PUSHTIMARGIYA VAISHNAV PARIVAR OF SEATTLE - AT A GLANCE

Here at Pushtimargiya Vaishnav Parivar of Seattle - VIPO, we are driven by a single goal; to do our part in making the world a better place for all. Pushtimarg - The Path of Grace is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism, founded by shree Vallabhacharya ji - also known as Shri Mahaprabhuji, around 1500 AD.

Pushtimargiya Vaishnav Parivar of Seattle-VIPO (PVPS) endeavors to unite Vaishnavs in and around Seattle Metropolitan area with a collective goal to play a positive role in the world for the upliftment of all irrespective of color, caste, national identity, gender, age, religion or socio-economic status, by developing cultural, social, religious, spiritual and educational values to spread love, knowledge, and positivity through loving selfless service- "Seva."

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Our Activities

Gujarati Learning Center
- To Preserve our Indian language in next generation

Kids Pathshala
- Pushti Sanskar - To preserve Indian culture & tradition in next generation (FREE)
Humanitarian and Charity work
- Year-2022: PVPS donates - more than 1000lbs of food to 4 local food banks (Northshore senior center, Skyview Middle School Food Pantry, Mill Creek Food Bank, Renewal Food Bank, Bellevue) around Seattle area in Annual Food Drive
- Year-2022: PVPS donates, 500$ to AIM FOR SEWA 501c3 non-profit (to support education of children in Rural India)
- Year-2021, PVPS donates ~2000$ towards Oxygen Concentrator Fundraiser for COVID-Relief.
  - Year-2020, PVPS Donates 151$ for Gaushala and Underserved children.
  - Year-2019, PVPS organizes First Annual Walkathon for increasing awareness of Healthy Life-Style, Exercise and Daily Walk/Steps
    - Every Step Counts!
  - Year-2019 PVPS Donates 151$ to a non-profit - supporting the needs of underserved children in public schools in Seattle Area.
Monthly Satsang

Utsav Celebrations
- Janmashtami
  - Year-2022 - PVPS orgranizes completely free online summer event (Janmashtami Program), at cost of ~550$, distributing goodies to more than 40 participants and teen volunteers to encourage their efforts.
- Diwali/Annakut
- Holi
- Makar-Sankranti
- Ramnavmi

Shari Vallabhkul Vachnamrut and Shibir
- Motivational, Self Improvement Speeches

Year-2022:

PVPS hosts FREE - Pravachan (Spiritual Talk) in May-2022 at Hindu Temple and Cultural Center in Bothell, followed by Prasad (Dinner).

Year-2018: P.P.G 108 Shri Dwarkeshlal Maharaj Shri Shasthpeeth, Vadodara Gujarat and P.P.G 108 Shri Aashray Kumar Maharaj Shri Shasthpeeth, Vadodara Gujarat visited and blessed Seattle Vaishnavs.

Year- 2019
- P.P.G 108 Shri Sharanam Kumar Maharaj Shri Shasthpeeth ,Vadodara Gujarat
- P.P.G 108 Shri Rasikpriya Vahuji, (Mathura, Champaseni), Rajkot, Gujarat

Art & Craft Activities - Pushti Workshops
- For Kids & Adults

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DIWALI and ANNAKUT CELEBRATION

The Annakut festival occurs on the first lunar day of Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik, which is the fourth day of Deepawali (Diwali), the Hindu festival of lights, and also the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendar. For Vaishnavs this is one of the important festivals. For Vaishnavs, this day commemorates the incident in the Bhagavata Puran when Bhagwan Shri Krishna lifted the Govardhan Hill to provide the villagers of Vrindavan shelter from torrential rains. The incident is seen to represent how God will protect all devotees who take singular refuge in him. Devotees offer a mountain of food, metaphorically representing the Govardhan Hill, to God as a ritual remembrance and to renew their faith in taking refuge in God. The festival is observed by most of Hindu denominations all over the world.

GUJARATI LEARNING CENTER

About Gujarati Language

The Gujarati language is more than 700 years old and is spoken by more than 55 million people worldwide.

Outside of Gujarat, Gujarati is spoken in many other parts of world. In North America, Gujarati is one of the fastest growing and most widely-spoken Indian languages in Canada and in the United States. In Europe, Gujarati(s) form the second largest of the British South Asian speech communities, and Gujarati is the fourth most commonly spoken language in the U.K.'s capital London. Gujarati is also spoken in Southeast Africa, particularly in Kenya,Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa. Gujarati was the mother tongue of Mahatma Gandhi.

Some of the most famous Gujarati people who are known worldwide.

* Mahatma Gandhi - Father of Nation - India

* Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - one of the Founding father of Republic of India

* Vikram Sarabhai scientist - father of India's space program

* Azim Premji - Industrialist - Chairman of Wipro

* Praful Bhavsar - Scientist

* Narendra Modi - Prime minister of India - 2014 till today

* Dhirubhai Ambani - Businessman - Reliance Industries

* Narsimnh Mehta - Poet

* Pranav Mistry - Scientist

* Thakkar Bapa - Social Worker

* Jamsetji Tata - Industrialist - TATA group of companies

Why to learn Gujarati?

Mother tongue has a very important role in children’s overall development. When children develop their skills in two or even three languages, they get a deeper understanding of how to use different languages effectively.

1. It helps in cognitive as well as intellectual development.
Research has shown time and again that when children are able to speak their mother tongue well, not only do they experience better cognitive development but also better intellectual development.

2. It helps in second language learning.
Don’t most parents want their children to speak great English? What if I told you that learning English, or any other language for that matter, depends on how well the child has learnt their mother tongue?

3. It helps you connect with your culture and people.
Our languages keep our cultural heritage alive. Cultural information read or heard in a foreign language can be difficult to understand or identify with, owing to a loss of meaning, impact and context.

4. It is professionally and commercially beneficial.

Truth be told, Indian languages are assuming
greater significance in the corporate world, with businesses going more local that ever before. As such, a good command over your mother tongue, coupled with the ability to read and write (type) it, can be a great advantage.

5. Great command over your mother tongue

is timeless class.
By teaching our next generation our mother tongue, we are making India accessible to them. Rather than feeling like outsiders in a place where they cannot connect, they will be able to travel freely someday and engage with the ordinary people who live there. This experience simply cannot be replaced by staying at five-star hotels and speaking in English to the few people who are able to understand you.

6. Kids get Credits !!!

School districts in WA state gives credits for successfully learning second language.

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