‘Elite’ women bond over friendship

The third meet of the Elite Women’s Confederation held in the city was a gala affair

 August 9, 2014 in Chennai

Express News Service

CHENNAI: The third meeting of Elite Women’s Confederation (EWC), an entrepreneurial women’s group  comprising around 100 members, was held recently to celebrate Friendship Day.

Members dressed in white, the dress code of the day, were welcomed with colourful friendship bands at Hyatt Regency.

The session began with a talk by Karachi-based speaker Sidra Jafri, who called herself ‘Queen of friendships’, on the value of friendship. She shared valuable tips on making the right friends.

This was followed by games for participants. The members then walked the ramp during a fashion parade that followed. Winners were awarded prizes for both games and fashion show. Saris, party props and beads among other items were sold in the stalls at the venue.

The guests also took to the dance floor. Prizes were given to the best dancers and to the thickest friends, friends with the best compatibility and so on. An elaborate spread was laid out for lunch.

The event had a special contest on Raksha Bandhan — the festival that celebrates bonding between brothers and sisters. Two winners went home with Belgian diamond each, sponsored by Chennai Diamonds.

EWC events offer a series of programmes of learning, sharing and socialising. Guest speeches, trade shows, special events, and gala social get-togethers are organised as part of it. Sumathi Srinivas, founder of the forum, says, ‘We have to uplift ourselves and our womenfolk by values and entrepreneurship, and make it pan India.”

The mission of EWC is ‘to reach a higher stage of happiness, career growth and personality, add value to life, share experiences, spread positivity in every action, and spread values of culture to the next generation through social responsibility’.