Monthly Update – March 2010

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa
Waheguru Ji Ke Fateh

Stay in Touch:

Upcoming Projects:

  • Jakara Conference 2010 – “The Guru Granth Sahib: The History of the Sikh Soul“. Registration to follow soon.  The Conference will be held in Fresno, CA from June 18-20, 2010.  We need help advertising!
  • Ladoos: Pink and Blue – a project for mother’s health and beginning to explore the problem of sex-selective abortions in our community.  The project has received a grant from the Sikh Spirit Foundation and has applied for another one via the Changemakers non-profit support groups.  The project will begin at a pilot stage in Fresno, CA and upon its success, we will seek to expand it.  More information to follow.  The launch date is Vaisakhi 2010.
  • Singh Strength – In August 2010, we are organizing a two-week retreat for young boys at risk of gang/drug involvement. The camp will look to build character and leadership through Sikhi.  We are looking into camping facilities and sites.  More information to follow shortly.
  • SSA Collaborative – A project to begin towards improving our collegiate SSAs.  A number of students have shown interest in leading the project.  We are hoping to use Spring Break 2010 as a period to get the project really going.

That’s on the table for now. More projects are in the work (DV shelter town-halls, and much more).

Miscellaneous:

  • Special Shout-outs to the Fresno Jakara Movement group for its participation and work with Valley Children Hospital’s Kid’s Day project.  The fundraiser earned $400,000 throughout Fresno County in efforts to build a new pediatric hospital in North San Diego County.  The young Jakara Fresno Chapter always does a tremendous job.  Read more here.
  • Sikholars: Sikh Graduate Student Conference was held at Stanford University on February 20, 2010 and was a tremendous success.  Special thanks to the Sikh Spirit Foundation and Stanford Satrang Sikh Students Association.  Read more here.
  • We have received numerous inquiries with regards to the Chase Bank Community Giving competition.  We have not yet received the funds.  When we do, they will largely go towards funding all of the above mentioned projects.  We will provide regular updates as we receive the money on behalf of the community.
  • The April tax season will soon be upon us.  As 2009 marks the first year that the Jakara Movement has acted as an independent 501c3 nonprofit tax-exempt organization, it will also be the first year we file our taxes.  All records will be hosted on our website for easy access and reference to all community members.  We hope to file quarterly reports on the website in our desire to be one of the most transparent Sikh youth organizations.

The next call will be on April 15, 2010.

Gur Fateh,

Das of the Panth
Jakara Movement

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