
It is with sadness to inform you that Arjanbhai Bhoja Odedra, from Birmingham passed away at the age of 75 (approx).
Please pass this message on within the community.





Mr Vimalji Odedra and his wife Mrs Smita Odedra has taken on challenge to climb this mountain to raise fund for Maher Foundation charity.
This 8 day long climb will start on 6th August 2014 and finish on 17th August 2014. This long and gruelling climb involves trekking 5-7 hours a day and accent involves 12-14 hours of trekking.
Although is an extreme trekking, they are in safe hand with Explore Travel.
Excited Mr Vimalji said
“I am climbing Kilimanjaro, Uhuru peak along with my wife Smita from 06/08/2014 to 17/08/2014. I take liberty to ask you to sponsor me for this trip, all raised money will go into Maher Foundation Charity which helps & gives grants to poor bright students for further education in India. If you can sponsor me, let me know by 06/08/2014 via text/email. Your support will be highly appreciated. My mobile is 07718 539114 & email is vim2001@tiscali.co.uk”

About Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcanic mountain in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet above sea level (the Uhuru Peak/Kibo Peak).

Kilimanjaro is composed of three distinct volcanic cones: Kibo, the highest at 5,895 m (19,341 ft); Mawenzi at 5,149 m (16,893 ft); and Shira, the shortest at 3,962 m (13,000 ft). Uhuru Peak is the highest summit on Kibo’s crater rim.
Kilimanjaro is a large stratovolcano. Of its three peaks, Mawenzi and Shira are extinct, while Kibo, the highest, is dormant and could erupt again. The last major eruption has been dated to between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago.[5] Although dormant, Kibo has gas-emitting fumaroles in its crater. Several collapses and landslides have occurred on Kibo in the past, one creating the area known as the Western Breach.
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It is with great sadness to inform you that Vasta Odedra has passed away on 30th May 2014 in a tragic car accident in Hampshire, England.
The best pound-for-pound boxer in the world Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather Jr will visit Leicester to meet fight fans next month.
The undefeated American will appear at the Maher Centre, in Ravensbridge Drive, Leicester city centre, on June 18, as part of a tour of a UK.
Fans will get a chance to ask questions and have their photos taken with the 37-year-old five weight world champion on the night.
Former WBO cruiserweight champion and Sky Sports presenter Johnny Nelson will host the black tie evening, which costs between £100 and £300 to attend.

In a statement, Mayweather Jr, said: “I am looking forward to meeting some of my UK fans in Leicester.
“The evening promises to be a good occasion particularly as I can battle out some questions with Johnny Nelson. Watch out Leicester, I’m coming for you!”
Excited boxing fan Edward Reid, 35, from Oadby, said Mayweather was his idol.
He said: “I can’t wait. I love Floyd Mayweather. If I was brave enough to box I’d want to be just like him.
“I’m definitely going – I don’t care how much it costs.”
Fans have already paid big money to see Mike Tyson, Joe Calzage and Ricky Hatton at similar events held in the city.
But Shane Whitfield, director of K Kong Events, which is organising the occasion, said this would be the biggest yet.
He said: “This really is a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet one of the world’s modern day sporting legends. We anticipate boxing and sports fans from across the UK will travel to Leicester to see Mayweather.
“As the most respected and feared boxer of our generation and a successful businessman to boot, we’re sure the evening will pack some punches.”
Former Leicester City captain Steve Walsh, who jointly runs K Kong Events, which organised the event, said: “When someone offered us this opportunity we almost snapped their hand off.
“The Maher Centre is a fantastic venue and it should be an absolutely amazing occasion.”
Floyd Mayweather Jr is reportedly worth $300million and is said to be the world’s richest sportsman.
He recently successfully defended his WBC and WBA Super welterweight titles against Argentine power puncher Marcos Maidana.

For more information, or to buy tickets for the event, visit: www.kkongevents.com or call 0116 216 0631.
Article credit: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Floyd-Mayweather-visit-Leicester-month/story-21093086-detail/story.html
Dear Samaj Members,
As the serving group of the community, we would like to meet with members of our Samaj to discuss, plan and decide any additional events we could possibly hold this year. So far we have the following events planned for this year;
We understand that there are many ideas within our Samaj. People often make suggestions of the types of events that could/should be organised and would therefore like to discuss possibilities based on the needs of our Samaj. We are planning to meet at the Maher centre on Thursday 27th March at 8pm.
We will discuss and brainstorm ideas followed by clear decisions such as which events to hold, possible dates, venue and which volunteers to lead each event.
Following this, we will communicate the information / details of each event to the community via our next edition of the Parivar magazine that will be distributed at the beginning of April.
We welcome input and assistance from anyone keen to be involved so please feel free to come along if you have any ideas and can volunteer to make these events a success for the community.
For any questions or further information please contact Pratapbhai Odedra on 07711603538.
Thanks & Regards,
Leicester Maher Community Association
Holi – the festival of colour is celebrated on Sunday 16th March 2014 with Holi darshan in evening.
Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the most colourful festival of the year. This event is organised by the Maher Centre for all communities.
OPEN TO ALL
This will be a Holi to remember with so much fun with colours, street food, music, prashad and much more!
Travel Update
Belgrave Roundabout is likely to be closed due to road works between the 15th and 23rd March. Please consider alternative routes to the Maher Centre and allow sufficient journey time.
