35th Year of Establishment (Est. 1984) * 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Organization

GSC 2019 Diwali Event

Gandhi Samaj of Chicago 2019 Event Press Coverage

Daily Herald - Gandhi Samaj of Chicago celebrates 35th annual Day and Festival of Lights

Gandhi Samaj of Chicago 2019 Diwali Coverage

Welcome to Gandhi Samaj of Chicago

The mission of Gandhi Samaj of Chicago is to help keep inherited culture thriving while assimilating into diverse society for the current generation and beyond.

About GSC

Gandhi Samaj of Chicago (GSC) was founded in 1984 in Chicago, IL, USA by immigrants from South Gujarat part of India. GSC is a community of over 600 members living in Chicagoland and surrounding cities. Our community members are from South Gujarat district of India (Surat, Mandvi, Navsari, Bilimora, Gandevi, Chikhli, Amalsad, Valsad and Vapi to name a few).

The objectives of GSC are to achieve and promote unity amongst members while helping the community to enhance cultural awareness via education, programs and through celebration of our festivals such as Diwali and Navratri.

Our activities include but not limited to Annual Summer Picnic, Community Service Day, Food Donation drive, Navratri and Diwali Celebrations and more. If you are not a member of GSC, please join us via Membership Page of the website.

Upcoming events

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2018-2019 Committee

President	Hitesh Gandhi
Executive Vice President	Dinesh Gandhi
Vice President	Tushar Modi
Treasurer	Dharmesh Gandhi
Secretary	Jay Gandhi
Cultural Secretary	Roma Bhagat
Directors	Kalpana Gandhi
	Dimple Gandhi
	Pravin Gandhi
	Annie Gandhi
	Sandhya Gandhi
	Meena Gajjar
Youth Secretary	Radhika Gandhi
	Krina Gandhi
Advisory Board	Dinesh Gandhi
	Kaushik Mehta

Join GSC

Membership Information

Obituary Notice

GSC President Application Form

GSC elects it's President every 2 years. Application for 2020-2021 President term starts 1-Jan-2020. In order to contest for the Position of a President of GSC, kindly fill-out below form and submit to the current President before May 31, 2019. If more than one application is received format ballot election will be held at the Picnic. If only one application is received he/she will be elected unopposed and declared President for the next term.

2020_President Application Form.pdf

Annual Events

Food Donation Drive

Each year GSC partners with local food pantry to collect any non-expired dry food items or consumables that can be donated. Some of the items you can donate are canned food, cereal, baby food, rice, oatmeal, etc. Food Donation box is kept near the food area at the Picnic for collection.

Community Picnic

Gandhi Samaj of Chicago continues its tradition of a community picnic each year at a Forest Preserve in Chicago. More than 400 members join to mingle with each other, play games and have a good time bonding with others. We serve breakfast, lunch and ice-cream for this event.

Community Service Day
Back on August 14th, we partnered with Shree Jalaram Mandir in Hoffman Estates for our third annual Community Service Day event.

Since a number of our members attend this mandir, this was a great way to help out and volunteer during the Shrimad Bhagvat Katha. A number of our Samaj members volunteered during the event. This was a rare opportunity to help the Mandir and many in our Samaj were delighted to take this opportunity. We spent our time helping serve lunch to the hundreds of people who attended the event. It’s amazing the memories we can help create with a few hours of our time.

Navratri Celebration

GSC celebrates Navratri night each year for an evening full of music and dance. Hundreds of members and devotees gather to take part in Aarti. For last few years we are happy to bring live band with a singer to make event more lively.

Diwali Program

Diwali or the festival of lights is the biggest festival of Hindu. It also marks the beginning of new year for many people. For GSC this is a big event where community attends traditional dinner and program by kids and adults for 3 hrs. It's an evening filled with joy and happiness. Community members present awards for Community Service and Best Leadership. Graduates also receive recognition for academic achievement from the Gandhi Samaj of Chicago.

Youth Career Planning Seminar

Is your child confused about what career to choose? Do you need help and guidance from experts in our community? Then, mark your calendar for 31-Jan-2016 for Youth Career Planning Seminar, where you will get first hand information as well as get to talk to leaders from our community.