US President Praises UNITED SIKHS Relief Efforts in Haiti
“God's grace is....expressed through multiple faith-based efforts. By evangelicals at World Relief. By the American Jewish World Service. By Hindu temples, and mainline Protestants, Catholic Relief Services, African American churches, the United Sikhs.” : Barack Obama told a National Prayer Breakfast meeting, yesterday.
Washington DC - President Barack Obama praised yesterday the relief efforts in Haiti of faith and non faith based NGOs, including UNITED SIKHS, at the National Prayer Breakfast meeting in Washington, DC.
The president was addressing a select audience of heads of state, including the Prime Minister of Spain, and praised the relief efforts launched by different communities in Haiti following the devastating earthquake of 7.0 magnitude that hit the country last month. The National Prayer Breakfast is a yearly event held in Washington, D.C., on the first Thursday of February.
"We thank the President for highlighting the role of community based NGOs in providing relief services in Haiti. UNITED SIKHS will continue to provide langgar (hot meals) to thousands of Haitians whilst our medical volunteers treat the injured and the infirm," said Kuldip Singh, President of the UNITED SIKHS.
“We could not have achieved so much in Haiti without the support of the Sikh community, their media groups and Gurdwaras (Sikh place of worship) from around the world, in particular, USA, France, Canada, UK, Australia, Malaysia and Thailand. Our teams also have the support of volunteers of other faiths and non-faiths,” said Kuldip Singh.
“We need to do more especially after media interest wanes. This can only be achieved if our supporters continue to volunteer and donate selflessly,” he added.
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