Indian sports and community awards announced
Auckland: Indo Kiwi Foundation (IKF), a recently formed charitable, voluntary and non-profitable trust to enhance community spirit and promote sports in the Indian community has announced that it plans to recognise talent in the community with awards.
IKF's mission is “Promoting community development and sports in the New Zealand Indian community”.
Vice-Chair of the foundation Shivani Arora says IKF will be filling a big gap in the community.
"The main objective of this trust is to promote community development and sports in the New Zealand Indian community.
"The annual Indian Sports and Community Awards is a way to achieve this objective. This initiative is supported by the two established names in the community ~Indian Weekender and SPROUT," Ms Arora said.
The trust is in the process of selecting an executive committee which will manage and implement the objectives of the trust -- mainly the Indian Sports and Community Awards (ISCA).
"This committee will consist of people with vast experience in Sports, health, volunteering and community development -- who are the doers, the movers, shakers and budding organisers in the community. IKF’s Indian Sports and Community Awards (ISCA) 2012 will have two categories of awards," says the foundation's news release.
"The Sports Awards is to foster, promote and encourage Indian sports people at a grassroots level in the pursuit of excellence in their chosen fields and to honour the outstanding sporting achievements attained by Indian.
"To bring out the best in the Indian community, the trust will also provide scholarships and opportunities for training and participation in local, regional, national and international events to amateur sportsperson of Indian origin and teams.
"Within in 5 years we plan to promote, establish, operate or maintain facilities for sports, programmes, academy, skills and coaching training as may benefit the wider Indian community in New Zealand," it says.
"The community Awards will ensure that ‘TRUE leaders’ are recognized for their contribution to the wider Indian community and society," confirms Ram Lingam General Secretary of IKF.
"Some people are always in the limelight -national and local figures whose opinion are sought and deeds emblazoned but it is our unsung “grassroots” heroes who are the real ‘doers’ and who bind the community together.
"These are the volunteers who don’t hanker forpage-3 of community news but put others first without expecting any financial rewards. They are the ones who do things from their heart like helping the elderly and disadvantaged manage day to day task, delivering meals, collecting for charities, fun raising for charitable organizations, conducting weekly physical activity class despite their families with little children, lending their expertise and motivation others to better themselves, helping at-risk youth and generally giving selflessly." Mr Lingam adds.
IKF plans to host the inaugural Indian Sports & Community Awards ceremony in March 2012.
If you interested in contributing your skills or participate as an executive committee member please e-mail your interest with information about your community participation to: info@sprout.net.nz
Auckland: Indo Kiwi Foundation (IKF), a recently formed charitable, voluntary and non-profitable trust to enhance community spirit and promote sports in the Indian community has announced that it plans to recognise talent in the community with awards.
IKF's mission is “Promoting community...
Auckland: Indo Kiwi Foundation (IKF), a recently formed charitable, voluntary and non-profitable trust to enhance community spirit and promote sports in the Indian community has announced that it plans to recognise talent in the community with awards.
IKF's mission is “Promoting community development and sports in the New Zealand Indian community”.
Vice-Chair of the foundation Shivani Arora says IKF will be filling a big gap in the community.
"The main objective of this trust is to promote community development and sports in the New Zealand Indian community.
"The annual Indian Sports and Community Awards is a way to achieve this objective. This initiative is supported by the two established names in the community ~Indian Weekender and SPROUT," Ms Arora said.
The trust is in the process of selecting an executive committee which will manage and implement the objectives of the trust -- mainly the Indian Sports and Community Awards (ISCA).
"This committee will consist of people with vast experience in Sports, health, volunteering and community development -- who are the doers, the movers, shakers and budding organisers in the community. IKF’s Indian Sports and Community Awards (ISCA) 2012 will have two categories of awards," says the foundation's news release.
"The Sports Awards is to foster, promote and encourage Indian sports people at a grassroots level in the pursuit of excellence in their chosen fields and to honour the outstanding sporting achievements attained by Indian.
"To bring out the best in the Indian community, the trust will also provide scholarships and opportunities for training and participation in local, regional, national and international events to amateur sportsperson of Indian origin and teams.
"Within in 5 years we plan to promote, establish, operate or maintain facilities for sports, programmes, academy, skills and coaching training as may benefit the wider Indian community in New Zealand," it says.
"The community Awards will ensure that ‘TRUE leaders’ are recognized for their contribution to the wider Indian community and society," confirms Ram Lingam General Secretary of IKF.
"Some people are always in the limelight -national and local figures whose opinion are sought and deeds emblazoned but it is our unsung “grassroots” heroes who are the real ‘doers’ and who bind the community together.
"These are the volunteers who don’t hanker forpage-3 of community news but put others first without expecting any financial rewards. They are the ones who do things from their heart like helping the elderly and disadvantaged manage day to day task, delivering meals, collecting for charities, fun raising for charitable organizations, conducting weekly physical activity class despite their families with little children, lending their expertise and motivation others to better themselves, helping at-risk youth and generally giving selflessly." Mr Lingam adds.
IKF plans to host the inaugural Indian Sports & Community Awards ceremony in March 2012.
If you interested in contributing your skills or participate as an executive committee member please e-mail your interest with information about your community participation to: info@sprout.net.nz
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