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Multiracial team of young Singaporeans off to Punjab in aid of the less fortunate
- 22/12/2006
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
No CommentsNineteen young Singaporeans embarked on a journey of selfless and charitable service in aid of underprivileged and needy children in Punjab, India, on 7 December 2006. They are part of the Young Sikh Association (Singapore)’s community service project team to Moga, (Project Khwaish VI). The word Khwaish means hope or aspiration in Punjabi. They will
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Young Singaporeans return from community project service in Punjab
- 06/12/2006
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
Nineteen young Singaporeans returned on22 December 2006 from a journey of selfless and charitable service in aid of underpriviledged and needy children in Punjab, India. They had left for Punjab on 7 December 2006 under YSA’s Project Khwaish VI banner. Khwaish means hope or aspirations in Punjabi. The project represented a truly Singaporean ethic flavour.
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YSA members visit the Harmony Centre and join the Iftar
- 19/10/2006
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Culture
In an immediate response to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s call to grassroots and community leaders to work with the newly launched Harmony Centre to carry out increase meaningful inter-faith activities, YSA led a group of young Sikhs and non-Sikhs on a visit to the Harmony Centre on 18 October 2006. This was the first
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YSA brings joy and cheer to young kids through art
- 16/10/2006
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Professional and Intellectual Development
It was a chance for parents to test their children’s artistic skills. And they certainly took full advantage of the opportunity offered to them. Twenty kids, aged 4 – 7 years, participated in YSA’s half-day art and craft programme on 15 October, 2006 at the Sikh Centre. The children gleefully went about decorating a snail
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Inaugural Sikh Symposium discusses key challenges facing Singapore
- 20/08/2006
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Conferences and Seminars
Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, delivered the keynote address for the inaugural Singapore Sikh Symposium titled “A Changing World: Determining the Right Fit for Singapore” on 19 August 2006, at RELC, Orange Grove Road. Organised by YSA, the symposium was both timely and opportune. Held to coincide with Singapore’s 41st
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Young Singaporeans bring joy and cheer to children with Down syndrome
- 16/07/2006
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
It was planned to be a special day for some very special children in our midst. And it certainly was. Spearheaded by Young Sikh Association (Singapore), a group of 50 volunteers arranged a day of fun activities for close to 50 children with Down syndrome on 15 July 2006 at Kolam Ayer CC. The partner
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Dr Balaji Sadasivan launches exhibition to promote inter-community engagement
- 16/04/2006
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Culture
Senior Minister of State for Health, and Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr Balaji Sadasivan, launched the photographic exhibition, “Nectarpool: Portraits of Love and Longing in Amritsar”, at the National Library on 15 April 2006, aimed at fostering inter-community understanding, engagement and harmony. The photographic journey into the Golden Temple in India is a joint
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Project Khwaish V participants recognised for community service in Punjab
- 25/03/2006
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
In December 2005, a group of 15 YSA members took off to Punjab to set up a Singapore-style library with a collection of English books in an orphanage-cum-school in the city of Patiala, Punjab. Through the members’ hard work and persistence, two weeks were all it took to turn YSA’s vision of a Singapore style
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Football enthusiasts turn out in full force for YSA tournament despite rain
- 09/01/2006
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Sports
On Sunday, 8 January 2006, it poured the night before, in the morning and right throughout the day. Yet, as in 2005, more than 200 sports enthusiasts turned up for YSA’s Third “Racial Harmony” 4-A-Side Football Tournament at Kolam Ayer CC. Again, it was a full house with 30 teams. Despite the downpour, the players