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The show was sponsored by the respected social worker and a successful business entrepreneur, Jayesh Patel. The organizers were amazed and extremely delighted to see the Cypress High school auditorium filled to capacity for the second time around. Jayesh Patel and his volunteer friends setup 100 plus chairs for those who came at the gate to watch this show.

The show was organized to raise funds for Nadiad Anath Ashram in Gujarat and for other institutions engaged in taking care of the needy in Gujarat. Nadiad Anath Ashram was originally established by Bapu Mahatma Gandhiji. Jayesh Patel’s parents were Ghandhiwadi. ‘What ever you do, do it as a dedication to God. This will bring you tremendous experience of joy and satisfaction” said Jayesh Patel.

MC for the event Raja Paleja introduced Jayesh Patel and mentioned about his long dedicated social service for the past ten years. In a short speech Jayesh Patel said that ‘I am eternally grateful to my dear friends from Lake, Polk, Broward, Ocala and Orlando area and friends from other area of central Florida for their selfless and sincere support in making this event a memorable one in terms of a great success’. Raja Paleja introduced and appreciated officials of various organizations and individuals for their support for the event.

Once again, the highly trained dance artist and a superb choreographer, mother of two talented child artists and a wife of the group manager Punita Hirani was at her best. She introduced few new items which proved to be extremely effective and each item was followed by enthusiastic applause.

Ms. Hirani’s young child artist daughter Khushali and a cute little six years old artist son, Bhavya Hirani were the talk of the town. They showed no fatigue or low face but performed with great skill and completely amazed the audience.

Prakash Hirani, the proud father of two child artists, dedicated husband and leader of the group expressed his gratitude to the audience for appreciating artists for their artistry by enthusiastic applause following every item. He said that the audience of central Florida was awesome and will definitely come back with some new program.

Smart looking Compeer Bakul Thakker was very knowledgeable and with his humor and observation skill, the flow of the whole event was lively.

The live vocals and Rhythm had mastery over several styles of music and offered a pleasing melody and held the performance together very well. Makeup artists were phenomenal. They successfully managed to convey the relationship of characters and their emotions very effectively.

Well coordinated lighting and sound effect delivered a deeper and more lasting impression of the dance and music experience. “It was great joy watching the performance from the auditorium but being behind the stage around the performers is indeed a great experience” said Bhavin Vaishnav who was the stage, sound and lighting coordinator for the event. According to him the backstage area was like a central war command center. Group commander Punita Hirani showed unstoppable energy and with her knowledge, skill and ability, every artist was in full gear, ready to perform at a given notice.

A group of 35 artists makeup person and other technicians were like robots as if they were pre programmed for the event. The amazing part was that every member of the group performed their duties like offloading 65 plus pieces of luggage, unpacking, fabricating, installing and move sets on the stage and getting ready for the performance with a high degree of coordination.

They had no extra hands but their own and they were just outstanding showed no sign of displeasure or fatigue. It was such a sight to see when six year old artist Bhavya and his sister Khushali carrying out their assignment collecting Bids from the stage floor and putting safely in a container.

‘I was moved by such a dedication by a six and nine years old child artists’, said Bhavin Vaishnav. “When it comes to team work and commitment there are no exceptions. Same rule applies to Khusali and Bhavya” said
Prakash Hirani the manager of the group.

The sponsor provided delicious Dinner at no additional charge to the ticket holder.