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| Message from Jassi... |
| September has been a busy month. Supporters overseas have been working incredibly hard to co-ordinate and organise functions for the current North America Tour. We have seen, from the first few days of that Tour, just how much that hard work has paid off. Thank you to everyone for all the effort and assistance.
Otherwise, Punjab has seen an ongoing power crisis, unseasonably hot weather, and the start of the paddy harvest. I sincerely hope that the cooler weather is just around the corner, bringing some relief.
Encouragingly, I have received a lot of correspondence this month from people keen to communicate their support and ideas. Please do keep the mails coming, I very much welcome the dialogue. |
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| North America Tour |
| The North America tour started with a big welcome at the airport, with many supporters there to meet Jassi's group. The first meeting, at Colombia, was an enormous success, with extra seating having to be provided for the strong turnout. We have been delighted to see many new faces, as well as long term supporters. This support and the new ideas and inputs it brings are the very things that can help us make a difference. |
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Jassi Khangura, Sukh Dhaliwal MP, Bablu Cheema and Harjeet Dhillon (Barundi) |
Jassi Khangura, Sukh Dhaliwal MP and key supporters in Washington 1 October 2009 |
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Sukh Dhaliwal MP, Rajan Kahngura, Jassi Khangura and Bablu Cheema in Washington
1 October 2009 |
Jassi Khangura, Sukh Dhaliwal MP, Bhupinder Sidhu, Sukhdev Deol, Gary Grewal, Balwinder Cheema, and friends at the first function of the ongoing North America tour. |
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Jassi Khangura addresses supporters in
New York, 2 Oct 2009 |
Jassi Khangura with NRI supporters in
New Jersey, 4 Oct 2009 |
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| North America Tour Schedule |
| 09-Oct |
6:00pm |
ABBOTSFORD Reception at Langley Banquet Center, 3227 264th, Aldergrove, BC V4W 2X3 |
Prabdeep Singh Toor (+1) 604 832 2100 |
| 10-Oct |
7:00pm |
VANCOUVER Reception at Grand Taj Banquet Center, Unit # 6 - 8388, 128th Street, Surrey, V3W 4G2 |
Deep Jaghera (+1) 604 725 5064 ;
Baljit Khangura (+1) 604 613 7545 ;
Gurinder Gill (+1) 604 767 7400 ;
Balbir Khangura (+1) 604 807 4170 |
| 11-Oct |
3:00pm |
Departure from Vancouver to Calgary by West Jet WS0168 |
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| 11-Oct |
5:18pm |
Arrival in Calgary by West Jet WS0168 from Vancouver |
Sukhjinder Toor (+1) 403 389 8485 ;
Gurinder Toor (+1) 403 923 8373 |
| 12-Oct |
4:00pm |
CALGARY Reception at Falcon Ridge-Castle Ridge
Community Centre, 95 Fallshire Drive NE,Calgary, AB T3J1P7 |
Raj Grewal (Lalton)(+1) 403 477 5004;
Jagjiwan Bal (+1) 403 605 3018;
Gurpreet grewal (+1) 403 617 8753 ;
Jagmohan grewal (+1) 403 923 9914 |
| 13-Oct |
1:00pm |
Arrival in Edmonton by car |
Avtar Singh (+1) 780 913 8633 |
| 14-Oct |
5:30pm |
EDMONTON Reception at Maharaja Banquet Hall, 9257-34A, Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6E5P2 |
Avtar Singh (+1) 780 913 8633 |
| 15-Oct |
08:00am |
Departure from Edmonton to Toronto by Air canada AC320 |
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| 15-Oct |
01:00pm |
Arrival in Toronto by Air Canada AC320 from Edmonton |
Bhupinder Sidhu (+1) 416 999 1202 |
| 15-Oct |
2:00pm |
TORONTO Reception at Shingar Banquet Hall
2084 Steeles Ave (Steeles and Melanie)
Brampton Tel: 905 790 3607 |
Bhupinder Sidhu (+1) 416 999 1202 |
| 15-Oct |
08:20pm |
Departure for London by British Airways BA98 from Toronto |
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| We have already visited many places in the USA. For details of the tour to date, please see www.qilaraipur.org |
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| MDVL's Women Entrepreneurs visit Shri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar |
| Macro Dairy’s Women Entrepreneurs took a welcome break in September, to visit the Shri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar. The ladies and some of their family members left the villages at 5am, stopping en-route for breakfast. The MDVL staff mini-buses were utilised for the trips and a fabulous time was had by all. Dr Renu Suri, CSR Director, who is based at Phallewal Satellite Unit with the Women Entrepreneurs said a fantastic, memorable time was had by all. She also said she is planning more outings with the Women Entrepreneurs in the future. |
MDVL Women Entrepreneurs and their families visit Shri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar
20 September 2009 |
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| Tree planting at Macro Dairy |
| S. Jagpal Singh Khangura planted the first sapling in a ceremony at Macro Dairy in Latala. 300 other saplings were planted at the same time to provide shade in the local area. This is the beginning of what will be an ongoing project to plant trees around MDVL farms, ensuring a greener, less barren landscape in Punjab, which suffers greatly from lack of trees and shade. |
Tree Plantation |
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| MDVL general update |
| Progress continues rapidly at Macro Dairy. More Women Entrepreneurs have started their roles at Phallewal Satellite Unit, and the Central Animal Unit has seen the arrival of many more milch animals. The most exciting development of September was undoubtedly the commissioning of the new milking parlour at the Phallewal Satellite Unit. This absolute latest in dairy technology will help ensure the quality and hygiene of Macro Dairy milk. |
MDVL staff admire the newly installed milking parlour at Phallewal Satellite Unit, September 2009 |
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| English Language Training |
| This month saw the arrival of Stephen, from the UK, to teach English classes. Stephen is a volunteer who has trained in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in the UK. He will be with us at least until November, which really gives everyone a good opportunity to spend many hours a week on valuable practice sessions. Stephen is passionate about teaching and language and is delighted to see his students gaining confidence over time, and sounding more natural with their spoken English day by day. |
Volunteer English language teacher Stephen takes a class at village Latala,
September 2009 |
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Union Minister Agatha Sangma and father, P A Sangma accorded
rousing
reception in London |
| Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Agatha Sangma and her father, former Lok Sabha Speaker, P A Sangma were accorded a rousing reception by London’s Non Resident Indian Community. The reception was organized by Jassi Khangura, MLA Qila Raipur and others.
Lauding Mr Sangma’s contribution to parliamentary practice as a Speaker and a senior national leader, Khangura said his days as Speaker were still being remembered. He said Mr Sangma had inculcated great political ideals among his children as well.
Agatha Sangma at 28 is the youngest minister in the United Progressive Alliance government at the centre. She is well read and has been well groomed in politics by her father. |
S. Jagpal Singh Khangura, Jassi Khangura, Harbans singh Kanwal and supporters welcome Ms Agatha Sangama and her father, P A Sangama to London |
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| Speaking on the occasion Mr Sangma lauded the contribution of NRIs to the development of India. He observed that the NRIs needed to be involved in a still greater way. He also underlined the need for addressing their concerns.
Expressing her gratitude to the members of the NRI community, Ms Agatha Sangma maintained that she had taken her job as a mission. She promised that she would meet the highest expectations of the people and the government alike.
Prominent among others present on the occasion included Mr Surinder Singla former Punjab Minister, Mr S. Jagpal Singh Khangura, Gurcharan Singh, from Southall-Ealing, Punjab MLA Brahm Mohindra, Didaar Singh Randhawa of Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Gurmail Singh Malli, Manjit Singh Litt, Prabhjot Singh Bittu Mohi, Baljit Malli, Kamaljit Singh Khangura, Jagraj Singh Sara, Sohan Singh Samra, Darbara Singh Dhaliwal, Ranjit Singh Membi, Kamikar Singh, Chaman Lal Chaman and Sarabjit Singh Virk. |
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| Deaf Cricket Foundation flagged off to Singapore Tournament |
| A 15-member Punjab deaf cricket squad left for a 10-day tour of
Singapore and Malaysia on 28 September. The hearing and speech-impaired cricketers,
drawn from different parts of the state, will play four matches against
the Lankan Lions Cricket Club, two each in Singapore and Malaysia. The tour is being organized by the Deaf Cricketers' Federation of Punjab.
Jassi Khangura, MLA hosted a farewell function for the team today. Speaking on the occasion, he said it was the moral responsibility of
everyone to encourage such people, particularly those with special talent. He
praised the Federation for providing training and logistic support to
the players and wished them all good luck.
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Jassi Khangura with Deaf and Dumb cricket team before flagging them off on their South East Asian tour |
Federation chairman Rajesh Gupta and president Sanjeev Kumar expressed
thanks to Jassi Khangura for extending financial help that enabled
them to undertake the foreign tour.
The team included Japreet Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Karandeep Singh, Gurdeep
Singh, Munish, Abhinav Gupta, Deepak Kumar, Gurdeep, Jatinder Kalsi, Ish
Jain, Vicky, Rajesh Chauhan, Manpreet Singh, Arvind Jain and Kulbir
Saini. |
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| Punjab University Zonal and Heritage Festival 2009 |
| Jassi Khangura attended Punjab University Zonal and Heritage Festival
2009 at Gurunanak Khalsa college for Women, Ludhiana. Students
participated in skits, dramas, and exhibited still life works, painting, clay modeling and fine arts. They also made beautiful Rangolies. President of the Indian Steel Rolling Association Vinod Vishisht & his wife were present.and Jassi Khangura was Guest of Honour on this occasion.
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Jassi Khangura at Punjab University Zonal and Heritage Festival 2009 |
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| Team Jassi |
| Jassi is supported in his work by a core team. Each month we will be introducing you to one of them. This month we meet Taruna, who works in Jassi's London office. Interfacing between media, NRIs and the Ludhiana office Taruna is a key member of Jassi's support team. She was based in Ludhiana before marrying last October and moving to London, where she continues to be a strong team player and organiser. |
Taruna Jindal Kundra |
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Best regards,
Jassi Khangura MLA
Punjab's Most Responsive MLA
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