The Elders Mela, organized on the occasion of ‘World Elders Day’ (1 October), is our endeavour to provide a platform for the elders and stakeholders interested in their welfare to come together and raise the quality of life of the elderly. The Mela will enable senior citizens, their families, friends and caretakers to interact and learn about various opportunities, services and products available for senior citizens to lead their life in a healthy, happy, fulfilling and purposeful manner. The Mela will create awareness regarding various schemes / benefits / legal assistance available for them from the government / NGO / private sector. The Mela will organize various seminars / discussions / debates / counseling sessions related to elders’ welfare. It will also have fun-and-entertainment events like films, competitions, games and cultural programs for the elderly. It will exhibit various items of interest to the elderly, such as medical / healthcare products, customized equipment / aids / tools and various types of reference / reading materials.

1. We owe it to them
30 September – 2 October 2011
(10 AM - 7 PM)
Venue
Zorastarian Club (Near Yatri Nivas)
Paradise, Secunderabad
2011
Entry Free

2. Caring for
the Elderly
In this fast-moving cyber
age, growing nuclear family
culture and disturbed service
network in large cities, it is
becoming increasingly difficult The Elders Mela, organized on the occasion of
for the elderly to access various ‘World Elders Day’ (1 October), is our endeavour to
services needed by them. provide a platform for the elders and stakeholders
Unable to do anything about interested in their welfare to come together and
their hapless condition, they raise the quality of life of the elderly.
often lead a deprived and lonely The Mela will enable senior citizens, their families,
life, stoically bearing all their friends and caretakers to interact and learn about
tribulations in silent agony. various opportunities, services and products
available for senior citizens to lead their life in a
Senior citizens are invaluable healthy, happy, fulfilling and purposeful manner.
to the society. They are
veritable knowledge banks, The Mela will create awareness regarding various
with experience gathered schemes / benefits / legal assistance available for
over several decades of going them from the government / NGO / private sector.
through various vicissitudes in The Mela will organize various seminars /
their lives and careers. Today’s discussions / debates / counseling sessions related
young adults and teens are to elders’ welfare.
duty-bound to respect their It will also have fun-and-entertainment events like
elders and show them the films, competitions, games and cultural programs for
compassion that they rightly the elderly. It will exhibit various items of interest to
deserve. To enrich their lives, the elderly, such as medical / healthcare products,
customized equipment / aids / tools and various
the UN emphasizes their types of reference / reading materials.
‘independence, participation,
care and self-fulfillment’.

3. Services & Products Visitors’ Profile
The Elders Mela will have about 50 stalls. They will • Senior citizens
contain useful information on: • Inmates of old age homes
• Healthcare / nutrition services and products • Families / care givers of senior citizens
• Insurance and banking services • Senior citizens’ organizations
• Tourism and recreation facilities • Employees of corporate organizations
• Real estate • NGOs, students and volunteers
• Post-retirement job opportunities
• Companionship avenues and old age homes
• Horticulture, painting and other hobbies
• General / legal / psychological / psychiatric counseling
• Security services
• Benefits / schemes available from government / NGOs
/ private sector
• Products & services required for comfortable and joyful
living of senior citizens
Partners
Federation of AP Senior Citizens’ Federation of Organizers of Elders
HelpAge India
Organizations (FAPSCO) Homes in AP (FEDEHAP)

4. Sponsor (Rs 2,00,000)
Benefits
• An exhibition space of 9’ x 27’ for display
of products & services
• Company logo display in hoardings, all
marketing collaterals and post-event
report
• Company logo on site and website
• Product presentation opportunity
We Welcome Your Support • Workshop opportunity
• 100 entry passes
We invite various stakeholders involved in elders’ welfare
to support us by sponsoring the following: Associate Sponsor (Rs 50,000)
• Advertisements in our souvenir
Benefits
• Publicity hoardings in the city
• An exhibition space of 9’ x 9’ for display
• Advertisements in invitations / tickets
of products & services
• Hoardings at the stall venue • Company logo display in hoardings and
• Individual donations are also welcome website
• 20 entry passes
Supported by
Exhibition Space
Public and Social Welfare Departments
Stall Area Cost
of Government of Andhra Pradesh
9’ x 9’ Rs 15,000
9’ x 18’ Rs 30,000
Each stall will be provided with a table, two
chairs and spot lights
For details please contact:
Ms Sandhya (9848488894) or Ms Sarada (9493465794)
Souvenir Advertisement*
Front / Back Cover (Color) Rs 25,000
Front / Back Inner Cover (Color) Rs 20,000
Dr Rao VBJ Chelikani Center-spread (Color) Rs 40,000
Convenor Full Page Inside (Color) Rs 10,000
Elders Mela Organizing Committee Full Page Inside (BW) Rs 5,000
Half Page Inside (Color) Rs 5,000
Balaji Residency, Gokul Nagar,
Half Page Inside (BW) Rs 2,500
Tarnaka, Hyderabad - 500017
Bookmark (Color) Rs 10,000
Ph: +91-40-64504993, 65214993
Fax: +91-40-27154118 * Special discount for senior citizen associations,
Email: info@eldersmela.org retirement homes
www.eldersmela.org