Kendra Class & Joint Bhajan Practice Time: 3:00PM Venue: Home of Sujatha & Ranjith The kids are tentatively scheduled to present to Amma on June 4, Saturday (late morning). Both the San Ramon and South Bay Bala Kendra groups will be singing three bhajans together as a part of the presentation (Guru Charanam, You Mean Everything to Me, Dinom Ke Dukh Harta). The joint bhajan practice is to coordinate singing together. Schedule:3 pm Opening Prayers. 3:15 pm Joint Bhajan Practice. 4 pm Regular Classes for all groups. 5 pm Mantra Practice for San Ramon group. 5:30 pm Aarati. As you come into the ashram, please let the parking staff know that the children are coming to the ashram for a presentation to Amma. The staff should be willing to accomodate the families for parking on the ashram property. 1) The performance should not last more than 2 minutes for individual presentations & 3 minutes for group presentations. We encourage group presentations so we can give more kids an opportunity to perform. 2) You should be able to reach the ashram by 4:30 PM. 3) The items should be cultural not bhajan singing as that will be done later in the evening. ======================================== Apr 9 2011: Bala Kendra Bake Sale Venue: M. A. Center Time: 6:30 PM-9:30 PM The Bala Kendra Group was recently added to the group of Satsangs that participate in the Saturday bake sale. The bake sale has been taking place at the M.A Center for almost 10 years. The net proceeds from the bake sale help support Amma's housing project in India and other countries around the world. This project is called Amrita Kuteeram and has built more than 40,000 homes so far. It is an opportunity to take part in this bake sale. The best way to help the bake sale is by bringing in homemade baked goods.======================================== Apr 1 2011: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 6:30 pm Venue: Home of Shailendra & Swati Dhaktode Click here to read children's satsang guidelines. ========================================March 16th: Ski Trip Time: 6:15AM Venue: Dublin Best Buy Complex As part of our Amrita Bala Kendra annual winter activities, We are planning for a one-day trip to Pinecrest for our Children to learn skiing and have fun with tubing and sledding (sled-riding). We are goin to Pinecrest (Dodgeridge) where they provide group lesson for young children particularly for first timers. I am sure this will be a great trip and children will get motivated to learn ski along with their friends. Feb 11 2011: Screening Movie "Dirt" Time: 7:00 PMVenue: M.A Center ======================================== Jan 16 2011: Eco Day Time: 2 pm Click here to read children's satsang guidelines. ======================================== Dec 19 2010: Bala Kendra Class (No Shruti Class) 3:00 to 3:30 pm: Mantra practice and recitation class 3:30 to 5:30 pm: Regular class including group prayer, stories, discussion, bhajans, and other activities. Venue: Home of Sujatha & Ranjith The class will be followed by a potluck dinner and some singing, celebration, etc. ======================================== Dec 12 2010: Annual Visit to Nursing Home to share with the elderly Time: 2PM-4PM Venue: LifeHouse Castro Valley Healthcare This is our annual visit to LifeHouse Castro Valley nursing home to bring the Christmas spirit and caroling for the residents. Christmas Carols will be sent out towards middle of November, so everyone can practice with musical instruments and singing. We will be doing practice right before the main performance(like last year). That is why we need you to practice at home before meeting. ======================================== Dec 3 2010: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Click here to read children's satsang guidelines. ======================================== Nov 14 2010: Bala Kendra Class 2:30 to 3:00 pm: Shruthi Class 3:00 to 3:30 pm: Mantra practice and recitation class 3:30 to 5:30 pm: Regular class including group prayer, stories, discussion, bhajans, and other activities. Venue: Home of Kamal Panda ======================================== Nov 12 2010: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Venue: Home of Krish & Hema Sivakumar. Click here to read children's satsang guidelines. ======================================== Oct 1 2010: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Venue: Home of Maya & Brehon Kundaserry Click here to read children's satsang guidelines. ======================================== Sept 6 2010: Labor Day Hike & Kite Flying Time: 3 pm Venue: Sunol Wilderness. After little break, it is time to start our Balakendra outdoor activities again... Let's start with hiking and Kite flying during Labour day weekend . As this will be the first long weekend after the start of school year, it should be very relaxing for both children and families. ======================================== Sept 3 2010: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Venue: Home of Shailendra & Swati. ======================================== August 22 2010: Saraswati Pooja and Beginning of New Bala Kendra Semester. Time : 2 pm Venue : M.A. Center Come and mark an auspicious beginning for the school year 2010-11 with a Saraswati Pooja.This is when kids, with guidance from adults, conduct a Saraswati Pooja themselves and invoke Mother Saraswati's blessings.There will be songs, stories and a Saraswati picture that the kids can take home. ======================================== August 1 2010: Rice Packing for Poor Families and Beach Picnic Time : 10:30 am to 6 pm. Venue : Carmel ======================================== June 5 2010: Presentation to Amma by Bala Kendra Children & Parents Time: 11:00 AM Venue: M A Center ======================================== May 23 2010: Regular Class & Distribution of Certificates & Trophies Time: 2:30Pm Venue: Home of Krish & Hema ======================================== May 16 2010: Regular Class Time: 2:30Pm Venue: Home of Lalitha Subramaniam ====================================== May 9 2010: End of year picnic & Holi Celebration Time: 11 AM-5PM Venue:M A Center ( Meadow besides the Pond) ====================================== May 7 2010: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Venue: Home of Venu and Viji ======================================== Apr 4 2010: Eco Day & Easter Egg Hunt Time: 2 pmVenue: MA Center Our quest for a greener earth continues this Easter with a combined tree planting and egg hunt. The kids had good fun last year hunting for eggs around the Ashram and then heading out to plant trees. ================================== Apr 2 2010: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Venue: Home of Ranjith & Sujatha ===================================== March 27 Clay Event Time: 9am- 4 pmVenue: M A Center There is fun activity and seva opportunity for children and adults to make garden markers for the ashram's community garden. The kids and adults will have an opportunity to make garden markers for the MA Center Community Garden and Amma's Orchard, as well as watch profesional potters make pots on a wheel. A real art! The 300 pots we are making on this day will be used for the Sani Pujas Amma has asked Dayamrita Swami to perform here at the MA Center, starting next Fall. The Shiva Lingam is on its way from India! We are very blessed. ======================================== Mar 21 2010:Hike to Mission Peak (Fremont) Time: 2 pm The Bala Kendra families have been invited to participate in 'Hiking with Kids' at Mission Peak, Fremont. ====================================== Mar 7 2010: Games & Arts Day Time: 2:30 pm-5:30 pm Venue: Ragini & Guna's Residence Several age appropriate activities for children aged 4-14. Arts / Crafts projects: Children will work on individual art projects like picture frames, garlands, bookmarks, and bead bracelets that they can take home with them. There will also be a collage competition! The activities will be structured to cater to both the younger and the older children. Group activities: Children will collaborate on an art project that will be presented to our Beloved AMMA when She visits Bay Area in June 2010. There will also be another surprise group activity for the kids. Games: Several fun indoor or outdoor (depending on the weather) games are being planned. ======================================== Mar 5 2010: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Venue: Home of Smruti-Dinesh, Ashka and Varun ======================================== Feb 5 2010: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Venue: Home of Sangeetha and Hari ======================================== Jan 1 2010: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Venue: Home of Anita and Sudhir Aggarwal ======================================== Dec 20: Final Class of Semester and End of Holiday Season Celebration Time: 3 pm Venue: Home of Nivedita and Kamal Panda ======================================== Dec 4: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Venue: Home of Raj and Usha Sekar ======================================== Dec 13: Annual Christmas Caroling Visit to Nursing Home Time: 2 pm Please mark your calendars for Dec 13, 2009 as the date for our annual Christmas Caroling visit to the Nursing Home in Castro Valley. The Nursing home details are below. The visit with the elderly patients there will be from 2PM to 4PM. We will have some practice sessions with some popular carols in Nov-early Dec. Last year some of the children performed their instruments along with others singing.More to come later. For right now, just want to make sure you can put it on your Dec calendars. LifeHouse Castro Valley Healthcare 20259 Lake Chabot Rd Castro Valley , CA 94546 Map (510) 351-3700 ======================================== Nov 6: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Venue: Krish and Hema Sivakumar ======================================== Nov 1: Environmental Event Time: 2:30-5pm Venue: M A Center ======================================== Oct 18: Hiking with Kids Time: 2 pm The Bala Kendra families have been invited to participate in 'Hiking with Kids' at Sunol Regional park (http://www.ebparks.org/parks/sunol) on Sunday, October 18th @ 2 pm. There are many, many miles of beautiful trails to explore very close to our city, so lets get out there with kids and take a hike! It can be a little challenging for the kids but very rewarding when they get on the little bench located on a hill overlooking the entire valley. We will be choosing the trial that will be ideal for the children of all ages and also for the parents who are hiking for the first time. ======================================== Oct 2: East Bay Children's Satsang Time: 7 pm Venue: Home of Guna and Ragini By chance, this is also Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday and perhaps we can do something related to that with the kids. ======================================== April 17th: Earth Day Green friends and the M.A Center warmly invite you to our annual Earth Day Celebration ! A day of fun and education for the whole family that will include: a walking meditation, spring picnic in the meadow, live music and games for kids of all ages. Please click below for more details and earth day poster. Time: 7 pm Click here to read children's satsang guidelines. ======================================== September 4th, 2011: Rice Packing & Beach Picnic Time: 10:30 AM- 1:00 PM Venue: Carmel CA If you can donate school supplies to the children of the migrant families, please bring to Sandhya & Ramesh Kolar's house on Forest St in Carmel on that day. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.Bring family and friends. Bring some picnic food with you. It is hard to go & buy locally since parking can be very difficult near the beach. Don't forget sunblock lotion, hats, water/juice, folding chairs, mats/rugs to spread on the sand, swim suits/towels/ etc. Please click on the link below for additional information. ======================================== The character trait of this time of the year is Giving. We enjoy spending quality time with family and friends and love sharing gifts. With that in mind, please also consider giving back to the Mother Nature who is nurturing us by providing the essential nutrients of life. Join us in serving Mother nature by participating in the Day of Service 2012 on January 15, 2012. As some of you already know, this event is planned especially for kids where Amrita Bala Kendra, Common Vision, and the Green Friends collaborate together to provide a fun filled nature education afternoon for kids of all ages. Kids will learn about nature and will participate in a tree planting event. The event is also designed to celebrate the National Day of Service (birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)====================================== January 6th 2012: East Bay Children's Satsang & New Year Celebration======================================== To register for this event please click on the link below:http://wintercampfirechildrenssatsang.eventbrite.com/ The event is open to all so don't forget to invite your friends as well. Additional info about the children's satsang can be found at http://www.balakendra.org/childrens-satsang-guidelines.html ======================================== Since seating is limited, so please register early. You can register at http://saraswatipooja2010.eventbrite.com After the Ski lessons, Children can have fun time with tubing and Sledding there. Very young children (under 5-6 years old) can skip Ski lessons and enjoy their day playing with ice and can do Sledding. ======================================== 4:00 pm -6:00 pm- Children's Bhajans 6:00 pm- 6:30 pm- Roasting Marsmallows 6:30 pm-Arati 6:45 pm - 7:30 pm - Potluck Dinner & Prasad Venue: M A Center Time: 10:30 AM-3:00 PM (Parking lot above the Meadow) Schedule: 10:30am: We will meet at the parking lot above the meadow, overlooking the lake. 10:30-12:00pm: Kite Flying and Games. Please bring your kites and string. 12:15-12:45pm: Holika burning, story and prayers. 12:45-1:30pm: No Dessert Potluck lunch. (Seperate Email to follow for Potluck coordination) 1:30-3:00pm: Playing Holi. Please bring your water guns. Plan on wearing old clothes since they will get stained and likely not be usable until next holi! Do bring a change of clothes. We will provide plenty of non-toxic colors & colored water ========================================================================== April 1st 2012: Ram Navami Music Concert & Hanuman Puppet Making Venue: M A CenterTime: 1:30- 5:00 PM On the occassion of Ramnavami & Hanuman Jayanthi in the month of April there is a special event being held on Sunday April 1st, 2012 from 1.30pm to 4pm . Students from 8 music schools will be performing Ram Bhajans at the M A Center.students. Families are invited to attend this event (free of charge). For more information please click on the link below Please click on the link below to register. ========================================================================== Sunday April 1st, 2012 from 3:00PM -5:00 PM There is also going to be a Hanuman puppet making event on this day for all children. This is going to be conducted by Jenean Watrous in the Snack tent. For younger children, a template will be provided and they may color in their Hanuman puppet. Older children, if they choose, may follow a MonArt-style lesson, where Hanuman is sketched and then put into a final draft in order to create their puppet.After puppets have been drawn/colored cut and pasted, a simple (call and repeat) song will be taught to the children. The culmination of the class, includes a Hanuman story, told through puppetry and inviting everyone to join along with their puppet in song. Please click on the link below to register. ========================================================================== |
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