Finally the D day arrived for All Chapters meet and Chartering of Ahmedabad Sub Chapter. 5 members flew from Bangalore, two from Varanasi, one from Thrissur, two from Cochin and one from Hassan, one from Solapur. Six chapters/sub chapters were represented for the meet and to attend Charter of Ahmedabad Sub Chapter. Total 16 members had reached Ahmedabad including 4 riders who had started from Bangalore on 3rd and one from Solapur who joined them on 4th.

All were received by our hosts Ahmedabad members and the program was scheduled for the evening in the ball room of Double Tree by Hilton hotel, a grand venue. All had reached the venue at 5 pm after freshening up and rest. A galaxy of media people were arranged by Ahmedabad Sub Chapter members represented by PDG Shashank Rathore and Sub Chapter Elect President Praveen Saxena and team. President Rajesh AR and Secretary Vinod Agarwal attended the press meet for almost 45 minutes, giving sound bytes and explaining about IFMR and the purpose of today’s meeting. From 6 pm, it was fellowship time, over 150 people joined us, including 37 new members from Ahmedabad Sub Chapter. Around 7 pm, PDG Shashank Rathore took over the centre stage and asked Ahmedabad Metro President Hardik Sompura to call the meeting to order, followed by introduction of President Rajesh AR speech, he explained in detail about IFMR INDIA and International and the activities of it. Secretary Vinod was asked to speak, he wished the new club best wishes and read our the messages of IFMR International Prez Sunil Telkar and Secretary Hans Reiter’s, our India Sub Chapter Chair Prashant Mishra presented in detail the functioning of IFMR India with a ppt AV. Soon MC had asked all the different sub Chapter Chair who had come from different places to speak on their yearly activities, Rtn Mohan D, Rtn Ajay, Rtn Shyam Mohan, Rtn Sreekumar and Rtn Sachin spoke in short about their yearly activities.

Soon DG Mehul Rathod and President Rajesh AR were invited and and were requested to present Charter Certificate to Charter President of Ahmedabad Sub Chapter, Rtn Praveen Saxena, he then joined by each new member for pinning and all 37 were inducted to the wonderful world of IFMR family. Many photos were taken. DG Mehul Rathod spoke in details and congratulated the new team and was delighted to have this Fellowship group in his District. He elaborated how it had started two months back, the idea to have a Sub Chapter of IFMR in Ahmedabad. New Secretary Rashmin Bhai proposed the vote of thanks and invited all to join for the gala dinner. It was a lavish spread of food and all enjoyed it with the next one hour of bonhomie and friendship time for all the new members of Ahmedabad Sub Chapter. No one missed the photo opportunity and took plenty of photos with visiting members.

Finally close to 10 pm, the event ended up and all left, what a gala program for the Charter of IFMR Sub Chapter Ahmedabad, truly a memorable evening, over 150 people attending it. Congratulations to the newest baby of IFMR India, Ahmedabad Sub Chapter and welcome to Ifmr India and International, we are all one among equal now.