New Jersey Arya Samaj hosts humanitarian mission fund-raiser

Saturday, May 3, 2008

THE Mary McLeod Bethune Life Centre, 140 Martin Luther King Drive, Jersey City, New Jersey will come alive tomorrow with a powerful Pre-Mother’s Day Family Entertainment Concert in aid of the Humanitarian Mission of the New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir, Inc., to raise funds to assist the less fortunate children and seniors in Guyana. The programme comprises of top artistes from New York, Trinidad and Guyana. Indian classical dances consist of Bharat Natyam and other types of dances that will be performed by the Natraj Center for the Performing Arts, Sahara Dance Troupe, Ashley Rai and Ann. Songs including Chutney, Film Songs, Soca, and Calypso, will be performed by the five times winner 2008 Chutney Soca Monarch of Trinidad & Tobago, Mr. Rooplall Ghirdhari, Chutney Queen of the World Rasika Dindial, and  Calypso Rose the Calypso Queen of the World. The Angel Caribbean Entertainment Group of Companies accompanied by the distinguished singers Tricia, Geeta Bisram, and Dexter.

Doors open at 14:00h while show time begins at 15:00h. Given this high-powered cultural presentation, organizers believe that a modest donation of $20 per adult and $10 per child, below 10 years as appropriate. They are, therefore, counting on support of the public to help them raise a decent sum which goes towards a specific Humanitarian initiative in Rose Hall, Corentyne, and other parts of Guyana.    

The New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir, Inc. Humanitarian Mission, through the Guyana Central Arya Samaj with the help of the Guyanese-American, will shortly begin the construction of a house to accommodate Iris Latchman’s  family, who has become homeless when their shack crumbled to the ground last month on a windy day. They have secured temporary make-shift shelter at the residence of Latchman's eldest daughter, Camille Latchman. “We put two zinc sheets and we try to mek it a home for now, because we have nowhere else to live.”

Through our fund-raising activities such as this one will help us to provide shelter, food, clothing, and school supplies and other amenities for this hopeless family, and many others, and help to insulate them from ongoing physical and psychological hazards. Thus, our community support for this fund-raising project is vital in helping the less fortunate brothers and sisters in Guyana. Your presence is also an appreciation for the great work that our organization is doing in Guyana and elsewhere.