BILLERICA, MA—India Association of Greater Boston (IAGB), in Collaboration with the Town of Billerica, MA, presents New England Seniors Expo & Cultural Exchange 2024 this weekend.
It will host Run/Walk on Saturday, May 18 and Chill With Us on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
The Saturday event, which starts at 8:30 am, will raise funds for donating school supplies for underprivileged children in rural India.
Sign up now! https://www.tugoz.com/events/iagb/iagb-education-empowerment-5k-runwalk
The Sunday event will have Senior Expo and Cultural Exchange. The event is free.
The Expo will have:
- Entertainment: unique performances by local Indian dancers/dance groups.
- Food truck/vendors: Indian food and more.
- Booths provide a wealth of information designed to help senior citizens & aspiring seniors, their caregivers, and families.
- Workshops by experts: 12 – 12:45 pm: The Impact of Alzheimer’s in our Community; 1-2 pm: Ways of meditation (followed meditation practice session); 2-3pm: Best Practices to prevent heart disease.
- 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.
Grand Sponsor: UNITED HEALTH CARE
Food Partner: The Treasury: Indian & Greek Kitchen
Vendors are:
- Billerica Council on Ageing
- Billerica Board of Health
- AgeSpan MA SMP
- Vaisakhi Weaves
- Zashnncreations
- Rehab Health 360 LLC
- Traditional Threads by Nikita Gupta
- KalpTree Financial Services
- Henna Art
- MealMantra / Bhalla homes
- Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley
- SD Real Estate
- Indian Medical Association of New England
- Vyasa Bros. Inc
- Science Cardinal
- eternalHealth
- Minuteman Senior Services
- Alzheimer’s Association MA/NH Chapter
- MindGym Initiative
- Sari Katha
- Mayin Arts LLC
- FISCO
- Sutanuti Sajghor
- Indian Circle for Caring USA Inc. (ICC)
- New York Life Insurance
- Imaginations Art & Craft Center
- Anokh
- Raji collections
- Indo-American Grocery
- Interactive Indian Folk Art
- Off-Kendrik Theatre Group
- Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line
Other highlights include:
- Live Rangoli by expert artist Swati Athale: 12:30 pm onwards
- Yoga and Pranayam (practice of breath regulation) by Yoga Expert Geeta Vallecha
- Moumita Banerjee – Tarana School of Kathak
- Kathak meets Lavni
- Jhumur (Santal) Folk Dance
- Shikha Vashishtha
- Flash Mob/Dance Along
- Ekta Jain – Ekta Dance Academy
- Viral Dave – GuruKool Enrichment Center
- Bollywood Dance Medley – Rising RockStars
- Swasti Bhargava – Swasti School of Dance
- Flash Mob/Dance Along.
