Lavasa Women’s Drive 2011 Award Night is Here

Mumbai, 4th March 2011: The third edition of the Lavasa Women’s Drive culminated with a glamorous award night today at The Hyatt Regency. Lavasa Women’s Drive is an all women drive which is an expression of solidarity to unite various social causes and create awareness through friendships and achievements.

After concluding events comprising of the LWD anthem launch and the Mumbai and Pune flag offs, the award night was a celebration to set the momentum for International Womens Day. Mr. Ashish Bhushan, Assistant Vice President, The Times of alongwith Ms. Anuradha Paraskar, Sr. Vice President – Marketing, Lavasa Corporation Ltd played perfect hosts as they welcomed the participants and briefed them on the agenda for the evening.

Celebrities such as Jackky Bhagnani and his co-star Pooja Gupta handed over a few awards and also spoke about their upcoming film while the suave Arjan Bajwa greeted winners. Bharati of Comedy Circus fame had participants in splits with her performance.

The global icon was the highlight of the evening as she presented awards to the winners of the Lavasa Women’s Drive. It was an emotional moment when she handed out a special award to Anisha Oberoi for her continual fight against breast cancer and to Dr. K. Dinshaw, Director of TATA Memorial Hospital for her exemplary work in cancer research.

Ms. Anuradha Paraskar, Senior VP Marketing, Lavasa Corporation Ltd. said, “The third edition of the Lavasa Women’s Drive was a whopping success. The passionate involvement of all the participants was exemplary. Whilst at Lavasa, not only did they all enjoy the events but in fact many cancer survivors came forth and shared their experiences urging all women to be careful and prevent cancer. Lavasa is proud to own this unique concept which is fun filled yet compassionate in nature and looks forward to making it better and better over the years!”

The participants won awards in various categories including awards for Best Message, Best Dressed, Most Popular Team, Most Spirited Team, and High on Anthem Award etc.

Singer Shweta Pandit mesmerized audience with her rendition of latest numbers. Her spirited performance had women dancing till wee hours. In short it was an evening to remember for all the participants who braved the ghats of Sahyadri to reach Lavasa to create awareness about various causes including women’s cancer.

LWD is a joint initiative of Bombay Times and Lavasa Corporation. It is supported by Women’s Cancer Initiative Tata Memorial Hospital, conducted by Western India Automobile Association. This is an initiative of the Times Red Cell.

For more information, please contact. Ashwin Shetty / Umesh Kolamkar Jashoda Madhavji/ Chinmay Shah Lavasa Corporation Limited Vaishnavi Corporate Communications Mobile: 9967024293 / 9821851399 Mobile : 9987274025/ 9867554173 Anand R. Iyer / Suchita Tuli Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd. Mobile: 98671 69672 / 98209 24380