The United Sri Lanka Association (USLA) is organizing to raise funds for the flood victims in Pakistan, details attached in the flier.
The food fair will start at 10:00 am at a Hall in Tawa.. I’ll be present personally, to represent the High Commissioner. Recognizing the Sri Lankan community’s gesture towards our flood affected people it would be nice if you come forward and participate in the Food Fair or donate some food.
May I also inform you that the Turkish community is also planning a fund raiser for the Flood victims. We greatly value and appreciate our friend’s efforts in this hour of need.
Regards
Asima Rabbani
First Secretary
Pakistan High Commission
Wellington, New Zealand
Attachment: flood victims-Pakistan.pdf
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For PANZ. True representative of Pakistan community
This is a lesson for the whole Pakistani nation. If you are a Pakistani reading this, please tell others.
While the world is dole out money to help Pakistan’s flood victims, Pakistan association is taking its time to move. By now we should have been seeing members of PANZ organizing fund raising campaign, talking to shopping centers for permissions.
Good day,
We are carrying out an event in Auckland where the proceeds go towards the flood victims. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or donator, please see the following site. My contact is also on the site. http://atifaslamauckland.blogspot.com/
A community meeting, chaired by the High commissioner, was held at the High Commission on August 25, 2010 at 3: 30pm.
Mr Channa Ranasinghe of the United Sri Lankan Association(USLA) attended the meeting as a special guest and briefed as to how USLA launched their Street Appeal at the time of 2004 Tsunami. He said that they raised half a million dollar in two weeks’ Street Appeal because they went under a single banner for two weeks, which had a positive impact. He explained the steps for organizing of Street Appeal(Attached for your information).
A Committee was selected with consensus ,which would organize and oversee the arrangements for the Appeal. The names of the Committee members in Alphabetical order are:
Mr. Asim Khan
Dr. Khalid Sandhu
Mr. Pervaiz Karamat
Mr. Zia Khan
In the meeting the following points were agreed upon:
United street Appeal would be launched by the Pakistani Community
Modular approach would be adopted where people would be assigned responsibility for collection for identified areas.
Committee would arrange permission for the Street Appeal from the City council from September 2- 5( if permission not granted then would try for another dates)
If permission accorded by the City council, permission would also be sought from Tranz Metro and other supermarkets
Mr. Channa’s Sri Lankan contact would be approached for banner preparation.
Once the days and other modalities are decided, other communities and friends would be involved to provide the manpower support.
The actions which need to be immediately taken by the Committee are as follows:
Seek permission from the City Council for street appeal from September 2-5:
Contact the Sri Lankan printing press owner for poster designing.
Identify the vintage points for collection.
Arrange the manpower(decide about strategy and approach your contacts, The High Commissioner offered services of his two sons for the Appeal)
Prepare a daily roster for volunteers.
The meeting was attended by Mr Sabah Ahmad, Mr & Mrs Zia Khan, Mr& Mrs Sandhus, Mr Asim Khan, Mr Asjad Munir, Mr Naseem Tehseen.
Asima Rabbani
First Secretary
Pakistan High Commission
Wellington, New Zealand
Tel. +64 4 4790026
Fax. +64 4 4794315
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