Oshwal Annual Ball 2017 | 1 Engaging the Inspiring Oshwal Youth ← Hemini ● To engage with the youth of our community and empower them such that they feel an affinity towards the Oshwal community and participate in the various aspects of the community. ● Opportunities to strengthen a sense of belonging for children and youth, with experienced guidance, will shape Ashish → what our community will look like in 20-50 years' time. ● Encourage and motivate young Oshwals to integrate further within OAUK, with the ultimate aim of driving our collective vision and values forward into future generations. Our Motto ● "No child too young, no heart too old, for physical health is your real gold, and social wealth is what will ← Bhavni uphold" Youth Team Contact Details Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Youth team! We would love to hear from you and your ideas about how we can further engage young Oshwals into our Community. Kunjal → Ashish Jayantilal Patani - Youth Co-ordinator (M) 07708 753 510 (E) [email protected] Bhavni Amritlal Shah - Youth Culture (M) 07966 260 111 (E) [email protected] Hemini Shah - Youth Co-ordinator (M) 07957 308 702 (E) [email protected] Kunjal Chandrakant Haria - Youth Sports ← Rahul (M) 07771 834 552 (E) [email protected] Rahul Jatish Malde - Professional & Personal Development (M) 07809 147 066 (E) [email protected] Oshwal Annual Ball 2017 | 2 Personal Development to CPD Dental and Pharmacy Technical Update Seminars. Beyond the professional networking seminars, youth engagement has also been encouraged Jai Jinendra, through sewa work during the Summer Camp and A warm welcome to the first Oshwal Annual Ball the Collection Drive, wherein several container from the Youth Team! loads of books and clothes were collected by young Oshwals, working alongside other communities, to The idea stemmed in September 2016, when we bring relief to the less fortunate in developing held a Youth Conference at Oshwal Ekta Centre. countries, like India, Kenya and Syria. The event attracted over 100 young Oshwals from many Areas of our community, to come together Back in December 2010, Oshwal Association of the for a great evening of networking, sharing UK raised c£150,000 to help the underprivileged thoughts, views and visions for our community in Jamnagar as part of worldwide efforts by Oshwal going forward. to provide over 31,000 items of aid, such as artificial foot and hand aids, crutches, waist, collar Of the many great ideas and suggestions which & knee belts, tricycles and wheelchairs, hearing came out of the Youth Conference, the two defining aids, etc. and in so doing, the lives of many themes seemed to focus on "the Great Outdoors" underprivileged has hopefully been improved. and "Greater Youth Engagement" through sewa (charitable) work and networking. In 2018, our community commemorates 50 golden years in the UK. To mark this mammoth milestone, our community has embarked upon putting together another medical camp to provide many items to aid the disabled and those with special needs as well as to cater for other medical needs such as eye, dental and general health, wherein we hope to encourage young Oshwals to take part and volunteer at the Oshwal Medical Camp. Planning for this monumental Sewa project, the Oshwal Medical Camp, has been going on over the last year and is to be held from 9th to 18th February 2018 at Oshwal Centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat, INDIA. "The Future depends on what we do in the Present" The Great Outdoors Mahatma Gandhi's quote is apt in describing the Oshwal Youth ethos of undertaking initiatives Taking these suggestions from idea to reality has which strengthen the sense of belonging for young been a yearlong endeavour. The fruits of the hard Oshwals, with experienced guidance, which will work have resulted in various local monthly treks shape what our community will look like in 20-50 and culminated in an international trek to Mount. years' time. Kilimanjaro. Rising to this challenge, 28 trekkers, There are many opportunities for young Oshwals aged 18 to 60+ climbed the world's highest free to get involved in our community on a range of standing mountain, in aid of the Oshwal Medical initiatives to help the future of our Community, Camp, a keystone sewa project for our community from being volunteers to taking up roles as in 2018, which marks the 50th Anniversary of the Trustees in our Association. To learn more, please formation of our Association. contact any of the Youth team members. Greater Youth Engagement Sincerely, Various professional seminars have been held to Oshwal Youth Team engage young Oshwals in our community, on a range of topics from Property Investment, CV & Oshwal Annual Ball 2017 | 3 Oshwal Annual Ball 2017 | 4 Aneesh Sandeep Malde Prasul Anilkumar Malde Anish Jayesh Shah Priya Sharmi Patani Ashish Jayantilal Patani Priyanka Shailan Shah Bhavni Amritlal Shah Puline Shantilal Shah Harsha Puline Shah Raksha Tushar Shah Hema Raichand Shah Riya Puline Gosrani Hemini Raju Shah Ronak Dinesh Bid Hershal Rajendra Shah Sachin Ashok Savla Ketan Jayantilal Shah Serena Anoushka Dodhia Kunal Mansukh Maru Shailan Premchand Shah Kunal Prabodh Shah Simran Shailan Shah Manojkumar Premchand Shah Sita Milan Shah Mita Shah Suresh Velji Shah Nylesh Shah Vimal Shantilal Shah Oshwal Annual Ball 2017 | 5 ● Habitat: Semi Desert From the Shira Plateau, we continued on the ascending path to the east up a ridge, passing the junction towards the peak of Kibo. As we continued, our direction changed to the South East towards the Lava Tower, called the "Shark's Tooth." We stopped here for a well-deserved lunch and short rest. After the lunch and rest, we descended from the Arrow Glacier DAY 1 at an altitude of 16,000ft to the Barranco Hut at an altitude of 13,000ft. Here we enjoyed dinner, gossiped ● Machame Gate to Machame Camp and rested overnight. The elevation was the same as when we started, but this day is was very important ● Elevation (ft): 5,400ft to 9,400ft for acclimatization and helped our body prepare for ● Distance: 11 km summit day to come. ● Habitat: Rain Forest We drove from the hotel in Moshi to the Mount DAY 4 Kilimanjaro National Park Gate. The journey passed through the village of Machame which is located on ● Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp the lower slopes of the mountain. ● Elevation (ft): 13,000ft to 15,000ft We started the climb by leaving the park gate and ● Distance: 9km walking through the rain forest on a winding trail up a ridge. Lower down, the trail can be muddy and slippery. ● Habitat: Alpine Desert Gaiters and trekking poles were a good idea here. We continued the rain forest trek until we reached the After breakfast, we left Barranco Camp to climb a steep Machame Camp. ridge and Barranco Wall, leading to the Karanga Valley campsite. We stopped here for a well-deserved lunch and short rest. After the lunch and rest, we continued onto the Mweka Trail to the Barafu Hut. At this point, DAY 2 the views of the summit from many different angles were breath taking and the belief that we will be there ● Machame Camp to Shira Camp the next day was just unbelievable. We ate a small ● Elevation (ft): 9,400ft to 12,500ft dinner and headed straight to sleep to enjoy the few short hours before getting ready for the summit. ● Distance: 5 km ● Habitat: Moorland DAY 5 After breakfast, we left the glades of the rain forest and continue on an ascending path, crossing the little ● Barafu Camp to Summit to Millenium Camp valley walking along a steep rocky ridge, covered with heather, until the ridge ends. The route now turned ● Elevation (ft): 15,300ft to 19,341ft (and down to west onto a river gorge until we finally arrived at the 10,000ft) Shira campsite. ● Distance: 5 km ascent / 12 km descent ● Habitat: Arctic DAY 3 Very early in the morning just after midnight the first group of a few people started the climb and then a few ● Shira Camp to Lava Tower to Barranco Camp hours later the second group started the climb to the ● Elevation (ft): 12,500ft to 13,000ft summit. It was pitch black with your daypack on your back and your bright headlamp shinning your path to ● Distance: 10 km the summit. The way to the summit is between the Oshwal Annual Ball 2017 | 6 Rebmann and Ratzel glaciers. You head in a north DAY 6 westerly direction and ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim. This was the ● Mweka Camp to Moshi most mentally and physically challenging portion of the ● Elevation (ft): 10,000ft to 5,400ft trek. Along the route a most breath taking sunrise can be seen with blue skies and being above the clouds. ● Distance: 10 km At Stella Point (18,600 ft), we stopped for a short rest, ● Habitat: Rain Forest took pictures and continued to Uhuru Peak which is Africa's highest point (19,341 ft). Some people jumped After breakfast, we continue the descent down to the for joy, some people cried and laughed. Mweka Park Gate to receive your summit certificates. At the gate we celebrated and drove back to the hotel From the summit we started our descent continuing in Moshi for a well-deserved shower and celebration straight down to the Millenium camp site, stopping at dinner. Barafu for some food. Gaiters and trekking poles for the loose gravel were a must to avoid sharp gravel entering your shoes and to stop you falling. Oshwal Annual Ball 2017 | 7 Vimal Shah “I set myself a challenge for 2017, to climb up the world's highest free-standing mountain - Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania.