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UNITED SIKHS Executive Receives Award for Outstanding Service to Humanity 07/10/2006
Mr Singh, who is known in the Bay area for helping people in trouble, is the Operational Head of Sikh Aid, the humanitarian relief directorate of the UNITED SIKHS, in the West Coast of the United States. When he is not involved in disaster relief work, he helps stranded motorists, changes punctured tires of hapless motorists, transports unfortunate 'breakdown' victims, drives people in need to airports and to their driving tests. Helping needy families to transport children to schools, elders to Gurdwaras, temples and churches is part and parcel of Mr. Singh's life.
During the Katrina relief work, Mr. Singh initiated a campaign to collect food, blankets, clothing and other supplies for the people devastated by the Katrina hurricane. He drove the fully loaded truck to the Gulf States. While he was driving to help the people in Louisiana, nature tested his will power with another hurricane Rita, but Mr. Singh stayed on to assist. It didn’t end there. Even before the survivors could recover from the Katrina hurricane, he flew to Pakistan to help the people affected by south Asian earthquake. Many of his friends and family advised Mr. Singh against his trip to Pakistan but he trod off to another mission. He said, "I am compelled to help so what if I got killed while doing so, remembering that I was impassioned by the cause and died happily." "Amritpaul Singh is a doer. This award is recognition of how UNITED SIKHS projects reach out to the world. It's a boost to the hundreds of volunteers and members, as well as the young people who volunteer in some of the under-developed places in the world. This award is also recognition of their efforts," said Kuldip Singh, Director and Head of the Sikh-Aid directorate of UNITED SIKHS. Additional information about UNITEDS SIKHS can be found at www.unitedsikhs.org Issued by: Note: Comments do not represent the views of SikhNet. Comments containing profanity, provocation or slandar will be removed by the moderators.
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