Back from Umrah

Bright, pleasant morning – made brighter by a beaming Khatoon Baig (right), who has returned from a successful pilgrimage of Mecca. While she took her position in the circle for the exercises, Razia Khan rushed up to her to congratulate her. Before setting out, Khatoon had said that it had always been her "life’s dream" to perform Umrah. We all felt happy for her and soon after the exercises, applauded her with a rousing extra laugh. She had thoughtfully brought back almond-encrusted dates from Saudi Arabia, which, for many of us were a first. Very sweet of her!
Meanwhile, work has begun for the preparation of ID-cards and caps for members. The general preference is for plastic photo-IDs (the size of credit cards) instead of “ordinary” paper laminations “school kids carry around their necks”. Harish Wadhwa had a few options for polo caps as well – in red-and-white, blue-and-red, blue-and-white… with the Club’s 'happy face' logo embossed in front.
Srichand Arora had yet another suggestion: Why not start a “kitty party” (like other clubs do) which would be a happy excuse for members to meet in a relaxed, more convivial environment on a regular monthly basis? The time is ripe, it would increase bonding and who knows, the “kitty” might even come to use for someone in a moment of crisis.
The proposal however, requires to be formally presented to the Club for ratification.
Harish Wadhwa:
Greetings to Khatoon Baig-ji for the Umrah pilgrimage of Mecca.