WE SAW A DARING SIDE TO OUR ANANDA YAAN MEMBERS (AN INITIATIVE OF RCB IN ASSOCIATION WITH DIGNITY FOUNDATION) RECENTLY. The usually home-bound members took a break and enjoyed a picnic. RCB sponsored a one-day picnic for the Byculla Centre. 52 members with the coordinator visited Alibaug on February 20th, 2021. They breathed fresh and open-air at...
RCISME (Rotaract Club of Indian School of Management and Entrepreneurship) conducted Project Dil Se Dil Tak with Ananda Yaan (an initiative of RCB in association with Dignity foundation). An introduction broke the ice between the two groups. This was followed by a unique game which involved them doing a ramp walk with the members. Members were divided...
Ananda Yaan members went all out, dressed in red, to celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Rotaract Club of H.R College. Our Rotractors explained the true meaning of Valentine’s to our senior citizens and broke the common mindset of only a boy and girl celebrating Valentine’s together. They played various fun games with them that were accompanied...
The teachers of Shankar Mahadevan Academy put up a music show on February 8th, at 7:30 pm. The senior citizens of Ananda Yaan watched the one-and-a-half-hour-long live entertainment together on a big screen at the Dr E Moses Road centre while others logged in from their homes. Our 80 Ananda Yaan elders, 40 Bhavishya Yaan children...
Rtn. Sherebanu F Baldiwala arranged to celebrate her birthday with our elderly members of Ananda Yaan. The senior citizens had a festive time with a dance, lunch, ice-cream and games. Rtn. Sherebanu was showered with blessings and wishes through beautiful video and photographs of our members. Ananda Yaan in association with Dignity Foundation appreciates her contribution in...
On January 28th, 2021, Ananda Yaan (a senior citizen activity centre in association with Dignity Foundation) celebrated Makar Sankranti, and Haldi Kumkum at both centers. Makar Sankranti is the first festival of the Hindu calendar, based on the position of the sun. It is believed that gifting anything around the time of Makar Sankranti is...
In a refreshing break to the rinse-and-repeat nature of most daily schedules, Ananda Yaan members were taken out for a day trip picnic. A generous donor did Ananda Seva for Ananda Yaan (a senior citizen activity centre of RCB in association with Dignity Foundation). A day-long picnic was arranged with transport in a luxury bus and...
Is it safe to use the free wifi available at railway stations? Should I share my debit card PIN with close relatives? These were some of the queries addressed in an online workshop on financial literacy for Lighthouse parents and senior citizens of Ananda Yaan on January 13th. They together attended a one-and-a-half-hour session conducted by students...
The best way to multiply your happiness is to share it with others. Rtn. Satyan Israni and Rtn. Ptn. Naveena Israni did the same as they became the catalysts of sharing happiness, on the occasion of their 15th marriage anniversary on January 7th, 2021. Members were already very happy as we have reopened both the Ananda...
THE ROTARACT CLUB OF ISME COLLEGE (RCISME) COLLABORATED WITH THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY AND DIGNITY FOUNDATION TO CONDUCT A TWO-DAY CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS OF ANANDA YAAN. Called Jashn-E-Christmas, the first day (December 15, 2020) saw RCISME teach AY members how to make Santa caps and colourful bracelets. This was our elderly members’...
Rtn. Alok Sekhsaria brought happiness to the lives of our Ananda Yaan elderly by treating them to a movie at the luxurious Metro INOX Insignia at Marine Lines. Going for this outing made it possible for members of the Dr. E. Moses Road Centre to meet each other, have a happy time, and stay safe too....
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to loom over us, we need donors to do Ananda Seva. Covid restrictions have been easing and work is getting normal for most of us but the senior citizens of Ananda Yaan have a long way to go. One way to do Ananda Seva is by offering some treats by availing the...