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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Oct 20 2019

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Namaste,

The fall weather has arrived and frosty panes are covering our windows! As our beautiful Lehigh Valley turns from green to a myriad of colors, let us get together tomorrow Sunday Oct 20th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm to celebrate Dussera!
Our HTS Balvihar Dussera is meant for our kids to be able to enjoy our festivals in a fun, safe and relaxed way. This is what we have planned for you.

Please :

Park away from the caution tape (Closer to the temple)
We need more hands to clean up, so please do your bit of Seva.
Keep all kids away from the caution tape during Raavan Dahan.
Dress in warm, drizzle proof jackets!!

Schedule :
9:45 - 10:00 - Mantra and Aarti
10:10 - Drawing Class by Chinna Sir in Ganga room (Religion 1 and Religion 3)
10:10 - Games in Yamuna, Krishna and Basement ( Religion 2 and Religion 4)
10:40 - Change format.
11: 10 - Temple hall for Quiz on Ramayana, Deepavali & Dharma. (Prizes!!)
11:30 - Kids go to basement for Lunch.
12:00 - Ravan Dahan in Parking lot. All students need to accompany parents.

Satsangh :
During our Dussera celebrations, we will be welcoming Lataji Ananthan to our festivities. She has been a regular at all our HTS and Indian American events. Her table in basement will highlight the art work done by her son Ajai. She will be selling cards made by him that can be purchased for Diwali season.
This family has brought awareness to the issue of special needs and mental illness.

https://www.specialartsandcards.com/greeting-cards

In last two years, a team of youth from NAMI have run Satsangh sessions to help Balvihar students and parents understand how detrimental stress and undue pressure can be for our children. Ananthan family has been strongly instrumental in these endeavors. Every child from every shade is Bhagwan's gift to humanity and we will always support such positive causes. We hope all of us can purchase a pack of cards to bring hope and sparkle in to this festive season!

Balvihar Dussera Lunch Menu :

Samosa, Gulab Jamun, Juice box. All Balvihar students will receive lunch. Parents, siblings may purchase it for $2.50.

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Oct 6th Regular Class

11/30/2019

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Namaste,

Hope you are having a blessed Navaratri Celebration. These nine days of worshipping Ma is a beautiful and rare tradition that is special to our culture. We not only revere our female power Shakti, but know that there are various forms of them. Either in 3 Goddess of Ma Lakshmi, Ma Saraswati, Ma Parvati or in nine forms of Parvati herself.

Whether it is a new born baby girl, a budding teen or an senior lady, There is a powerhouse in every woman that you know and see. Honor them. Respect yourself and live up to the possibilities in you! Happy Navaratri!

This is our 3rd Balvihar Class. We are officially in full swing and raring to go.. By now you should know your teachers, teacher's assistants or substitute teachers. You should be on their mailing list, whats app group and received your books, notebook and know the rhythm of our Balvihar!

Remember to be punctual to Mandir, leave your shoes in cubby and settle in hall by 9:40 am. Keep your mantra book ready and focus on your inner self as you learn and recite these mantras! With a big smile say Namaste to your teachers and show your homework! When you leave your class, do not forget to say Thank you! Your teachers will be waiting for you with a new story, a new theology and idea that will help you change the world! It is a wonderful thing to say Namaste and Thank you to all the volunteers that you see at Mandir who are there especially for you!

Satsangh: Our Hindu Temple is a beautiful blend of Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism. What makes us special is that we are all of this and more! We are standing together with our Sikh brothers and sisters as we offer our Ardas to the brave Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal. In Sikhism, an Ardas is made to God to thank, support and help the devotee with whatever he or she is about to undertake or has done. It is a direct communication with the Almighty. This Sunday, at noon our Ardas will be for Dhaliwal Family. We will have a friend from local Gurudwara Hardeepji Sembhi speak and guide us.

Our own Balvihar Graduate Nikhil Chitluru will share his understanding and also request you all to help him raise funds for the family. He will be selling Orange and Blue bracelets to represent Sikhism and Police Support. Each band is $2.
Balvihar will also offer Khalsa Key Chains at $5 each. Khalsa means Pure. Allegiance to standing up for the weak and being brave at the core! You can make the check for HTS and write "United Sikh - Dhaliwal Family" in the memo. 100% proceeds will go towards Dhaliwal Family. We at HTS will stand up for our own starting from the youngest at Balvihar.
Please bring a scarf to cover your head and as a sign of solidarity wear Orange or Blue. Thank you.

Balvihar Cafe Menu : Vada, Dosa : (Plain, Cheese, Masala) & Tamarind Rice!

Celebration Alert : On 8th Oct, It is Sai Chundi's Birthday. To share their joy, Anu & Raj will be happy to make each Balvihar child a Dosa! Please collect token from Pratibha / Purvi in order to get your lunch! Make sure you wish Sai a very Happy Birthday!! Be the reason that he smiles!

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September 29 2019

11/30/2019

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Namaste,

Happy Navaratri! We start our regular sessions under the auspices of Mother's blessings. Hope Mataji's grace brings health, peace, prosperity in all our families!

We will start our Balvihar session sharp at 9:45 am, Aarti at 10 and Language classes at 10:10. Kindly be at the temple sharp 9:30 to get students comfortably settled.

We are celebrating our Teachers with appreciation breakfast in Temple Basement. We will bring our teachers upstairs for your affection right after Mantrochar, so please shower them with your best applause! If you want to do more email us at [email protected].
Aarti will be performed by teachers and kids born in September followed by our regular schedule.

Here are few announcements for your notice:

Make sure all your payments and registration issues are fulfilled.
Sign up only once for volunteer work at temple to give chance to others.
Email us if you want to help with fruits, snacks for Balvihar.
Make sure your children complete their homework.
Talk to teachers after class, get on their whats app to make it easier for all.
Please put Balvihar dates on to your phone calendar.
Encourage your kids to make cards for their teachers.

Satsangh : We will be talking about the various ways in which Navaratri is celebrated in Indian culture.
Our guest speaker is Aaditya Purani. He will speak about Practicing Cyber Security. He has won numerous awards at International Cyber Safety Competitions, Ivy League Universities and is employed at Tesla as Security Engineer. Our emphasis is to make Balvihar Students understand the use of gadgets, Social Media in a safe, healthy and effective manner while understanding the changing dynamics of the current technology in the world.

Balvihar Cafe Menu : Plain, Cheese and Masala Dosa, & Samosa.

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