February 1, 2004 - 4:00pm
The Punjabi and Sikh community of Nanaimo has come forward with a major gift of $5,000 in support of the New Library campaign at Malaspina University-College.
Ross Fraser, Director of Community and Corporate Development, left, and Malaspina’s president Rich Johnston, right rear, thank representatives of the Vancouver Island East Indian Cultural and Religious Association, Kahla Singh Manhas, President, Jagdish Singh Parmar, Treasurer, and Mohinder Singh Purhar, right.
The Society made the gift on behalf of their members and the many young local Indo-Canadians who have received their training and education at Malaspina University-College.
The gift will go towards equipping the new Library which is currently under construction at the Nanaimo campus. Fundraising for the Library has now reached $1.25 million.
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