January 12th 2020 HTS Balvihar Class

1/20/2020

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Namaste,

The term Uttarayana is derived from two different Sanskrit words "uttara" (North) and "ayana" (movement) thus indicating a semantic of the northward movement of the Earth on the celestial sphere. When we follow Nature's path, humanity gets optimum benefits.
Its time to provide heat to our bodies with foods like Jaggery, Sugarcane, Sesame and Nuts if our body allows us. Its time for us to awaken our minds and get one with the hum of the Universe!

We will start our morning assembly sharp at 9:45 am with Mantra, Surya Namaskara and then Aarti. Please wear clothes that make it flexible for you to stretch and exercise!

Satsangh : We welcome Sangeet Shiromani Chitra Rajan to introduce Carnatic Music to our students as well as sing for us. We are blessed to have such a great start to our Uttara Ayana journey for this year!

Balvihar Cafe Menu: One of our Balvihar Family Smt. Swati & Shri. Pratik Misra want to celebrate the birthday of their Son Raghav Misra by sharing lunch with all Balvihar students and Teachers.Menu is Tamarind Rice and Gulab Jamun. These are Raghav's fav items! Let us celebrate his special day together as he turns 9!

Parents who wish to order Dosa will still be able to purchase it once all boxes have been distributed. Tokens will be distributed after the Singing performance. Thank you for understanding!

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HTS Balvihar Happy New Year 2020!

1/20/2020

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Namaste,

Happy New Year! We hope you had a Happy New year Celebration and were able to spend time with family and friends. Maybe your holidays allowed you to take a moment to step back and recharge yourselves! We welcome you back to our Mandir this Sunday to resume your Balvihar activities!

Satsangh : We will have a brief talk about " How to raise Hindu, Jain, Sikh Kids outside India" before distributing tokens for Lunch.

Last Call for hoodies, Please pick them up this Sunday.
If your children want to participate for Sankranti Celebrations, please email Hts.sankranti@gmail.com.

Balvihar Cafe Menu : Our student Shiv Patel turned 12 years old last month and his family invites all students and teachers to kindly enjoy Dosa to celebrate and bless Shiv! Please pick up tokens for the Dosa after Satsangh and write a birthday wish on it before you give it to Raj uncle at the Cafe and redeem your Dosa!

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Diwali To Christmas Toy Drive 2019

1/20/2020

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Namaste,

The year is winding down and now, we spend time with family to be thankful for a year full of up's and down's. A year that makes us grow, learn and mature. A year that adds more friends in our fold and reminds us to be there for others!

In that Spirit, We at Hindu Temple Balvihar would like to thank all our Balvihar families for giving us a joyous year. Your children's beautiful faces make our lives richer. We learnt, progressed, laughed and cried. Whether it is Annual day, Holi, Teacher's appreciation day, Dussera, Diwali, Food donations, Deputy Dhaliwal, or Diwali to Christmas Toy drive. When it matters, we all band together! Our lessons come from practicing it in real life.

Our year end meet at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest Blvd Allentown.

When : Dec 22nd @ 2pm.
What : Chant Aum mantra for the Sick, healing, their families and staff !
Wear : HTS Balvihar Hoodie
Why : We are here to help others!

And if you are feeling kind this season, bring more unwrapped toys for donation!

Wfmz will be covering this event. This will take us less than 15 minutes of your day. We wish you Happy Holidays and a Happy New year! See you all on January 5th at HTS for our first Balvihar class of 2020!

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Midterms Dec 2019

1/20/2020

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Namaste,

Sunday Dec 15th marks the last class of year 2019 with Midterm testing. You should have received updates from your teachers regarding the testing and preparation. Good luck!

This marks the end of our Diwali to Christmas Toy Drive, please bring your unwrapped toy to be dropped off at Lehigh Valley Hospital during next week! We will be taking pictures after Aarti. The dates for LVH drop off will be announced, hope to see you there.

Our HTS Balvihar hoodies are here! Please pick them up from Purvi this Sunday so that we can plan our picture day!
HTS is planning our annual Sankranti event, if you are interested to perform, organize or help. email Hts.Sankranti@gmail.com.
We have added another date to Balvihar Calendar. January 5th. Please make adjustments to your calendar.

Satsangh :
We will join our hands in prayer to wish for a 2 year old Anika this Sunday who is again treating all students of Balvihar with Dosa lunch. Do not forget to pick up the token!

Balvihar Cafe Menu : Birthday Dosa for all Balvihar students!

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Balvihar Cancellation On Account Of Weather. Dec 1st 2019

1/20/2020

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Namaste,

Please be informed that HTS Balvihar classes for December 1st 2019 is cancelled on account of weather forecast.
Please let your other Balvihar friends and families know. These precautions help us to avoid driving in any precarious conditions. Stay Safe.

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December 1 2019

11/30/2019

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Namaste,

As we wrap up the Thanksgiving Weekend, hope you were able to count your blessings, made new memories and are settling in the Valley chill! Dec 1st 2019 will be a drizzly day so bundle up and lets get together for a good start for the week with each other.
Your teachers will be waiting for you with a plan for midterm test which is on Dec 15th, So that you can be ready to tackle the half year check point.

Satsangh :
Saakshi Girotra along with her friends would like to discuss the importance of saving our food and how it effects world hunger, the environment and costs. She will be representing Girls Scouts of America and would appreciate your support. Saakshi is a junior at Parkland High School and used to attend HTS Balvihar.

Announcements : We are looking for Balvihar students who wants to share their talents with the HTS community as we celebrate our temple anniversary on December 8th. Please email us for details.

We wrap up our Diwali to Christmas Toy Drive on Dec 15th so if you would like to donate any unopened toy or books for the kids at Lehigh Valley Hospital, you have two more dates to go! Hope you can share your holiday spirit as we cross cultures and unite!

Balvihar Cafe Menu : We will order Pizza. $ per slice!

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November 17 2019

11/30/2019

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Namaste,

We resume our teaching classes from this Sunday after a long break of festivals, celebrations and fun! We thank the entire Raavan Team, Food team, Arts Team, Parking lot team and volunteers who gave us their time, efforts and enthusiasm!

We have two more classes to go before our Midterms, so please gear up towards checking the progress of your student, homework and staying connected to the teachers.

Satsangh:
Our Seva Diwali Food Drive is still on and so is our Diwali to Christmas Toy drive. When we represent the best of ourselves to the community, we leave a strong legacy for our children. So please bring in your donations and freely give!
Balvihar Hoodies are here! Please collect them after morning assembly! Lets perk up for picture day coming soon!
We are requesting Balvihar students to come forward if they would like to perform their talents at our HTS Temple anniversary on December 8th.

Balvihar Cafe Menu : Idli, Vada, Dosa : Masala, Plain, Cheese.

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HTS Balvihar Deepavali 2019

11/30/2019

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Namaste,

Hope your Deepavali Celebrations at home were warm, sparkling and joyful! As the weather gets colder, it is a beautiful thing to bring our traditions to life! Sunday Nov 3 2019 is HTS Balvihar Deepavali Celebration. We expect all students to join us at 9:30 am sharp, so that we may start our Mantra and Aarti.

Timeline :
9:45 - Mantra, Aarti
10:15 - 10:45 : Religion 1 & 3 Arts.
Religion 2 & 4 Quiz on Ramayana.
10:50 - 11:20 : Religion 1 & 3 Quiz on Ramayana.
R2 & R4 Arts.
11:30 : Ma Lakshmi Pooja.
12 :00: Lunch.
12:30 : Fireworks.

Lakshmi Pooja is done by the students, It is a brief but strong experience to connect them with our traditions.

Our Arts team is prepping to make a beautiful project for all the kids to participate in and make their homes sparklier and brighter! We look forward to seeing their gleeful faces!

Lunch Menu : Paav Bhaaji, Rasgulla!
As all Indians know, Paav Bhaji is a healthy cuisine that brings all veggies together, is healthy and a classic! We thank the Food Team for making this happen! All Balvihar students will get their lunch for free, rest of us will pay $2.50.

Reminder :

Please bring your donations for Seva Diwali
Please bring your unwrapped Toy for Diwali to Christmas
Reminder for Aarti Raffle!

Please dress the little ones in warm clothes. During fireworks please keep them safe and as always share your pictures with us! We only allow Middle/High Schoolers to ignite fireworks, so please keep that in mind. We thank all our Volunteers who will arrive early, stay late for helping us make this festival successful for the all our Balvihar kids!

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Happy Deepavali 2019

11/30/2019

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Happy Deepavali!

Namaste,

Thank you for being such an amazing part of HTS Balvihar. Your Dedication, Affection, Contribution, Volunteering and Support makes us a proud organization! We hope that this festive season, Bhagwan blesses us all with health, prosperity and peace!

Hindu Temple Society has planned Diwali Annakut, Pooja and Dinner on 27th October from 3 pm onwards. We at HTS Balvihar run Diwali to Christmas Toy drive that helps Balvihar kids to donate a toy for the healing kids at Lehigh Valley Hospital.
This year, we are also collaborating with Seva Diwali. Please join us in actively helping, fostering and growing in our community!

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Weather And Ravan Dahan Oct 20th 2019

11/30/2019

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Namaste,

To make the best use of weather, we request all parents to stay with the students and not drop them off in the morning. Our plan is to do mantra, aarti, Ravan Dahan and then resume with Drawing, games and lunch indoors.
It is not easy for Balvihar volunteers to take all the kids in drizzling weather out and back and we would like for you to enjoy the Religious as well as the festivity part of it with family. If you are volunteering, you are expected to be at the temple early.

Do not forget to wear rain coats! Thank you.
HTS Balvihar

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