MWC's Eid-Diwali-Thankgiving Celebrations on October 9th (Report by Jaishree Gupta)


On the eve of Friday, October 9th/ 15, MWC's families and friends came out in bright colors and high spirit to celebrate festivals together. Everyone enjoyed tremendously. Program began with  prayers. Uzma Ahmad's son Raham recited verses of Surah-al- Baqra. Uzma Ahmad translated the verses in English. Pushpreet Dhillon recited Shabad (Sikh's prayer).

Top most  highlights from the celebrations are;

* MWC raised $150 through donations and raffles for the 'Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Ontario'. This is what truly serves the purpose of Eid and Diwali- to donate with open heart. Thank you all for your generous donations to make a difference in someone's life. 

*Mrs. Aaloka ji's presence was a big surprise to us, because she is not been doing well for a long time. But MWC always resides in her heart so besides, she gave another mind blowing surprise. Aaloka ji rewarded some of the active  members of MWC with a beautiful trophy to each for displaying leadership qualities. These women have been serving MWC with full responsibility and commitment and have taken leadership role to fulfill  MWC's Vision and Mission.

Here are the names of the recipients:
Uzma Irfan, Anu Randhawa, Ishrat Bano, Hafsa Taqdees, Surjeet Sandhu, Baljinder Braich, Jasmeet Sangha, Sumaira Naseem, Charanjit Kaur Virk and myself. For us this award is no lesser than getting the  Miss Universe Crown. I thank you Aaloka ji from my soul for honoring and recognizing all these wonderful women!! We love you so very much mother!! 

Moving on to Dhamaal and Masti (fun) part Emoji, without which any party is incomplete.

* Little brother- sister duo Ashmita and Yuvraj (Neetika's kids) gave a cute dance performance on Blue hai pani pani.
* Little Waleed Adnan ( Hafsa's son) sang a very melodious song.
* Beautiful Sheeza ( Anila's daughter) and Neesa ( Mehwish's daughter) recited a poem.
* Hafsa sang a poetry on Eid.
* Amrit (Surjeet's daughter) talked about why Sikhs celebrate Diwali.
*Neetika's dance on 'Chitiyaan Kalaiyaan ve'( bollywood song) took everyone's heart away.
* I sang a gazal.
*Sumaira Naseem shared a funny poem about Eid.
* Komalpreet from PCHS's women's group shared why we celebrate thanksgiving. She also shared that at PCHS Gulvinder Bhui runs a program for women every last Sunday of the month from 1-4 pm at Malton office.
* Surjeet Sandhu read the authority letter from Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Ontario, that was sent by email to MWC for raising funds. She also shared statistics about breast cancer.

Thank you so much everyone for your beautiful performances. And thanks to Gulvinder and all the ladies from PCHS's women's group for joining us.

*Raffles draw, Hafsa's designer suits and jewelry auction was the most exciting part. Congratulations to all the lucky winners!! Heartfelt thanks to our raffles' sponsors. Ladies bought beautiful jewelry from the auction too.

*Dinner was super delicious with countless dishes. Many thanks to Punjabi Community Health Services for sponsoring Pizza for kids! And thanks to all my friends for bringing festive special variety of dishes. SPECIAL THANKS to our DEAR HELENE for dropping off a huge crate of coke bottles and a box full of items for decoration at my house to be with us by heart and soul, because she had to go out of town a day before the program. 

*A bouquet of thanks to our committed and hard working newly joined event coordinator-Ishrat Bano for providing sound system and for helping out in every way from beginning till end to organize this event with her 2 year old son and 4 year old daughter!!
* Hearty thanks to brother Parminder and brother Prashant for helping out at the end with clean up and for locking the hall securely!!
* Thanks to all the MWC members and their friends for making the celebrations memorable and full of fun!!
*Big cheers and round of applause to co-team, event coordinators and giddha coordinators of MWC for showcasing their best team work!!

To see all the pix please visit Through Uzma's Lens on Face Book:
 
 

From Malton Victory Hall, camera woman Uzma ke Saath(with), reporter Jaishree saying sayonara. See you all again. Till then take care!
 
 
 
 

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