US SIKH GROUP RAISES `1.3 CR FOR NEEDY PUNJAB STUDENTS
Wednesday, 07/10/2015
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WASHINGTON: The Sikh Human Development Foundation (SHDF), a Washington-based philanthropic organisation has raised over $2,10,000 (`1.37 crore) for its scholarship programme for underprivileged children in Punjab who wish to pursue higher education..
Over 350 guests from the metropolitan Washington area came to support the Foundation at a gala, featuring pop singer Jaz Dhami Sunday.
The SHDF has been giving scholarships to bright but poor students in Punjab and surrounding areas since 2001.
Chief guest Gurcharan Singh Kanwal donated $50,000. In recognition of their contributions towards higher education for the youth, Kanwal and his wife Kamaljit Kaur were honoured with the SHDF Community Higher Education Empowerment Award.
Manpreet Singh, SHDF board member, said: “The SHDF has been able to provide scholarships to over 4,000 students and more than 1,500 students have graduated and become professionals.”
Many of them are supporting their siblings and have also started to donate back to the SHDF.
