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Young Singaporeans return from journey of selfless service
- 26/12/2004
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
No CommentsWhilst most young Singaporeans went away for the holidays in December 2004, a group of dedicated youths decided to embark on helping orphans and slum children in Punjab, India. Participating under YSA’s Khwaish umbrella, 21 participants went to an orphanage school in Patiala, while 23 participants traveled to a slum school in Chandigarh. The projects
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YSA organises pre-departure briefing for expedition teams
- 23/11/2004
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
Following two successful expeditions to Punjab last year, YSA will lead two more expeditions to Punjab from 5 – 24 December 2004. The project in Chandigarh will involve working with children in a slum school while the project in Patiala will involve working with children in an orphanage. In an effort to ensure that the
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YSA holds ministerial dialogue with Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
- 21/11/2004
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Conferences and Seminars
The post-independence generation Singaporeans has been, in the recent times, the focus of the Singapore government. And a series of dialogue sessions have been held to seek their views on shaping the state’s future. YSA took the opportunity to organise the YSA Ministerial Dialogue for young Sikhs to engage Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Acting Minister for
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Fun day at zoo for the young and the not so young
- 20/09/2004
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
More than 20 people – young children, their family members, friends and YSA volunteers – spent a fun-filled day at the Zoological Garden on Sunday, 19 September 2004. Organised by YSA under its community service umbrella, the event was aimed at providing the opportunity for young Sikhs and their families to spend a day of
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Young Singaporeans enjoy a day of sporting fun
- 06/09/2004
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Sports
It was meant to be a day of sporting fun for the young ones. And more than 200 sportsmen and their supporters thoroughly enjoyed themselves at YSA’s Under-15 and Under-12 football tournaments held at St George’s Estate on 5 September 2004. In an effort to involve young Sikhs as well as youth groups of other
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MP Davinder Singh launches Khwaish Lecture series
- 15/08/2004
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Conferences and Seminars
Close to 140 Sikhs and non-Sikhs came to hear the MP for Toa Payoh, GRC Mr Davinder Singh, speak on “The New World Order: Are Singaporeans Really Prepared?” at the inaugural Khwaish Lecture by YSA on 14 August 2004, at Hilton Singapore. This officially launched the Khwaish Lecture Series. The word Khwaish means aspiration or
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Useful tips at focus group discussion on “Parenting the New Generation”
- 06/07/2004
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Professional and Intellectual Development
It was full house as soon as it was publicised. The focus group discussion on “Parenting The New Generation” held on 24 July 2004 at Hilton Singapore brought together 15 participants from the Sikh and non-Sikh communities to discuss ways of better understanding today’s teenagers and the challenges they face in society. Led by Ms
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Volunteers bring colour and cheer to needy and less fortunate Sikhs
- 21/06/2004
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
Close to 100 Sikh and non-Sikh volunteers came together to spruce up the homes of the less fortunate, needy and aged Sikhs in Singapore. They washed, cleaned and painted their homes as well as worked with electricians and plumbers to carry out repair works. Called Project “Reaching Out, Touching Lives”, this initiative by YSA was
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Inaugural “network” hockey tournament a resounding success
- 07/06/2004
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Sports
It was an opportunity for members of the hockey fraternity to network, interact and just have good fun. And that is exactly what YSA’s 4-A-Side “Network” Hockey Tournament on 6 June 2004 turned out to be. Held at Kolam Ayer CC, over 200 players and spectators attended the full-day activity. A total of 20 teams
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Seminar on Sikh leadership and the road ahead draws strong response
- 16/05/2004
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Conferences and Seminars
They came, they participated and they were not disappointed. This perhaps best summed up the reaction and feeling of the more than 60 participants who attended the seminar on “Leadership in the Sikh Community: The Road Ahead!” held at RELC on 15 May 2004. Organised by YSA, the seminar aimed at examining Sikh leadership at