Diwali Dinner Dhamaka-VCare Does it again!!!

Diwali Dinner Dhamaka follows Dandiya night!!!
Venue :- Village Resort – Raghuleela Mega Mall Vashi Navi Mumbai
Date-01/11/2018

Celebrations Galore in VCare for patients and people !

A whole chilled out evening. 300 odd  cancer patients and a few volunteers from VCare were together to eat, dance ,laugh and make merry celebrating festive season in continuance with Dandiya night. VCare took their patients from Actrec to the Village resort in Radhaleela mall Vashi.
The restaurant owner Mr Bassi hosts this event year on year and feeds the patients in memory of her mother who was a cancer victim .

Buses transported the Patients from Vasundhara Hostel, St.Jude’s , Assam Bhavan, Deepshika Mangalam Foundation when they reached the venue, VCare volunteers guided them to get to the restaurant.
Patients and care givers were thoroughly excited to see the buffet spread, starting from Chat corner, Chinese, North Indian, South Indian, Soda counter, coffee and tea, not to forget desert and ice cream. As soon they entered the queue for Pani puri in the chat corner was longer than the OP queue, patients were patiently waiting for their turn in every food stall. Volunteers interacted and made the patients feel comfortable. The bearers and servers took extra ordinary care to maintain health and hygiene in the dining place. More than that , they treated the guests with utmost grace and concern.
The hall was filled with joy and laughter and Lo!! the dance floor opened. Anamika, a survivor was so graceful and nonstop, she inspired the young and old, doctor or patient to tap their feet and join her and jive.!!!! Nobody wanted the music and dancing to stop. That was the moment of truth.  


Nothing matters.
Indeed nothing mattered!! Everyone present was letting themselves free and enjoying the moment.
VCare knows to touch the core of the suffering lot and make them feel that they too are normal human beings and have a right to enjoy than sulking and self pitying !
Magical moments:- the restaurant hosted a show that entertained the not only the kids but the adults too. A short magic program was conducted by the staff magician!
Game spot:- passing the whoop (A huge ring) was played with the kids. Maybe we can call it musical whoop as in musical chair!!! Music stopped, and the person had the whoop on was pulled out. Those who played were so involved and time went by to wind up the evening.


All these activities were done alongside their dinner.
A group of Assam boys, when asked what they would want to do in future replied start something like VCare in Assam😊 what an inspiration.
Few gifts were distributed to children and again with lot of happiness and rejuvenated hope to live a healthy tomorrow the patients bid emotional farewell to VCare volunteers and left in the same order they entered.
Mrs Manisha Dcruze, wife of Dr.Decruze, Mr.Gupta husband of Mrs.Vandana, Mrs.Sarin and Dr.Rajiv Sarin, Mrs.Bhat and Dr.Prashant Bhatt were present to grace the occasion. It was an added happiness for Dr.Bhat. Sure, he   had a memorable birthday!


All the effort is teamwork but the person who coordinates requires a special mention, Bhanu effectively put the program in order and coordinated the evening.

It was of course a heartening  experience for all present. Life is but a bubble! Before it bursts let us try to bring cheer and joy in one another’s life ! VCare does it again.


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