The opening of a new sub-office at Guru Nanak Gurdwara Leicester, for the Sikh Awareness Society and Khalsa Youth Youth Club took effect, Sunday 12th September 2010. It was an inspiring event with Gurdwara management committee members welcoming the youth of Sikh Awareness Society UK (S.A.S) and Khalsa Youth Club (K.Y.C).
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Workers of Sikh Awareness Society UK units came from across the Midlands area to mark the event, including founding member of S.A.S Bhai Mohan Singh Khalsa.
The S.A.S is a community based, non profit organization that provides information, education and support services for the Sikhs in the UK. It raises awareness of current problems facing the Sikh community and provides a confidential 24-hour telephone and call-out service to the Sikh Sangat.
President of Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sahib, Bhai Ajmer Singh Basra, congratulated all that were involved in making the much needed base a reality and wished all members of S.A.S and K.Y.C of even greater achievements in the future.
A large hall and a well equipped office within the Gurdwara complex was now all available to the workers of S.A.S and KYC to make good use of.
Ardas Sahib was performed and Hukamnama was then received from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
Jsspal Singh of K.Y.C said, "Guru Nanak Gurdwara Leicester management committee followed through on their committment and promise to give the future of Sikhism a bigger role in Guru’s ghar, and similar undertakings should be repeated by other Gurdwara Sahib committee members, up and down the country".