On 3rd July, the club celebrated their chartered and new officers were elected. The event was held at Mumbai Gardens. The outgoing president Lion Ajit Patel thanked all the members for their support during the year. The club raised around £15000 for various charities including Cancer Research, St Lukes Hospice, and Silvia Right Trust.
The formal part of the afternoon started with the ceremony conducted by Lion Dinesh Shonchhatra, in which Lion Surendra Popat was elected as president. Lion Sanjay Morjaria was elected as secretary, and Lion Bharat Sheth as a treasurer. The MC of the event was Lion Narendra Shonchhatra. In his speech, Mr Surendra Popat, the new president said "it is my immense honour and privilege to lead our club. I am grateful of all the members who have bestowed their trust in me for this position and will do my utmost to fulfil my role to the best of my abilities". He went to say, "We are looking forward to a busy 2016/2017 in the upcoming months, we will be working on a new fundraiser and community service project". Each year we have Hanuman Chalisa, Diwali function, and Mehfil in December, and we raise funds for various charities and our aim is to help others who are not as fortunate as us. The year will start with Jalaram Bhajan and Bhojan at the Jalaram temple (Repton Avenue) in Sudbury on 7th July 2016 at 7PM.
