GIVE A LASTING GIFT:
HELP UNITED SIKHS AID THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN NEED
WE ARE ABLE TO ASSIST
THEM BECAUSE OF YOU
THROUGH OUR:
- Feed The Hungry initiative helps feed thousands
of homeless, needy and underprivileged people across the globe,
celebrating Sikh principles of 'Seva' and 'Langar'. Join us in an
initiative close to your home.
- Emergency Response Team provides relief to
survivors - be it the Punjab Floods, Japanese Tsunami, Haitian
Earthquake, Florida Tornadoes, Asian Tsunami, Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita, South Asian Earthquake in India and Pakistan, Myanmar Cyclone,
and the Malaysian, Indonesian and Chilean Earthquakes. Join our Sikh
Aid team and become a first responder.
Get involved this holiday season and Donate
Generously!
Become a Recurring Donor or Sponsor a family or a
child's education
through our various programs. To donate, please go to
www.unitedsikhs.org/donate or send a check to a UNITED SIKHS office
nearest to you, www.unitedsikhs.org/contact.php.
Your contribution makes a huge difference.
An estimate of how your contributions can be so
meaningful for some-
- Kenya:
$50 feeds a family for a month.
- Punjab (India):
$30 per month provides sustenance for families of "suicide farmers" so
children don't drop out of school due to hardship
- Pakistan:
$100 provides a emergency non food item kit for a family for a month.
$100 provides a emergency food kit for a family for a month.
- In Haiti:
$100 per month sponsors the education of 12 children.
Some of the key achievements and projects are:
- Haiti
Earthquake
Relief: The Haiti relief effort by UNITED SIKHS
has been a monumental success and recognized by President Barack Obama.
UNITED SIKHS has already provided over 344,000 hot meals in 3 months
and distributed over 20 tons of rice to 15 communities. Over $50,000 in
medical supplies have also been utilized for the medical rehabilitation
of the survivors. The full yearly salary of 9 middle school teachers
has also been paid, amounting to $15,000. This helps provide education
to 150 students. Future projects include building a canteen for
orphans, a water treatment plant to provide drinking water to over 2000
residents and continued sustenance to educators.
- Other projects
include - providing relief to victims of the
Japan Tsunami, assistance for the populations devastated by the Kenyan
Famine, pensions for farmer suicide and flood effected families in
Punjab, etc.
- Medical Camps:
health, hygiene and medical supplies distributed
in and around Panja Sahib (Pakistan), Kenya and Haiti.
To read more about the much acclaimed program,
please refer to www.unitedsikhs.org/sikh-aid.php.
Emergency Non Food Items Kit:
Contents: First Aid Tool-kit (O.R.S, 10 water
purification tablets, bandages, pain-relief tablets), 1 large spoon, 1
stove, 1 jug , 5 plastic plates, 5 glasses, 1 knife, 1 plastic tray, 1
mid-sized cooking pot, match box’s(10), 5 tooth brushes and 1 tube
toothpaste (minimum 130ml), 2 small cleaning soaps, 1 bucket, 1
shampoo, 2 new bath towels (medium weight, dark), 2 Hair combs &
Baby milk powder.
Food Items Kit:
Contents: Rice (3.5kg), Flour (20kg),
Ghee(6kg),Sugar(3.5kg), Spices(1kg), Pulses(3kg), Milk Pack (11
litres),Tea Leaves(1kg), Soap for Clothes(5 kg)
Bring the substantive change and impact in
someone's life. Be the angel that helps make their dream of getting
food, water and education come true.
Donate at www.unitedsikhs.org/donate or send a
check to a UNITED SIKHS office nearest to you, www.unitedsikhs.org/contact.php
.
Thank You For Your Support!!!
Issued by-
Gurvinder Singh
Director,
UNITED SIKHS
sikhaid@unitedsikhs.org 646-688-3525/ 1-888-243-1690 (USA)
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