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Punjabi Patrika
Friday February 15th, 2013
PAUFA, BC organized 24th Annual Function and Golden Jubilee
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unjab Agricultural University Family Association (PAUFA), BC Canada organized its 24th Annual Get Together on Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at Grand Taj Banquet Hall, Surrey BC, Canada. Dr. Raminder Pal Singh Kang welcomed all the PAUites and their family members and passed on the responsibilities of stage management to Diljeet Pal Singh Brar and Dr Nirmal Kaur (Nimmi Daula). Dr Manjit Singh Kang Ex -Vice Chancellor and presently Adjunct Faculty at Kansas State University congratulated PAU alumni on the Golden Jubilee of PAU, Ludhiana via live vid-
eo message. It was a wonderful evening full of entertainment, door prizes and dance performances presented by Bollywood Hungama Dance School and Surrey India Arts club. Dr Jasbir Singh Romana, Mohan Singh and Rajdeep Sekhon turned this evening to a musical meet with their melodious songs. Intermittent Jokes and tongue twisters added colour to the evening. Harpal Sooch, GPS Sandhu and Parshotam Sandhu organised a delicious dinner. A special Event organised for Dinner for two at Revolving Restaurant went to Mrs Banita Kaur Mann
PAUFA honoured distinguished PAUites and their family members for their contribution towards the society, Dr Sarabjit Kaur Romana for promoting alternative medicine acupuncture, Mannu Sandhu for her campaign against Drugs, young poet Davinder Singh Punia for contributing five books to Punjabi literature and Dr Avtar Singh Ubhi for being a first Punjabi immigrant to become a Councillor and Vice President of College of Veterinarians of BC. Mr Balwinder Singh Aulakh, PAU Alumni and Ex- President of PICS was the chief guest of the evening, Dr Gulzar SinghVilling, senior most member of the association thanked all the attendees as well as the Sponsors. He shared blessings from Dr AS Atwal, a pioneer agricultural scientist and one of the great minds behind green revolution in India, Amrit Pal Singh Randhawa and Mrs Rani Mangat. He announced that picnic will be organised on July 21, 2013 at Peach Arch Park and next Annual function on Feb 1, 2014 PAUFA urged all the PAUites residing in BC to register on the website www.paufamilyassociation.org and on directory shared on website as a Google Document and invited suggestions for the upcoming seminars which can be provided to the seminar organisers Gurinder singh Saini, Harpreet Singh Kaler, Raminder Pal Singh Kang, Ravinder Singh Grewal, and Sanjeev Neb. The Event was sponsored by Rajdeep Singh Randhawa, Notary Public, Jasbir Singh Mand, Transtar Sanitation Supply Ltd., Avtar Singh Gill, Scott Road Insurance Services, Dr Avtar singh Jandi, Dr Bharpoor Singh, Dr Parminder Mangat and Grand Taj Banquet Hall.
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