Liverpool Puja Newsletter – August 2024

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Dear Members and Friends
Durga Puja is now less than 2 months away and preparations are in full swing for all our events.
In our first newsletter for 2024-25, we will aim to bring you up to speed on everything.

AGM

Our AGM was held on 27th April’24. For those of you who could not attend, here is a summary of the key points discussed

  1. Membership charges remain the same for Adult and Young members at £40 and £25 respectively for the 2024-25 year
  2. The new Membership year will be from May 24 – April 25
  3. The EC has kept the same meal charge of £5 per meal for non-members for 2024-25
  4. The £5 meal charge will be waived for all full-time students between the ages of 18 – 25 years subject to production of a valid Student ID. Such student members will be requested to volunteer during our events to give them an opportunity to integrate with the community
  5. Payments made towards Brochure adverts, Stall Bookings and sponsorships will have to be paid over and above the basic membership charges.
  6. Puja Sponsorship amount has been reduced from £225 to £200. The rates will be same for all puja days. There will be no exclusivity offered for any puja
  7. Minimum amount required to sponsor meals or sweets will be £250 by a member. This will not guarantee exclusivity for any meal.
  8. Due to very poor attendance last year, it was agreed during the AGM that Kojagari Lakshmi puja will be performed by Zoom this year. More details will be provided to members, closer to the time, by our Social team.

 

KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS 2024-25

  • The Venue will remain the same as last year. Venue address is The Silvestrian Suites, Silvester Street, Liverpool L5 8SE. Entrance will be via the ramp from Silvester Street
  • Our first event this year will be Mahalaya on Sunday 6th October celebrated during a morning – afternoon session. The details of all our events have been summarised later in this Newsletter
  • We have a major issue regarding gas supply in the kitchen. We are making our best efforts to resolve this. We will keep you updated
  • Meal Bookings: Once again, we would like to emphasise the need for members / non-members to book their meals in advance to help us avoid shortfalls or wastage. Please only book a meal if you are planning to attend our event. On AGM Day, as many as 23 member meals were booked but the members failed to turn up resulting in considerable food wastage. We request your co-operation to help us avoid such situations.
  • Puja Invitation Cards: We will aim to issue a digital version of our Puja Invitation letter a week / fortnight before the events commence, providing further details and timings for all the events etc. We will also have some printed copies of these Invitation cards at the venue for collection from Mahalaya day onwards (1 copy per family)
  • New Membership Cards for 2024-25 will be issued upon receipt off membership fees.
  • We would encourage all members to make their donations in advance through our website rather than queuing at the Membership donation desks
  • The membership benefits will remain unchanged as below:
    ✓ Free attendance, during all our Puja events and Bijoya Sammilani and AGM.
    ✓ Free Meals during all our events. This includes as many as 13 meals (11 Veg + 2 Non veg ).
    ✓ Eligibility to vote during the elections.
    ✓ Invitation to all other cultural events which may sometimes be ticketed events.

 

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