WSC-AR Announces Newly Elected Regional Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2007
Contact: Manmohan Singh, Secretary General, World Sikh Council - America Region, 972-684-4638, contact@worldsikhcouncil.org
The World Sikh Council America Region (WSC-AR) has completed its election process and the following Sikh Americans have been appointed to its Regional Committee for 2007: 1. Manohar Singh, Fairlee VT, Chairperson 2. Surinderpal Singh, Chicago IL, Vice-Chairperson 3. Tarunjit Singh, Columbus OH, Treasurer 4. Anahat Kaur, Napa CA, Member at Large 5. Manmohan Singh, Plano TX, Secretary General 6. Amarjit Singh, Williamsville NY 7. Amarpreet Singh, Pittsburg PA 8. Amolak Singh, New Orleans LA 9 Bakshish Singh, Yardley, PA 10. Balwant Singh, Richmond, VA 11. Inderpal Singh, Richardson, TX 12. Karamjit Kaur, Chicago IL 13. Kavneet Singh, Voorhees NJ 14. Kulwant Singh, Chicago IL 15. Tejinder Singh, Youngstown, OH 16. Yaspal Singh, Southampton, PA
The Regional Committee is the governing body of WSC-AR. All sixteen members of the Regional Committee are elected by member organizations through a national nomination process. Committee members are elected for three-year terms. One third of the committee members are replaced every year.
For 2007, five retiring members on the Regional Committee are replaced for the term 2007-2009. Member organizations of WSC-AR were asked to submit nominations. About forty nominations were received. The list of nominees was then sent to member organizations for vote by asking them to choose any five from the list. The top five persons able to serve on the Regional Committee were elected.
The WSC-AR election procedure is a consensus building process in which canvassing for candidates is strongly discouraged.
The WSC-AR is a representative and elected body of Sikh Gurdwaras and institutions in the United States. Its members include 37 Gurdwaras (Sikh places of worship) and 7 other Sikh institutions across the nation. WSC-AR works to promote Sikh interests at the national and international level focusing on issues of advocacy, education, and the well-being of all humankind.
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Member Gurdwaras of WSC-AR:
1. Pacific Coast Khalsa Diwan Society, Stockton, CA 2. Gurdwara Sahib Fremont, Fremont, CA 3. Guru Nanak Sikh Mission, Livingston, CA 4. Sikh Gurdwara of LA, North Hollywood, CA 5. Sikh Gurdwara Riverside, Riverside, CA 6. Colorado Singh Sabha, Denver, CO 7.. Guru Singh Sabha of Augusta, Augusta, GA 8. Sikh Study Circle of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 9. Sikh Religious Society of Chicago, Palatine, IL 10. Sikh Society of South, New Orleans, LA 11. New England Sikh Study Circle, Boston, MA 12. Sikh Gurdwara of Michigan, Rochester Hills, MI 13. Sikh Society of Michigan, Madison Heights, MI 14. Guru Nanak Foundation of Jackson, MS 15. Sikh Gurdwara of North Carolina, Durham, NC 16. Sikh Sabha of Upper Valley, Hanover, NH 17. Garden State Sikh Association, Bridgewater, NJ 18. Guru Nanak Sikh Society of Delaware Valley, Sewell, NJ 19. Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Glenrock, NJ 20. Sikh Sabha of New Jersey, Lawrenceville, NJ 21. Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh, Las Vegas, NV 22. Sikh Cultural Society Inc., Richmond Hills, NY 23. Sikh Cultural & Edu. Society of Western NY, Buffalo, NY 24. Sikh Religious Society of Dayton, Dayton, OH 25. Guru Nanak Found. of Greater Cleveland, Richfield, OH 26. Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Society, Bedford, OH 27. Guru Nanak Religious Soc. of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH 28. Sikh Sadh Sangat, Easton, PA 29. Philadelphia Sikh Society, Millbourne, PA 30. Tristate Sikh Cultural Society, Monroeville, PA 31. Mid South Sikh Sabha, Memphis, TN 32. Sikh Center of Gulf Coast, Houston, TX 33. Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Richardson, TX 34. Sikh Gurdwara of North Texas, Garland, TX 35. Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Fairfax, VA 36. Sikh Association of Central Virginia, VA 37. Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin, Brookfield, WI
Other Sikh Institution Members of WSC-AR: 1. Siri Guru Granth Sahib Found., Anaheim, CA 2. Sikhs Serving America, Topeka, KS 3. Sikh Youth Federation of North America, White Plains, NY 4. Sikh Heritage Foundation, Long Island, NY 5. Sikh Educational & Religious Foundation, Dublin, OH 6. Sikh Youth Federation of USA, Toledo, OH 7. Academy of Guru Granth Studies, Arlington, TX
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World Sikh Council - America Region (WSC-AR) P.O. Box 3635, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA Phone: 972-684-4638, Fax: 972-684-3709 E-mail: contact@worldsikhcouncil.org Website: www.worldsikhcouncil.org
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