The Therty Eighth Meeting.

The minutes of 38th Monthly Meeting are given below in Telugu.

Minutes of the 38th Meeting of the Association Held on 9th October 2025 at 5:00 PM in Senior Citizen Bhavan Meeting Hall.

The 38th meeting of the Association was convened on 9th October 2025 at 5:00 PM in the Senior Citizen Bhavan Meeting Hall. As per the agenda, the following discussions, acknowledgements, and resolutions were presented and accepted by the members.

1.    Welcome Address:
The General Secretary, Sri V. Narasimha Rao Garu, warmly welcomed the senior members to the 38th meeting of the Association.

2.    Inviting onto the Dias:
The General Secretary invited all the members of the Executive Committee onto the dais.

3.    Birthday Felicitations – October:
Members who have their birthdays in September were honoured with shawls and greeted:

      o       Dr. S. Manohar Rao Garu – 02/10/1961
      o       Sri B. Chandra Shekhar Garu – 20/10/1959

Members who could not attend but were remembered and wished them in absentia:
      o       Sri K. Krishna Murty Garu – 07/10/1939
      o       Sri R. Subrahmanya Sai Garu – 01/10/1962
      o       Sri K. Kistaiah Garu – 02/10/1961
      o       Sri P. Nageswar Rao Garu – 14/10/1962

4.    Chit Fund–3rd Series, 6th Chit:
The chit draw was conducted jointly by Sri K. Pandu Rangaiah Garu and Sri G. Venkateshwara Rao Garu.
      o      The winner of the lucky draw was Sri Ch. Lakshman Goud Garu.

5.    Health Awareness Session:
Dr. C. Manik Prabhu Garu delivered a valuable talk on Dementia in senior citizens, explaining preventive measures and beneficial exercises like memory games, puzzle solving etc.

6.    Get-together Party – Kartika Vana-bhojanaalu:
As it was decided to organize two Get-Together Parties in a year, one in the month of November In-home Party clubbed with Kartika Vana-Bhojanaalu and the other Outing type Get-Together Party in the month of February. The In-home Get-Together party with Kartika Vana-bhojanaalu will be held at our office premises (in-home) in the month of November 2025. A committee is going to be constituted to decide the exact date, arrangement food and facilities, budget estimation and contribution etc.

7.     President Address and Acknowledgements:
The President expressed his gratitude to members for their collective efforts of the team of Senior Citizens in:

      o      Organising the World Heart Day - 29th September celebration on 28th September 2025 successfully.

      o      Attending Alzheimer’s Awareness Program on 20th September 2025 at Citizen Hospital, Nallagandla on the occasion of Alzheimer’s Day – 21st September.

      o      Celebrating Alai-Balai program successfully in-spite of 11th hour decision.

8.    Acknowledgements:
      o      The President thanked the Senior Citizen Team members for Visiting and wishing Sri V. Venu Mohana Rao Garu, Dr. S. Manohar Rao Garu, D. Sudhakar Garu for their speedy recovery.

9.    Appeal for Contributions:
Members who joined the Association after 1st January 2024 and have not yet made a donation were requested to kindly contribute a minimum of ₹3,800 (or above) by the end October 2025. These contributions will help in organising further programs for the welfare of senior citizens successfully.

10.    Message from the President:
The President shared a thoughtful-messages:

      i. I kindly request that, no member should post messages that could hurt others' feelings. If someone posts something you find irrelevant or an unnecessary message, please don't get irritated. Instead, simply ignore it. Consider that, it is a sign of informing us that, the member who sent it is healthy and active.
This reminds me of a short story. A soldier, away from his wife and children, was serving the country at the border. Every day, he would withdraw one hundred rupees from the ATM. A security guard who observed this daily routine, eventually stopped him and asked, "Why do you withdraw only one hundred rupees every day? You could withdraw two or three thousand at once."
The soldier replied, "I don't even need these one hundred rupees. However, every time I withdraw money, my wife receives a notification. This lets her know that I am alive and safe. The day she didn’t received the notification; she can understand that I am no more. Once the amount with me reaches two thousand, I deposit it back into the bank."
Similarly, let's consider a member's message as a way of letting us know that he is healthy and active.

      ii. We are all human, and we don't all have the same abilities or IQ. Additionally, as we age, it's more likely for mistakes to happen in conversation. Please don't search for hidden or deeper meanings in what is said. It's like the saying, "looking for feathers on a hen's egg." If someone says something by mistake, please forgive him and ignore it.
If misunderstandings or differences of opinions arise between two people, be the one to take a step back. Taking one step back doesn't mean you have lost or defeated and the other has won. Instead, see it as a sign that, you respect the other person's opinion and are trying to understand him. Be brave enough to make the first move.
Try to express your discomfort using "I" statements instead of "you" in the statements. For example, instead of saying, "You ignored me," you could say, "I felt that I was left alone. " Similarly, instead of "You made fun of me," you could say, "I felt hurt when I was made fun of."

      iii. Regardless of the position or designation we retired from, we are all equal after retirement. In a game of chess, there is a king, a minister, and a pawn only as long as the game is being played. Once the game is over, they are all just pieces and we put back them into the same box. Therefore, let's not focus on our former job titles but instead share the wisdom from our past experiences for benefit of members.

11.    Refreshments:
On the occasion of their birthdays, Sri B. Chandra Shekhar Garu and Dr. S. Manohar Rao Garu generously sponsored refreshments and sweets for all members.

12.    Vote of Thanks:
The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Sri V. Narasimha Rao Garu.