FEBRUARY 10, 2005

PRESS RELEASE

FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS BY THE ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER

THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONS IN FEBRUARY!

The Sadhu Vaswani Center of Closter, NJ, has teamed with The Englewood Hospital to provide free blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol tests for residents of the tri-state area. The event will take place on Sunday, February 20, 2005 , between 11 am and 3 pm at the Sadhu Vaswani Center , 494 Durie Ave. , off Closter Dock Road , Closter , NJ 07624 .

The Sadhu Vaswani Center is a non-profit charitable organization that is a branch of India based Sadhu Vaswani Mission. The Mission , headed by world renowned philosopher and thinker, Dada J.P. Vaswani, is dedicated to the ideals of Universal Love: Love of God and of all Creation. It runs various clinics, hospitals, schools and permanent shelters all over India . Most recently, the Mission has set up vast relief operations for victims of the Tsunami disaster in the state of Tamil Nadu, India . The International Centers of the Mission engage in works of charity within their own communities, bringing help and healing to the disabled, the helpless, the poor and the sick, as well as providing food and shelter for birds and animals.

The health fair is part of a series of week long events planned at the Center in celebration of “Thanksgiving Week” from February 18 th to the 24 th . The Chairman of the Center, Englewood, NJ, resident Mr. Eddie Datwani, explained that the Center celebrates this week every year as an offering of thanks to the Lord for all his mercies and to pray for the well being of the community as well as the Mission 's head, Dada Vaswani. He added, “We are extremely grateful to the Englewood Hospital and its professional staff who have time and again coordinated public service occasions with us in a spirit of dedication and tender care.” Among the other activities planned for the week is daily feeding of birds, neutering and medical checks for stray dogs and cats in the New Jersey townships of Secaucus and Jersey City, service of food and warm clothing to homeless shelters in the tri-state area, and, care of the elderly at nursing homes such as The Inglemoor located in Englewood, NJ.

For directions, you may call the Center at 201-768-7857. More information on the world-wide activities of the Mission is available at www.sadhuvaswani.org . Those attending the health screenings are welcome to visit the serene shrine located on the second floor of the Center, browse the book stall for the vast collection of literature on Universal Love and the Art of Living, and, participate in the fellowship Indian vegetarian meals to be served at no charge between the hours of 1 pm to 2 pm on Sunday.