IAGB's New England Seniors Expo & Cultural Exchange 2024, in collaboration with the Town of Billerica, on Sunday May 19th was envisioned as an event not only dedicated to the seniors in the community and beyond, but also to foster cultural exchange with the mainstream. An Expo that had: Entertainment: unique performances by local Indian dancers/dance groups. Food truck/vendors: Indian food and more! Booths providing a wealth of information designed to help senior citizens & aspiring seniors, their caregivers, and families. Health Workshops by experts. Booths offering engaging essence of India such as clothing, jewelry, accessories, henna tattoos, spices, easy ways of Indian cooking and so on. Booths with prepared foods, farms, artisans & crafters. The first of its kind Expo was attended by 34 vendors, 4 Health/Wellness Experts, 4 talented Artists, 5 Dance groups & Dance Experts and over 250 people!  We couldn’t have done it without you - we owe our success to you! **THE TOWN OF BILLERICA  **JEAN BUSHNELL - DIRECTOR - BILLERICA COUNCIL ON AGEING  **ROBERT MAYNARD - ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER - BILLERICA  **MIKE RILEY - SELECTBOARD MEMBER - BILLERICA OUR GRAND SPONSOR! UNITED HEALTH CARE OUR FOOD PARTNER: The Treasury: Indian & Greek Kitchen OUR VENDORS!!!  Anokh Vyasa Bros. Inc Interactive Indian Folk Art Science Cardinal eternalHealth Mayin Arts LLC Alzheimer's Association MA/NH Chapter MindGym Initiative United Healthcare IAGB Indian Circle for Caring USA Inc. (ICC) Raji collections Billerica Council on Ageing Billerica Board of Health Imaginations Art & Craft Center Sutanuti Sajghor Indian Medical Association of New England AgeSpan MA SMP Minuteman Senior Services Traditional Threads by Nikita Gupta SD Real Estate New York Life Insurance Henna Art MealMantra / Bhalla homes Zashnncreations Rehab Health 360 LLC Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley Off-Kendrik Theatre Group Vaisakhi Weaves KalpTree Financial Services FISCO Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line Billerica Community Pantry ---Our Rangoli experts Swati Athale & Dipa Agrawal for beautifying the Town Hall garden with festive art. ---Yoga Expert Geeta Vallecha for her Yoga and Pranayam (practice of breath regulation) session with all ---Nicole McGurin - Alzheimer's Association MA/NH Chapter for the workshop on The Impact of Alzheimer's in our Community ---Meditation Expert Dr. Bindu Vyas for her workshop on Ways of Meditation. ---Dr. Sarju Ganatra, MD,FACC, Cardiologist for the workshop on Best Practices to prevent Heart Disease. OUR PERFORMANCE GROUPS WHO ENTERTAINED EVERYONE AT THE EXPO! Moumita Banerjee - Tarana School of Kathak for her dance group’s dances ‘Kathak meets Lavni’ and Jhumur (Santal) Folk Dance. Shikha Vashishtha’s foot tapping Flash Mob/Dance Along. Ekta Jain - Ekta Dance Academy for her group dances showing Festivities & Celebrations. Viral Dave - GuruKool Enrichment Center for their Bollywood Dance Medley - Rising RockStars & The Dream Team Swasti Bhargava - Swasti School of Dance for her exciting Grand Finale Flash Mob/Dance Along. The first of its kind in the New England area, this Expo stands as a brilliant example of what can happen when we work together -so let’s continue advocating human values such as respect, acceptance, empathy, and love towards other human beings.

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