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Joint Pakistan-India
Fundraiser in March
Standing from Left: Mr. Manu Patel (FIA-SC), Arif
Merchant (COPAA), Sarfaraz Khan (FOP), Ashok Savla
(JCSC), Amrit Bhandari (Lions Club of Little India),Roshan
Khandpur (FIA-SC) and Ajay Khetani (Commissioner of
Anaheim) Sitting: Kewal Kanda (FIA-SC), Waqar Ali
Khan (CPACC), Nitin Shah (JCSC) and Hamid Malik (COPAA) |
Buena
Park, CA: A joint Pakistan-India fundraiser for quake victims
will be held on March 4, 2006 at the Jain Center in Buena
Park.
Organizers of the fundraiser arranged a press conference
on Saturday, January 7, 2006 at the Jain Center of Southern
California to make a formal announcement about the forthcoming
event which will be the first ever India-Pakistan charity
concert/fundraiser in Southern California for the benefit
of the quake victims.
The organizers of the press conference included members
of the Council of Pakistan American Chamber of Commerce
(CPACC), Council of Pakistan American Affairs (COPAA), Friends
of Pakistan (FP) and members of the Jain Center of Southern
California (JCSC) as well as Indian and Pakistani community
leaders.
The worst earthquake in many decades in South Asia has claimed
over 100,000 lives and has left over 5 million people homeless.
The March charity concert is of singular importance as it
would bring for the first time Indian and Pakistani communities
together to jointly raise funds for the earthquake victims
in Kashmir.
This is the first time ever an event is being organized
with joint efforts by the leaders of both Pakistani and
Indian communities to express their friendship and support
for each other and their countries in this time of need.
This collaborative effort will provide healthy growth of
both communities and will create strong bonds between individuals
and the two communities. Every one is urged to support this
event.
Top artists from India and Pakistan will perform at this
charity concert.
For more information about the March fundraiser, please
contact Dr. Nitin Shah (JCSC) 714 456-5501, Waqar Ali Khan
(CPACC) 909 489-2289, Hamid Malik (COPAA) 714 514-5786 and
Sarfaraz Khan 626 922-9105.
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