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The Festival of Inspirations celebrated the value of service in a special assembly themed “My Country, My Duty” in Robbinsville, New Jersey.
Pujya Chaitanyamurti Swami spoke on the theme “My Country, My Duty”. His speech highlighted Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s core belief that helping and serving the nation you live in is also a form of dharma, or doing our duty.
A donation of $5,000 was presented to the Rapid Response Partnership of Mercer County on behalf of BAPS, in recognition of their efforts responding to incidents of high complexity.
Another $5,000 donation was also presented to the 200 Club of Mercer County, an association dedicated to providing financial assistance to families of essential personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
Sergeant Scott Kivet said, “As we enter the gates here, we enter the gates of a community with an absolute beautiful spirit. As you would say, I believe you call it 'sada das', symbolizing your ability to always serve.” Dr. Manjit Singh Bains, renowned thoracic surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and professor at Cornell University Medical College, echoed similar notions about responsibility and service. Mahant Swami Maharaj’s blessings took the form of heartfelt sentiments for good citizenship.
Sergeant Scott Kivet said, “As we enter the gates here, we enter the gates of a community with an absolute beautiful spirit. As you would say, I believe you call it 'sada das', symbolizing your ability to always serve.” Dr. Manjit Singh Bains, renowned thoracic surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and professor at Cornell University Medical College, echoed similar notions about responsibility and service. Mahant Swami Maharaj’s blessings took the form of heartfelt sentiments for good citizenship.
Distinguished guests included: David Fried, Mayor of Robbinsville, Chief Michael Polaski, Chief of Police, Chief Robert Garapolo, Chief of Police for West Windsor, Sergeant Scott Kivet, K9 Unit of Robbinsville Police Department, Jodi Stevens, Secretary for the Mayor, John Melbaum, Communications Director, Robbinsville, Kara Pollick, Administrator, Scott McCormik, Trustee, and Hamilton Firefighter, Robert Lambert of the 200 Club of Mercer County and Lambert Realty, Bhupendra Shivkula, Board of NJ Public Utilities and Deputy Speaker for the NJ Assembly, NJ Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak, Guy Chiarello, Chief Operating Officer at Fiserv, o, Chris Augustine CIO of Fiserv, Umashankar Nistala, CIO, Fiserv, Marc Chiarello, Executive Director at JP Morgan, Vijay Shrivasta, Vice President of Product Delivery at Fiserv, Matt Holli, Asst. Vice President at Fiserv, Justin Coecliff, Technology Innovator, Dr. Pramod Sogani, Urologic Oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Manjit Singh Bains, Thoracic Surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Bakul Dalal, internationally renowned Pathologist and Ashish Modyi, Medical Director at Nuveen, Vice President of Goldman Sachs.