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• Events&Happenings...Pg 3

• CommunityOutreach...Pg 5

• Spiritual&MoralEmphasis...Pg 8

• IntheSportsField...Pg 9

• Achievements...Pg 11

• Camps&Treks...Pg 11

Jesus is the reason

for the season

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GENERALSECRETARY’STHOUGHTS

AnnualGeneralMeeting AssociationofSecretariesItwasaproudmoment forbombayYMCAasourveryownMr. PaulGeorgewas unanimously elected as thePresident of Association of Secretatries, India in themonthofOctoberatAlwaye.Thistermisforaperiodofthreeyears.

TheAnnualGeneralbodyMeetingofthebombayYMCAwasheldon30thSeptember2017andwaswellattendedbytheFullMembers.ThePresidentmadespecialmentionof themeritorious service ofMr.Melvin Louis,whoincidentlywas conducting his only AGM as GeneralSecretarysincehewasretiringinNovember2017.

The bombay YMCA is in atransitionalstage.Twoweeksago,we bid farewell to ourGeneralSecretary,Mr.MelvinLouiswhoservedthebombayYMCAwith distinction overthe past 37 years. As the

newlyinstalledleaderofthisgreatinstitution,teamworkassumesgreatsignificance,coupledwiththecommittedinvolvementofboardmembers,mycolleagues, friendsandwell-wishersinordertoretainourpositionasapreeminentYMCAinthecountry.Aswestrivetomakeanimpact andaddvalue to thecommunitiesweserve, itwouldbeourearnestendeavortoenrichtheirlivesandgivethemanewhopeforabetterfuture.

AndChristmasistheseasonofHope!WehaveenteredtheAdventSeasonandtheveryfirstweekremindsusaboutHope,followedbyFaith,Joy,&Peaceinthefollowingthreeweeks.Christmasisallabouthope.That’ssomethingweneedallyearlong,butperhapsmanyofusneedthathopeinaspecialwaythisyear.Andifwewantthathopetobepresentinourlives,wemustdowhattheshepherdsdidsolongago.WemustbowbeforethenewbornKing.Hopeis

availablebutonlytothosewhowillhumblethemselvesandbowinfaithbeforetheLordJesusChrist.

Some people think about Jesuseach year at Christmas time.Deeply touched, they resolve toknowhimpersonally.ThenthemomentpassesandthepressuresofanewyearleadthemawayfromHim.ThereisgreatdangerincomingneartoChristbutnevermakinga commitment. Sooner or later, you’ve got tomake apersonalcommitmentthatJesusChristwillbeyourLordandSaviour.Everytimeyouputitoff,itbecomesharderthenexttime.

IsthereroominyourheartforJesus?Willyoubowbeforehim?“Toallwhoreceivedhim,tothosewhobelievedinhim,hegavetherighttobecomechildrenofGod”(John1:12).HaveyoueverreceivedJesusChristasyourSaviorandLord?MayGodgiveyougracetomakeroominyourheartforhimthisChristmas.

Thegiftoflove.Thegiftofpeace.Thegiftofjoy.MayallthesebeyoursatChristmas!Here’swishingyouaMerryChristmasandaHappyNewYear!

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EvENTS&PROGRAMMESHarvest festival celebrated at Student, Procter

and Navi Mumbai BranchesIndiaisalandoffestivals.ThesefestivalsbindallIndianstogetherfromdifferentcastes,religionandStates.Thereis no discriminationwhile celebrating. Traditionally theStudent&ProcterbrancheshavebeencelebratingOnam -the Harvest festival of Kerala.

ThisyeartheStudent BranchcelebratedOnamon23rdSeptember.AmodernspoofonKingMahabali,thelampandfloralcarpetsandthekaikottikkalidancebythehostelresidents, toppedbytheelaboratebanana leaf lunchof

YMCA into a floral palace,they managed to portrayin real beauty the seasonof Harvest. The hostelitespresented dances from afewStatesandtheircultureandinformationofunknownpartsofIndia.Thespecialtyofthedaywasthe35-coursemeal thatwas servedwithportionsfromalloverIndia.

Inter School EventsBrainwaves 2017 theAnnual Inter School Competition washeld from11th to 16thSeptember inShort StoryWriting, EssayWriting, General Knowledge, PosterPainting, Elocution andStory Telling. The programmereceived474entriesofwhich232tookpartattheBandra Branch and 242 participated atAndheri Branch. Thefinaleandprizedistributionwasheldon29thSeptember.Shri.AmeetbhaskarSatam(MLA,AndheriWest)wasthe

traditionaldelicaciesofKeralamadeitaneventforalltoenjoyandcherish.

Similarly,Procter BranchhelditsOnamCelebrationson24thSeptemberinanafternoonoffellowshipandculturalcelebrationwithseveralperformancesputupbyHostelresidentsandtheUniversitySettlementhostelgirls.TheafternoonendedwiththesumptuousOnamSadhya.

SincelastthreeyearstheNavi Mumbai Branch hosteliteshavebeencelebratingEkata – Harvest Festivals of India.Thisyearitwasheldon24thSeptember.Recreatingthe

ChiefGuestandMr.EpanAlexzander,Director,MuthootFinance,wastheGuestofHonor.AlsopresentwasMs.SudhaSingh(MunicipalCorporator,K-WestWard).RollingTrophiesweregiventothewinnersofcompetitions.OverAllTrophyandMostParticipationTrophywaswonbyManeckjiCooperEducationTrustSchool.

Navi Mumbai BranchorganizedBrainVita 2017 - Inter School Quiz ContestfortheschoolsofNaviMumbai.Thisyear the programwas entirely sponsored byMuthootFinance. The preliminary round was held on 18thNovemberatthebranchandtheSemi-FinalsandFinalson25thNovemberatUrbanHaat,CIDCOExhibitionCenter,duringtheEKTA 2017.24teamsparticipatedintheevent.Fr.AgnelsMultipurposeSchool, vashi emerged as the

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winners.ThequizwitnessedvariousAudio-visualroundscomprisingofquestionsfromCurrentAffairs,Who’sWhoandothersections.TrophiesandCashPrizesweregivenawaytothewinnersbyMr.T.S.Thomas,Chairmanofthebranch.

The Inter School Quiz Contest - ‘inQUIZitive 2017’wasorganisedbythe Metropolitan Programme Department inthemonthofNovember.Wehadatotalof23teamsparticipating thisyear from10schools.Theeventwas

Manager,MarinePlazaHotel,Mumbai,astheChiefGuest.Alsopresentweretheproudparents/guardians, facultymembers and the current batch ofHCMstudents.Mr.DerekD’Souzaspokeabouttheneedforeachpersonto

sponsoredbyMuthootFinance.TheEliminationswereheldon21standtheFinalswereheldon28thatYMCAInternationalHouse.TheChiefGuestfortheFinalswasMr.PratapMohanthy,RegionalManager,MuthootFinance.bombayScottish,Powaiwerethewinnersoftheevent

Independence Day CelebrationsIndependenceDaywascelebratedacrossourbrancheswithgreatpatriotism.TheFlagwashoistedbyDignitariesandChiefGuestsinvitedbythebranches.Skits,Dance,Songs andCultural performanceswere put up by themembers/studentsonthePatrioticTheme.

Hotel and Catering Management (HCM)The HCM course has been organized by theYMCA International House for the past 40 years. At theconvocationceremonyof2016-17heldon3rdNovember,at the YMCA International House, 11 studentswerefelicitatedandpresentedwiththeirDiplomas.TheoccasionwasgracedbyMr.DerekD’Souza,ExecutiveAssistant

developcertainqualitiesforsuccessandprogressintheircareers.Hesharedsomeincidentsofhiscareerthathelpedhimgrowandpersevere.Theentireaudienceappreciatedhiswarmandfriendlysharing.

EKTA 2017

ForthefirsttimeNavi Mumbai BranchorganizedEKTAaPre-Christmas Exhibition cum Sale at UrbanHaatfrom24th to26thNovember. Aiming to promote YMCAthroughout theSatelliteCityandprovideaplatform forthestart-upsandambitiousentrepreneurstodisplaytheirproducts,YMCANaviMumbaimanagedtopulloffaverysuccessfulevent.Wewereabletoreachouttoalarge

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COMMUNITYOUTREACH

massandgoalofpromotingpeopletoknowwhatYMCAstandsforandgotaccomplishedtoitsprime.ThestallsconsistedofHandicraftandHandlooms,variousartifacts,foodfromdifferentregionsandinaddition,theYMCAwasabletoexpressitsculturethroughvariousstageshows,programs and competitions thatwere held there. TheprogramreceivedagoodresponsefromthecitizensofNaviMumbaiwhoalsosuggestedthattheshowmustgoon.

Youth EmpowermentNavi Mumbai Branch organizedaSeminar on ‘Youth in the globalizing world: Appraisal of the issues and strategies in the contemporary India.’Theseminarwasheldon4thand5thAugust.TheSeminarwas lecturedby thirteen designated Paper Presenters focusing onvarioussub-themes. Inall, therewere57delegates for

boththedays.TheseminarwassponsoredbytheIndianCouncil of Social ScienceResearch,WesternRegionalCentre.Dr.GovardhanWankhade,Retd.Professor,TISSwas instrumental in helping us to organize this usefulseminar.

Ghatkopar BranchAJob orientation seminar for thevocational TraininggirlswasorganizedbyMrs.PratibhaKamble,co-ordinator,KotakMahindraEducationFoundationon8thNovember.Shespokeoncareergrowthandavailabilityof jobsviaKotakMahindra.Around30girlsattendedtheseminar.

Singh,Municipal Corporator (b.M.C., KWestWard,AndheriWest)wastheChiefGuestandgaveawaythecertificates.

ADiabetes health checkup campnamedCheeniKumwasorganizedbyYMCAinassociationwithRotaryClubofMumbaiversovaatAndheri YMCAon1stOctober.TheMedicalProfessionalsandequipmentsrequiredforthecampwasarrangedbyRotaryClub.Morethan150peoplefromthecommunitybenefitedthroughit.

LionsClubofbombayAirportandLionsClubofMumbaiOysterorganizedanEye Checkup CampatAndheriYMCAon5thOctober.TheCampwasheldforYMCAboysHomechildren and the Andheri YMCAStaff andMembers.ProfessionalOpticianswerearrangedbyLionsClubfromLotusHospital.TheLionsClubdonatedspecstoYMCAboysHome.

Around60ChildrenfromthelocalcommunityareattendingtheSaturday Camp organized every Saturday from4.00to5.00pm.Thechildrenspendtimeatthebranchby participating in the activities like basketball, SingSongSessions,MovieTime(Educational&Inspirationalmovies),Drawingclasses,CursiveWritingsessionsandEnglishGrammarClass.

Andheri BranchThevTCorganizedanAward Ceremony and Certificate Distribution Program on4thAugust for studentswhowerepassingoutintheJan-June2017Term.Ms.Sudha

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LionsClubofMumbaiOysterconductedanawareness workshop on NaturopathyanditsbenefitsforthevTCstudents on3rdOctober. A total of 50 studentswerepresent.

TheLionsClubofMumbaiOysterandLionsClubofballardEstateorganizedaSelf Defence programforaround50vTCstudentson4thOctober.ThestudentsweretaughtbasicSelfDefenceTechniquesandmadeawareaboutthebenefitsofSelfDefence.

Khar Danda CentreACommunity Health Awareness Programe onDengue/ Maleria washeldon22ndJulyforthebalwadichildren’sparents.Around 120 parents attended the awarenessprogramme.ResourcepersonswereMs.Sonali(AuxiliaryNursingMidwifery)andMs.Savita(HealthCo-ordinator

youthbetweentheagegroupof18to25years.ThemainfocuswastogiveinformationonHousekeepingandtheFood&beveragedemandintheHotelIndustry.20 females from the nearby locality attended thissession

Outreach & Development Department (ORD)HalfadaysessiononChild Health and Nutritionwasheldon16thNovemberwhichwasconductedby‘Foundation for Mother and Child Health’. The session covered thesubjecton importanceofnutrition inchild’shealthandgrowth.Thesessionwasconductedthroughinteractivegamesandsongs. Inall52Teachersfromthebalwadi,Nursery,PlayGroupandNightstudycentreoftheORDattendedthesession.

TocommemorateWorld Aids Day,anawarenesssessionwasconductedon1stDecemberattheDayCareCentre,Kamatipuravachnalaya.150peopleattendedthesessionwhichincludedStaffofKotakEducationFoundationalongwith students, balwadi supervisors, teachers, helpers,

&CommunityHealthvolunteer-GurunanakHealthPostfromb.M.C.).

Similarly “WorldHIV/AIDS Week”was observed on6thDecember.Around65volunteersandbeneficiariesofYMCA(vTCstudents&kindergartenchildren’sparents)and15 staff were part of the awareness rally whichstartedfromYMCAbandratotheKharDandaAreaandback.AstreetplaywasconductedintwodifferentplacesbytheRasik Kala Munch Group Mumbai.

Awareness Programe onTuberculosis was held on18thNovemberattheCentre.Around140members,vTCstudents and their parents attended the awarenessprogramme.TheresourcepersonwasDr.Ranjeetabagve(H/Wbandra)andDr.Aakash(A.M.O.GurunanakHealthPostfromb.M.C).

The TajGroup ofHotels conducted a session onJob opportunities in Hospitality industry throughtheirCSR TATA Strive atourCentreon24thAugustforunemployed

vTCteachersandORDstafffromDayCareCentre.ThiswasfollowedbyanawarenessrallyaroundthelanesofKamathipuraarea.AStreet playwasconductedon2ndDecemberatKamathipuraandtheRTOofficenearTardeo,MumbaiCentralrespectively.Around60-70peoplestoodaroundtowitnesstheplay.Thepublicfeedbackwasgoodandthemessagewasgivenwithclarity

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The second session of the 5 part series oncapacity building for Balwadi Teachers of ORDwas held on12thOctober.ThetopicwasMusicandMovement’.Thesessionwasonusingvoicemodulationtomakingpoemandsonginterestingtothechildren.Italsohighlightedtheimportanceanduseof‘verbalandNonverbal’activities.Teachesweregiventheexerciseofcreatingsongsorpoemonagivenwordorshapesandrecitingextemporepoemonasubjectoftheirchoice.Teachesweretaughthowtomakesoundtoattractthechildwiththeuseoffoodgrainslikegram,wheatandrice

Ageneral medical health check up campwasorganisedon14thOctoberatWorliMadraswadiforthestudentsoftheORDNight Study Centre.MedicalinvestigationtoidentifylessHbpercentgirlsandboys,wasconductedand

madetopracticeahealthylifestyle.TheNationalPaymentsCorporationofIndiaisunderwritingthecostoftheprogramfromAugust2017aspartoftheirCSRinitiative.ThekidshadanopportunitytowitnessamatchplayedduringtheUnder–17,FIFAWorldCupwhichwasheldattheD.Y.PatilStadium,Nerul.

Thebranch started its firstNight Study Centre at El-ShaddaiDayCareCentreinasluminSec–8,Sambhaji

somecasesweredetected.Themedicinewasprovidedforthesechildrenandregularfollowupwasadvisedforthreemonths.ThishealthcheckupwasdonebyRelianceFoundation.34childrenand8womenhadbenefitedfromthiscamp

Navi Mumbai Branch‘Nurture a Goal’FootballCoachingwithLifeSkillsisgoingonwellwith50children(boys&Girls) fromtheslumsparticipating.WehavenowshiftedthecoachingprogramtotheNMMCSchoolGroundatSector–8,CbDbelapurafterreceivingpermissionfromtheauthorities.Theyareprovidedwithnourishmentsandrevivingdrinksandare

Nagar,CbDbelapurfromJune2017.About35childrenarebenefitedfromtheprogramthatincludestheacademicgrowthandalsothenutritionaldevelopment.

Teachers Day CelebrationsTeachersarelikeachild’ssecondparentwhomouldsthemtobeabetterpersonthrougheducationandteaching.SoitwasonlyappropriatethatontheoccasionofTeachers Day theYMCA recognise theefforts of the teachersfromourbalwadis,vocationalTrainingCenters,NightStudyCenters,boysHomeandCoachingprogrammes.AcrossvariousbranchesandCenterstheTeachersDaywascelebratedwithmuchexcitement. Theteachersweregivengiftsandtherewasatimeoffunandgamesorganisedforthem.Thechildrentoohadvariousskitsanddancesperformancesfortheirteachers.Teacherswereleftoverwhelmedwiththeloveandrespectshownbytheirstudents

Children’s Day CelebrationsChildrenarethefuturepillarsoftheCountryandoneoftheprimefocusesofYMCAhasbeentoEmpowertheYouth.Nowonder thebranches had awonderful programmeorganised for thechildrenof thecommunity, balwadis,vTC, Slums andDay care centers on the occasion ofChildren’s Day.Therewerefunandgames,magicshowsfancydresscompetition,storytellingandskitsorganisedforthesechildren.Wordsofencouragementweregiven

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tothechildrenandgiftshandedtoeachoneofthem.Thechildren indeedwent back homewith a smile on theirfaces.

Kanhe Phata, LonavalaConstruction work on our upcoming CommunityDevelopmentCentreforyouthiswellunderwaywiththefirstandsecondslabsalreadyup.Wehopetocompleteconstructionandhavetheplaceupandrunningbytheendof2018.WearegratefultoMr.Israniandhisfoundationfortheirgenerousfinancialsupporttowardsthecostofconstruction.

Sharan“SHARAN” is aHomeless Women and Child Shelter.bombay YMCA in association with the MunicipalCorporation of GreaterMumbai (MCGM), under thedirectiveoftheSupremeCourtofIndia,hasundertaken

tosetupaHomelessWomenandChildShelter called“SHARAN”atSakiNaka,atthe4000sq.ft.plotallottedbythebMC,locatedclosetotheSakiNakaMetrostation.Theproject issupportedbytheRotaryClubofMumbaiDivasand isequippedwith facilities to takecareof32

womenandchildren,withthepotentialofexpandingthecapacityto100.Wehaveprovidedbunkbeds,lockers,akitchenanddininghall,acounsellingandmedicalunit,anSOSroomforemergencycasesandshortstay,aCrècheforchildrenandopportunitiesforvocationaltraining.WehavealsotiedupwithlocalNGOs,HospitalsandPoliceStationstonetworkandempowerthesewomentogetbackontheirfeet.

Asweenteredintothefifthmonthofoperationwehave29inmateswithusand52caseshasbeenintervenedsuccessfully.

SPIRITUAL&MORALEMPHASISYMCANaviMumbai organized an ‘Open Mic Song Service’ on 23rd September for themembers of thebranch thatwas attended by about 40members.We

peoplepresentfortheprogramsignedoffwithagratifiedheartandwantingformore.

Vacation Bible SchoolNavi Mumbai Branch organized vbS for the childrenfromtheages5yearsto17yearsheldfrom23rdto29th

had a beautiful display of talent inmusic and praisingGodalongside.Youngandoldalikeparticipateduniformlyinthiseventwhereafeteofmusicwasdisplayed.bro.RohitwasinvitedastheGuestSpeakerwhoalongwiththewordsofblessinghadsoulfulmusicperformed.The

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November. The programwas attended by 40 children.ThechildrenweretaughtfromtheWordbythemeansofstories,artandcraft,musicandplaysbasedonthethemeof thevbS, ‘I amwilling’. The batchwas divided intofourclasseseffectivelyhandledbycompetentvolunteerteacherswhoensuredthattheWordofGodisdisciplinedinto the hearts of the little ones. The last day of vbSwitnessedthechildrenpresentingallthattheyhadlearnedduringtheentireweekbeforetheirparents.

TheBorivali Centre organised it’s vbS from 23rd to27thOctoberwithcloseto150childrenattendingfromtheGanpatNagarslums.Thethemethisyearwas‘IAmWilling’. Stories, songs and interactive activitiesweresharedwith Christian principles to teach the childrenhowtheyshouldbewillingtomaketheir lifebetter.AsalwaysthiswasajointprogrammealongwiththeEnglish Methodist Church, Borivali YMCA and Oasis whosemembershelpedoutasvolunteersandteachersandalsosponsoredtherefreshments.

YMCA / YWCA Week of PrayerThis Annual programme conducted jointly with theYWCAwasheldfrom12thto18thNovember.Thethemeforthisyearwas:Stand Up, Speak Up. Be the voice of the voiceless.The inauguralservicewasheldatTaylorMemorialMethodistChurch,byculla.Mr.JacobKoshy,President,bombayYMCA, read out the jointmessagefrom the Presidents ofWorld YMCAand YWCA.Mrs.Priyadarsini John, President, YWCAwelcomed themembersofthechurchandmembersofYMCAandYWCA.Rev. Raj Jacob, priest in charge of theChurch, spokeeloquentlyonthetopic.HeexpoundedontheScripture

fromMark10:46-52anddivulgedinthevariousdimensionsofthereadingandconnectedittoourpresenttimesandbehaviour patterns. The youth presented few specialhymnsduringtheserviceandtheparticipantswereservedwithabreakfastbox.OvertheweekdifferenttopicsrelatedtothethemeweretoucheduponbyeminentspeakersattheBandra, Ghatkopar and Belapur Branches of the YMCA.TheclosingcelebrationservicewasheldatYWCA,Fort.ThePresidentoftheYWCAwelcomedthegatheringandMr.MelvinLouis,GeneralSecretary,bombayYMCAsummarisedthe‘WeekofPrayer’sessionsheldatvariousYMCAs,andYWCAs.TheSpeakerUdayRaospokeonthetopicoftheday:ThePowerofResistance.Heusedtherelevantscriptureversestobringforththemessagewithimpact.Theeveningclosedwithdinner.

Bible Study & Power BreakfastbibleStudyisheldregularlyatCentral, Student, Procter, Navi Mumbai and GhatkoparBranches and PowerbreakfastisheldatAndheri Branch and International House.Getintouchwithyourbranchtoknowmore.

Student BranchThe4th Maharashtra State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament wasconductedfrom25thto29thSeptember

INTHESPORTSFIELDattheUniversityPavilionundertheauspicesoftheMSTTAandtheMCDTTA.Atotalof947entrieswerereceivedinvariouscategories.

Procter Branch – Swimming PoolThe Inter School and Junior College Swimming Championship washeld on 2nd and3rdDecember attheProcterpool.Wereceivedover1400entriesfrom122schools.Mr.JasonSamuel,ChairmanofProcterbranchandSwimmingPoolinauguratedtheCompetition.HewasaccompaniedbyMr.PaulGeorge,GeneralSecretaryandMr.PradeepDivgikar,Secretary,GMAAA.WhitedoveswerereleasedintheairtosymbolizemessageofPeace

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totheWorld.TheChiefGuestoftheCompetitionwasMr.Amitbutani,FormerNationalandInternationalSwimmerand also Sea Swimming Champ and presently vicePresidentofFlemingoInternational,aMNC.TheOverallChampsofthiscompetitionwereFr.AgnelMultipurpose,vashiforboysandGirlsCategories.Twonewmeetrecordswerecreatedthisyear.

TheMember’s Home Swimming Gala Competition invariousstylesand forvariousagegroupswasheld forthememberson15thOctober.Wereceived445entriesthrough177memberswhoparticipatedacrossthevariousevents.TheChiefGuestandGuestofHonorfortheevent,Adv.ZubinSahukar(HighCourt)andhiswifealongwitha fewcommitteemembersgaveawaythemedalsandcertificates.

Physical Education DepartmentTheBombay YMCA 4th Minithon - Road Race washeldon24thSeptemberatthebandraYMCA.Therewere1319entriesand70studentsfromthebMCSchoolparticipated

TheIntra Mural Basketball Tournamentwasheldfrom10thto18thOctoberfortheboysU/13&U/16atMastanYMCA.Thistournamentwasplayedonaleaguebasiswithatotalofeightteams.OnthefinaldayMr.AbbasMuntazirformerIndianbasketballCaptian,ArjunAwardee,wastheChiefGuestwhogaveawaytheprizesandtrophies.AlltheexpensesrelatedtothistournamentwastakencarebytheseniorplayersofWellingdonYMCA.

The42nd Bombay YMCA State Level Annual Athletic Meet 2017was held from 15th to 18th November atMumbaiUniversity Sports Pavilion,Marine Lines. TheMeetwasdeclaredopenbyMr. Sunil Udasi, Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railways. This is the first time in Maharashtra that a meet received individual entries of 467. The event wise entries crossed 9420, whiletherewere 295 relay teams and 265 institutions and

inthisevent.Mr.ManmohanP.Londhe,Chairman,P.E.D.was the Chief Guest and gave away themedals andcertificatestothewinners.

clubswhoparticipated in thisMeet.Athletesas farasMahad,Nanded,Dahanu,Wada,Pune,NasikandPalgharparticipated intheMeet.Thereweretotally30recordscreatedintheMeet,ofwhich19wereNewMeetRecords,5betterMeetRecordsand6EqualMeetRecords.Mr.JacobKoshy,President,bombayYMCA,wastheChiefGuestonthefinalday.

Borivali CentreAsaninitiativetoraiseinterestofthegameandalsotocelebrateChildren’sDay,a3 on 3 Basketball Tournamentwasorganized for themembers in theU/18,U/14 andU/12categoryon12thNovember.OurbasketballCoachandourteamofvolunteerstookactivepartinorganizingthisevent.

Central BranchTheMr. YMCA Body Building competitionwas heldon 10th December. Therewere 125 participants out

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Another trek to the KondanaCaveswas organised on19thand20thAugust.Atotalof27peopletookpartinthetrek.

AnOutstation Camp for thechildren fromYMCAboysHomeandtheYMCAChildandFamilyExtensionServiceswasheldfrom29thto31stOctoberatCampLakeside,Nilshi.

ACHIEvEMENTSTheWomen’s team of the bandra YMCAwere thewinnersoftheNagpadaStatelevelbasketballtournamentwhichwasheldfrom3rdto19thNovember.

Mastan YMCAwonintheboysU/18&MenCategoryandalsowasrunner-upintheboysU/13&U/16attheNagpadabasketballAssociation InvitationalbasketballTournamentheldinthemonthofNovember.

CAMPS&TREKSTheDiwali campwasheldatYMCACampLakesidefrom24thto28thOctober.Itwasafivedayadventureprogrammewith the theme ‘building Stronger Communities’. 65children participated in the programme and itwas asuccess,withmany activities like the ropes course,rockclimbing,arts,newactionpackedgames,skitsandmore.

TheMadras YMCA camebacktoourcampsitethisyear,bringingwiththemagroupof80students.AftertheirinitialexposuretoCampLakesidelastyear,theiryoutheagerlyawaitedthisyear’strip.

AndheriYMCAorganizedaMonsoon TrektoNaniGhaton15thand16thJuly.Thetrekhadatotalof25participants.

Master. Umair AnsarifromYMCAJhullaMaidanisselectedforplayingtheHighLeague,School Football India (SFI),NationalLevelinboysU/18Category.

SixwrestlersfromWellingdonYMCAparticipatedintheMaharashtra Kesri Wrestling competition whichwasheldon21stNovemberatWadala.Mr. Zeeshan Baigwasthewinnerofthewrestlingcompetition.

of which 69 were in thebudding category and56 intheopencategorycompetingfor theMr. YMCATitle.Mr.AshokJoshi,Chairman,ORD,was the Chief Guest andgaveawaytheprizestothewinners. AlsopresentwasMr. Paul George, GeneralSecretary,bombayYMCA.

Therewere98camperswhoparticipatedandenjoyedthecampwithfunfilledactivitiesthatwereadventurousandfun.ThecampersgottoknoweachotherwellwithmanyTeambuildingactivities,campsongsandgameswhichwereorganized for them.Theex-boysHomeboysandthesocialworkersworkedhardtohelpmakethiscampasuccess.Theyfacilitatedthecampersandparticipatedalongwiththemintheactivitiesandkepttheteamspiritssoaring.

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18,YMCARoad,Mumbai400008Phone23070601/2/3,Fax:23091101Email:ymcaih@ymcabombay.com

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Centralbranch12,NathalalParekhMarg,Colaba,Mumbai400039Phone:22021316/22020079/22826384Email:central@ymcabombay.com

Procterbranch&SwimmingPool19,F.S.UmerbhaiPath,Agripada,Mumbai400011Phone:23078457/23091140Fax:23091140Email:procter@ymcabombay.com,poolagripada@ymcabombay.com

Studentbranch412,D.bhadkamkarMarg,Mumbai400007Phone:23824534/23855468Email:student@ymcabombay.com

Andheribranch&boysHome&vocationalTrainingCentreD.N.Nagar,Andheri(W),Mumbai400053Phone:26303076/26303065Email:andheri@ymcabombay.com

NaviMumbaibranch&CounsellingCentreandTrainingInstituteandSwimmingPoolYMCARoad,Sector8,CbD,NaviMumbai400614Phone:27572930/27580496/27572241/27576154Email:navimumbai@ymcabombay.compoolnavimumbai@ymcabombay.com

Ghatkoparbranch-NSCCICentre&CampingDepartmentPantNagar,Ghatkopar(E),Mumbai400075Phone:25014963;Fax:21026391Email:ghatkopar@ymcabombay.comcamp@ymcabombay.com

ChemburCentreGandhiMaidan,Chembur,Mumbai400071Phone:25283545.Email:chembur@ymcabombay.com

bandrabranch&NSCCIKharDandaCentrePlotNo.308&422,YMCARoad,Khar(W)Mumbai400052.Phone:26482708/26007060Email:bandra@ymcabombay.com

PhysicalEducationDepartmentJhoolaMaidan,Agripada,Mumbai400011Phone23098274.Email:ped@ymcabombay.com

Outreach&DevelopmentDepartmentandSaarthak,Spiritual&MoralEmphasisCommitteeAgripadaMunicipalPrimarySchool,F.S.UmerbhaiMarg,Mumbai400011.Phone:23087409/23096774Email:ord@ymcabombay.comsmec@ymcabombay.com

YMCALionsJuhubeachCentre&StreetChildrenProgrammeJuhubeach,Mumbai400049.Phone:26177995Email:streetchildren@ymcabombay.com

borivaliCentreandMetropolitanProgrammeCommitteePlotNo.551A&648,offHolyCrossRoad,NearbanjaraDhaba,ICColony,borivali(W)Mumbai400103.Phone28919192Email:borivali@ymcabombay.com

YMCASharanProjectforHomelessWomenbehindHolidayInn,Sakinaka,Andheri(E),Mumbai-400072Phone:28500277Email:sharan@ymcabombay.com

DedicationandInstallationceremonyofMr.PaulGeorgeasthe38thGeneralSecretaryofbombayYMCAon1stDecember,2017.

FarewellandThanksgivingserviceforGod’sabundantblessingduringthetenureofMr.MelvinLouisastheGeneralSecretaryofbombayYMCA.

Retiredon30thNovember2017

ONWARD, BOMBAY YMCA NEWS is the official organ of the Bombay YMCA and is edited & published by Mr. Paul George, General Secretary, on behalf of the Bombay YMCA. For internal circulation only.