‘Feed the Homeless Campaign’’ shatters all-time record in June 2007 by
distributing 3,500 food packages to homeless on a single night.
VANCOUVER, BC – June 27, 2007: Sikhcess™, a community organization dedicated to
highlighting Sikh achievements and promoting the basic Sikh principles of public service,
today announced that on Sunday, June 24, 2007, local volunteers successfully prepared,
packaged, and delivered a record number of food packages to homeless communities in
Vancouver and Surrey, British Columbia.
“I’m very pleased at the exceptional efforts of all of our volunteers and especially grateful to
the students at Surrey’s Khalsa School, whose donations and volunteer spirit allowed us to
deliver 3,500 food packages the needy in a single night,” commented Mr. Jatinder Singh,
Founder of Sikhcess™.
“The Sikh institution of ‘Langar’ was started by the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak,
eventually evolving to become today’s only faith-based, free kitchen of-its-kind in the world,
collectively serving millions around the globe each year, regardless of gender, social
standing, caste, color, religious affiliation, or beliefs. Through this ideal of equality, the
tradition of Langar expresses the ethics of sharing, community, inclusiveness and oneness of
all humankind,” continued Mr. Singh.
With these guiding principles, Sikhcess™ has launched an aggressive campaign to ‘Feed the
Homeless’ with the twelve-month goal of distributing 15 – 20,000 packages of freshly-cooked,
warm vegetable wraps, desserts, and bottled water, juices, or other drinks to Vancouver’s
needy. In only six short months, with support from the entire Sikh community, Sikhcess™
has already distributed over 12,000 food packages, primarily to Vancouver’s East Side
community!
Working to address homeless hunger, the Sikh community is taking ‘Langar’ (or ‘Free
Kitchen’) to those on the streets. Sikhcess™ does not accept any financial donations, but
instead, receives a generous assortment of groceries, desert items, drinks, and even clothing
for distribution to the homeless.
Not affiliated with any single Sikh institution, numerous Sikh Gurudwaras (Temples)
throughout the Lower Mainland region provide logistical support, food donations, muchneeded
kitchen space, and volunteers to Sikhcess™. This month’s sponsor was Khalsa
School (Surrey, B.C.), where students, parents, and administration generously donated all
the requisite food needed to deliver an all-time record number of 3,500 food packages
Vancouver and Surrey’s disadvantaged.
“While our campaign alone is certainly not enough to address the problems of addiction,
abuse, mental health conditions, chronic human health problems, affordable housing, and
poverty, we are confident that the Sikh community’s efforts to feed the needy will, at the very
least, serve as temporary relief,” concluded Mr. Singh.
About the Sikhcess™ ‘Feed the Homeless’ Campaign
Launched in January 2007, the Sikhcess™ ‘Feed the Homeless’ campaign aims to deliver as
many as 20,000 food packages to Greater Vancouver’s homeless and needy in only 12
months.
Sikhcess™ serves thousands of food packages to Vancouver’s needy each month. This
effort starts with volunteers arriving early in the morning to cook fresh vegetables in delicatelyspiced
curry. Throughout the day, volunteers help package the nutritious and flavorful curried
vegetable filling inside tortilla wraps, which are then assembled into individual packages that
include bottles of water or drinks, and cookies or other deserts. Once ready, these packages
are placed in boxes and distributed to the homeless.
Every month, the homeless and needy take delivery of thousands of food packages
generously donated by the entire Sikh community. In exchange, Sikhcess™ volunteers
receive countless hugs, smiles and a heart-felt “thank you”, many times over. Sikhcess™
thanks all those who contribute to the ‘Feed the Homeless’ campaign with their charitable
support of time, effort, food, and kitchen facilities.
Sikhcess™ does not accept financial donations of any kind. Inquiries for donations of food
and supplies to the homeless should be directed to Info@Sikhcess.com or Mr. Jatinder Singh
at 604-866-5432.
