One Kind Act is delighted to announce its forthcoming event, Diwali Ki Rangeen Shaam.Event DetailsOn Friday 6th October 2017, OKA presents you with a musical adventure and invites you to come and enjoy an evening of outstanding classical and popular music, sung by renowned artists, Shahid Khan and Rekha Sawhney, and accompanied by very accomplished musicians. See them live here:Some background information of our talented artists:Shahid KhanShahid was born in London and comes from a family of renowned tabla players and classical singers from the 'Patiala Gharana' based in Pakistan. He started singing from a very young age and from the age of ten, started receiving singing lessons from Pandit Vishwa Prakash and Rauf Mehndi. His Guru, from the age of 16, was and remains Ustad Hussain Baksh Gulu. Shahid's biggest musical influence has been Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.Recently, he completed a successful run as the Heritage Singer in the West End show Bend It Like Beckham – The Musical at the Phoenix Theatre. The show was nominated for five Olivier Awards and won the Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical, topped Time Out’s Best West End Musical poll and won the Curtain Up Best Cast Recording Album of 2015.Rekha SawhneyRekha began to learn Hindi songs and semi-classical Indian music under the powerful guidance of Shaheen Khan for the best part of 5 years. After her coaching, Rekha competed against some of the best singers in India and won UK Indian Idol; was chosen to sing for Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber in his search for “Maria” from The Sound of Music; performed at the Royal Festival Hall in 2013 under the umbrella of the BBC Alchemy festival and Kuljit Bhamra and has been invited to take part in a musical theatre workshop organised by the BBC Arts Foundation.Much more recently, Rekha had the opportunity to work with Film Director Gurinder Chadha for her West End stage production of the film “Bend It Like Beckham”.  It was during one of the performances that world renowned composer A R Rahman sought out Rekha for her semi-classical vocal ability and invited her to record with him for Gurinder Chadha’s film, Viceroy’s House, released earlier this year. WHAT THE EVENING ENTAILS:The evening promises to be a delightful, heart-lifting musical journey with our gifted artists. A delicious 3-course buffet meal is included and a well-stocked paying bar is on offer. There will be a set of Premium tables closer to the stage to allow those interested to engage better with the singers. Ticket PricesYou are invited to purchase tables of 10 for either premium or standard tickets. Premium Tables: £500 for a table of 10 (£50 per ticket) - only 9 Premium tables are available.Standard Tables: £400 for a table of 10 (£40 per ticket) - 16 Standard tables are available.Should you need to buy a smaller number of tickets, please contact Ritu Soni on 07734 201649 or Annu Shah on 07801 418448.AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NUMBER OF TABLES IS LIMITED. SO HURRY AND BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! Please note that the venue is opposite Mercedes Benz showroom. There is free parking after 7pm.About One Kind ActOne Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here

Mona & Raj Bhogal are delighted to announce their forthcoming event, OKA Summer Garden Party 2017.Event DetailsIn the last two summers, individual OKA Associates have hosted a summer garden party in the comfort of their homes. Both have been such an AMAZING success that OKA supporters keep asking for more!So we are delighted that Mona and Raj Bhogal have been so kind as to host the next OKA summer garden party. It promises to have the same recipe for success….Plentiful delicious food and summer winesFun Games & Shisha stallsLive Jazz as background music to our ears (played by the Aidan Newland Quartet) Crazy poolside antics (even a splash and a leap, if all those present last year can recall!) And of course…….a warm, hazy lazy, sunshine day ….we hope!Please join us. Do also ask friends and family.  Tickets are £40 per person (16 years of age or above) which includes all of the above ALL day.LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE - SO PLEASE BOOK EARLY.   About One Kind ActOne Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here

Sanjeev, Meera, Harry, Aneka, Stuti & Dhruv are delighted to announce their forthcoming fundraiser event, The Mont Blanc Challenge.Event DetailsMeera Bhogal, 12 May 2017Late last year we were relaxing after an evening meal when Sanjeev said very casually, "Do you fancy climbing Mont Blanc?". We replied, equally casually, "Yes sure". I can only think that we must have been in a carb induced comatosed state to have agreed to such a thing. Well here we are and with only 11 weeks to go, the challenge is on and it is very real. We are a group of 6 family members; Sanjeev (the one responsible), Harry (the responsible one as opposed to the one responsible), Aneka (who believes she will be carried up), Stuti (who will move the mountain if she has to), Dhruv (who is so cool he will float up) and me (who is in denial that it’s happening). We all have our demons we will need to work through to undertake and complete this challenge, but I can’t think of a more inspirational group of people to share this experience with. We are all determined, stubborn, competitive, love to push ourselves to our limits and above all, we are a close nit family who support and love each other. So I guess we have the right mindset which is a great start.So what is the challenge?We will be climbing two mountains over 6 days. The first three days will be aimed at climbing a 'training' mountain, Grand Paradisio which stands at 4061m. This will be our opportunity to experience working and sleeping at altitude, as well as using ropes, harnesses, pick axes, crampons and learning how to identify and avoid crevasses. We will be climbing for between 5-7 hours a day. The next three days is all about the ascent to Mont Blanc, which stands at an incredible 4808m. Weather permitting, we will spend 6 hours climbing a 1:3 ascent to the summit and 6 hours back to our base camp, with a further 6 hour descent home to Chamonix. None of us have climbed before, so this is a serious challenge and perhaps not the best one to do as an introduction to climbing!So why are we doing this crazy thing?Well as I've said we all love a challenge but there is also our belief as a family in giving to those less fortunate than us. We all have different charities we support as individuals and we respect each other’s views and wishes. In line with this, we will all support each other in raising money for all the charities we feel a strong connection with.One Kind Act is one of these charities. This is a new charity which has been founded on the principle of trying to change the lives of those who are suffering due to poverty, poor health, lack of education or nutrition and those who have fallen through the net of fundraising from the larger charities. Their work has also been recognised as they have been shortlisted for the Charity Startup of the Year Award by Asian Voice and powered by Charity Clarity.Your donations will keep us motivated when we feel we can't go on or when the going gets tough, so we thank you for donating generously to such an amazing charity.  About One Kind ActOne Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here