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UNITED SIKHS wins $250K Grant in the Chase
Community Giving Contest on Facebook
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UNITED SIKHS extends sincere gratitude and
appreciation to our supporters who voted for us and our volunteers who worked
tirelessly to make this campaign an overwhelming success
New
York: UNITED SIKHS has won the $250K 'Chase Community Giving' contest
on Facebook with a margin of 4969 votes from its closest contestant. UNITED
SIKHS received a total of 22,685 votes. The top eligible charity receives
$250,000 and the remaining 99 top charities earn $25,000 through $100,000
awards.
"The Chase Community Giving contest a labor of love for all our volunteers.
It was an exciting two weeks of networking on the ground as our volunteers hit
the road, real people talking to real people, using social media technology
for a good cause! We sincerely appreciate the time and effort everyone put in
by everyone. We maintained our commitment to the Program rules and thank Chase
Bank for the opportunity. We look forward to using the funds for augmenting
our Humanitarian Aid and Community Services projects, " said Jatinder Singh,
Director UNITED SIKHS.
"We thank all the Gurudwaras, volunteers, and thousands of facebook users who
supported the organization. We congratulate the top 100 winners of the
contest. We also thank 'Chase Community Giving' for providing us an avenue to
engage communities worldwide in supporting our projects in the service of
humanity" said Kuldip Singh, President, UNITED SIKHS, USA.
"We thank the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC), Shiromani
Gurudwara Prabandhak Commitee (SGPC) and the Gurudwara committees of North
America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa who unequivocally supported our
cause and provided help with reaching out to the masses" said Pawanjit Singh,
Director UNITED SIKHS, USA.
Participating itself has been a learning experience about the passion we bring
to help the needy and the wonderful work that other charities do and the
various causes they work for. UNITED SIKHS thanks and congratulates all
Charities that participated and wishes everyone success in their endeavors -
the world is a wonderful place because of the selfless work by Volunteers for
the charities they work with.
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