Concert to benefit Washington Township Playground
Staff Reporter
Centerville-Bellbrook Times
April 30, 2008
The Yukta Garg Memorial Foundation is bringing Udit & Aditya Narayan - Live in Concert on Sunday, May 4 at 6 pm at the newly built Centerville High School auditorium.
The fund-raiser event is the second in the series that will benefit the playground at the Washington Township Recreation Center.
Hemant Garg, Founder Trustee of the memorial foundation, said that the goal is to generate $50,000 to match with the same amount set aside by Washington Township for the playground. He said that Washington Township authorities will share the plans for the playground at the May 4 concert.
Udit & Aditya Narayan are well-known singers in Hindi-language "Bollywood" film industry. Udit Narayan has won five Filmfare Awards, the Bollywood equivalent of the Oscar. His son Aditya Narayan, has also established himself as the voice of the child artists in Hindi movies and acted as child artist in several hit movies like Pardes, Rangeela and Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai.
Udit Narayan has been associated with the extremely popular reality TV show - "Indian Idol" as one of the three judges. Aditya also has hosted the equally popular show Sa Re Ga Ma Challenge 2007.
Movie actress Priti Jhangiani is also part of the troupe and will perform live on sensational dance numbers. The other notable artist in the troupe is Aditi Paul from the TV show Indian Idol. The show will be anchored by the popular model - Saundarya Garg. The troupe also comprise of 25 musicians and dancers from Mumbai. The group is on a two-month tour to the US and Canada performing in major cities like Toronto, San Fransisco, New Jersey, Orlando, Miami, Chicago etc.
The ticket prices for the concert are $35 to $75. They may be purchased at Amar India Restaurant (439-9005); SriG Grocers (439-4090); Mirch Masala (435-2086) and you can buy them online at http://www.ygmf.org.
Bollywood Stars - Go! Section - Dayton Daily News (05.02.08)
Bollywood Stars
Go! Section
Dayton Daily News
May 2, 2008
Bollywood stars Udit & Aditya Narayan - and a host of others - are coming to Centerville High School for a performance at 6 pm Sunday, May 4, raising funds for a memorial playground at the Washington Twp. Rec. Center. The performing troupe, currently on a two-month tour of the US and Canada, includes actress Priti Jhangiani, Aditi Paul from the TV show "Indian Idol", and Saundarya Garg. Tickets for the concert are $35, $55 and $75, available at Amar India Restaurant,(937) 439-9005; SriG Grocers, (937) 439-4090; Mirch Masala, (937) 435-2086; and online at www.ygmf.org.
Butterfly Playground Project - Washington Township Quarterly, Spring 2009, March-May, Volume 20, No.1
Butterfly Playground Project
Washington Township Quarterly, Spring 2009, March-May, Volume 20, No. 1
As most residents of this community are aware, during the summer of 2006, a six-year-old girl, who was an active Recreation Center member, was tragically killed in a car accident in front of the Recreation Center at the conclusion of the camp day. As a tribute to Yukta Garg and all young children in our community, the Township has decided to begin the playground redesign/renovation included in the park's master plan of 2004.
The Township has entered into a verbal agreement with Yukta's parents, which states that the Trustees will allocate $50,000 for the project. The Garg family has hosted concerts and has been accepting donations to match the funds the Township has allotted. The Recreation Center staff will be seeking grants and public donations to assist with the completion of this project. The total anticipated cost of the Butterfly Playground has been tentatively set at $300,000.
The play space in the park is currently utilized by many groups. Two hundred and fifty children use it weekly during the ten weeks of the summer camp program. It is also used by all the Rec Center preschool programs, the seventy-five children in the after school program, the hundreds of children who watch their siblings during the Saturday youth sports programs, the thousands of children who attend Woodland Lights, and by an unknown number of township families who use the space in their personal time annually. This new playground will benefit thousands of children who frequent Washington Township's Countryside Park.
The goal for this playground is to be different in design from those already in our area, by blending with the natural setting of the Countryside Park. Its butterfly-shaped surface is ADA accessible and will include both creative performing arts spaces and physical challenges for all ages.
Butterfly Playground Graphic Design Contest - Washington Township Quarterly, Fall 2009, August - Nov, Volume 20, No.3
Butterfly Playground Graphic Design Contest
Washington Township Quarterly, Fall 2009, August-November, Volume 20, No. 3
Calling Artists of All Ages... get your cryons, markers, paints, pastels or computer self-generated art ready to create a butterfly design, that if chosen as the winner of the Butterfly Playground Graphic Design Contest, will be the symbol of Washington Township Recreation Center's new Butterfly Playground. There will be three divisions: Youth -12 and under, Teen - 13 - 19 years and Adult - 18 and older. The design winners from all three divisions will be utilized on printed material, T-shirts and be incorporated into the playground's entrance, but the Grand Prize, Overall Winner, will be the predominant Graphic Design used.
Rules and Guidelines will on the website www.washingtontwp.org. Entries will be accepted through the November 1 deadline.