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Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
Spoken Words Youth Group hosted a Health Expo at Gurdwara Nanaksar, Manurewa on Saturday, April 30, where around 200 people received the beneficial information about common health issues in our community.
Present at the expo were MP Mr Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, Manurewa Local Board Chairperson Angela Dalton, and Deputy Chairperson Simeon Brown, who appreciated and congratulated the youth members on their successful initiative of creating awareness about the health problems in the local community.
The programme started with an introduction by Harjit Kaur—the emcee for the day—followed by an
informative presentation by Yash Chheda from Heart Foundation, Melanie Jaggs from Age Concern and Tanveer Kaur from Specsavers. Healthy snacks and lunch was served after the presentations.
People received information about diabetes, dental care, cholesterol, and water safety. Michelle Henry from Burns Support Group gave safety tips to prevent burns, medical emergencies were addressed by St Johns, MP Bakshi shared useful tips about back injury prevention, Dr Prakash Grover talked about mental health and Dr Nagi shared his views on healthy living. People won lots of prizes and gifts given by the Spoken Words youth group and other participating organisations.
One lucky winner received a voucher for 50% off a return ticket to India, sponsored by Travel Globe. All the presenters were given an award of appreciation by Gurdwara Management.
Spoken Words Youth Group hosted a Health Expo at Gurdwara Nanaksar, Manurewa on Saturday, April 30, where around 200 people received the beneficial information about common health issues in our community.
Present at the expo were MP Mr Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, Manurewa Local Board Chairperson...
Spoken Words Youth Group hosted a Health Expo at Gurdwara Nanaksar, Manurewa on Saturday, April 30, where around 200 people received the beneficial information about common health issues in our community.
Present at the expo were MP Mr Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, Manurewa Local Board Chairperson Angela Dalton, and Deputy Chairperson Simeon Brown, who appreciated and congratulated the youth members on their successful initiative of creating awareness about the health problems in the local community.
The programme started with an introduction by Harjit Kaur—the emcee for the day—followed by an
informative presentation by Yash Chheda from Heart Foundation, Melanie Jaggs from Age Concern and Tanveer Kaur from Specsavers. Healthy snacks and lunch was served after the presentations.
People received information about diabetes, dental care, cholesterol, and water safety. Michelle Henry from Burns Support Group gave safety tips to prevent burns, medical emergencies were addressed by St Johns, MP Bakshi shared useful tips about back injury prevention, Dr Prakash Grover talked about mental health and Dr Nagi shared his views on healthy living. People won lots of prizes and gifts given by the Spoken Words youth group and other participating organisations.
One lucky winner received a voucher for 50% off a return ticket to India, sponsored by Travel Globe. All the presenters were given an award of appreciation by Gurdwara Management.
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