Hello LGs,
Here’s a recap of the meet-up I hosted at the Terrasinne Restaurant in Pune on June 1, 2024, at 12:30 PM IST.
This meet-up had ten attendees, including myself, and four of them were attending the meet-up for the first time. It was a fantastic meet-up.
- Shubham Waman
- Tushar Suradkar
- Durga and Palash
- Neminath and Harshad (first meet-up ever)
- Sarang Nafde (first meet-up ever)
- Dhananjay
- Parag Kokane (first meet-up ever)
Photo 01: Early birds at the meet-up and a welcome speech ( 
) by me!
We met at the main entrance and moved inside after the majority of the attendees had gathered.
We held an introduction session for everyone because a few were first-timers. We talked about the local guide community, the Connect Portal, and the importance of meeting in person.
Photo 02: A small introduction and photo session as a group while seating.
Photo 03: Accessibility features were also checked.
We also checked the restaurant’s accessibility and had a few discussions with the specially abled staff. The concierge, front desk receptionist, and serving staff were all specially- equipped.
Photo 04: Specially-abled staff were very helpful to us to understand the menu with hand gestures specially designed.
One of the staff members, a lady, introduced us to the menu, which was designed specifically for us to order using sign language and was created by the owner. It was absolutely an unique experience for all of us.
Photo 05: A specially designed menu with hand gestures designed by the owner itself.
We ordered the food using the hand gestures shown on the menu. The food was fantastic, and we all thoroughly enjoyed it.
Photo 06: Very delicious food was served to us.
We had some virtual interactions with our fellow LGs.
Photo 07: A collage of the photos while having virtual call.
Photo 08: Many LGs attended virtually which was very encouraging for us.
Now, it was time to share some goodies among the attendees.
Photo 09: A collage of the goodies shared and received earlier are shared with the new members. Also, a nice gesture introduced by Tushar by signing a meet-up card signed by the fellow attendees for each other as a souvenir.
We took some nice photos at the entrance facade.
Photo 10: A collage of the attendees with the banner and also a displaying a mini badges of India Local Guides individual letters. A great idea by non other than Tushar! 
We disperse with the promise of meeting again and sharing more and more information with each other, which we will post on Connect.
My review of the place is here.
Sincere thanks to the attendees,
In-person: @TusharSuradkar , @ShubhamWaman @paragkokane @Neminath and Harshad @Durgak03 and Palash, @SarangN and @DhananjayKedari .
and virtually! ( I will mentioned there name below in the comment due to limitation here.
In the additional notes, I successfully reserved the table through Google Maps, and here are the steps followed.
Cheers!
तुम्हाला आणि तुषार सरांना ते माहिती असावं 
That will introduce Accessibility seed in People mind and give thought to Re think society what they are doing for them. I thank to 
accessibility Means limitation Mobility.