Healthy Ageing For All!
For Fall Prevention Awareness Week (September 22 – 28), the Smart Avenue Non Medical 1 team thought it was important to talk about factors that may increase one’s risk of falling. They did their mandate proud in the infotainment experience they provided to 250 underprivileged elders and 50 guests at the beginning of Fall Prevention Week, on September 24th, 2019. This was an evening dedicated to the health and wellness of our elders.
President Preeti Mehta welcomed everyone warmly with a short and crisp speech in Hindi and a sweet smile. We thank Rtn. (Dr.) Indu Shahani for addressing the audience, enthralling everyone by her charm and poetry, giving full support to the programme through her college and the students of RC ISME.
At the event organised by the Ananda Yaan Committee of the Rotary Club of Bombay, Dr. Mona Shah, Chairperson of the District Avenue, spoke with clarity and passion about why elders fall and how these falls could be prevented. An audio-visual that gave tips on how to prevent falls was played.
Members of Ananda Yaan have been learning about the joys of music from the Shankar Mahadevan Academy. Debashree has been guiding them with affection and skill. Nine members of Ananda Yaan along with Debashree started the musical evening by singing the Bollywood song: “kal ho na ho.” Many of them did not know how to read and learnt to sing by hearing the words and rhythms taught by Debashree.
This was followed by a musical medley presented by our own Rtn. Ptn. Vandana Daga. Her singing left the audience spellbound and many in the audience could not help but dance to the tune. Her energetic voice inspired their young hearts to sway.
We thank Vandana for bringing smiles on the faces of our elders and creating a joyous atmosphere. Soulful Saturdays is a professional music group that stepped up to help good causes like ours as a labour of love. We are grateful to Mr. Rajesh, the leader of Soulful Saturdays, and every member of the band. A special word of thanks to Romita Wadhwani for helping us put this wonderful evening together. A special mention of Hansika Shahani, Assistant Programme Manager, ISME and her team, for coordinating the event with such ease and perfection.