Sri Hemkunt Foundation Speech Competition Held on March 13, 2010 at Santa Ana Gurudwara

Santa Ana, California, March 22, 2010
Bicki Singh

On March 13, 2010, about 50 students participated in the Sri Hemkunt Foundation Speech Competition for Santa Ana Gurudwara area.  The purpose of this exercise is to give the children (and their parents) an opportunity to learn Sikh history and philosophy, and to hone their public speaking skills. 

According to the Santa Ana Center Coordinator, Dr. Ginny Chawla, the participants gave excellent speeches, both in Punjabi and English in five different age groups, ranging from six to twenty five years, on a variety of topics.  The prizes were awarded by Dr. Wadhwa, president of the Santa Ana Gurudwara and Mrs. Dhillon, principal of GNCA School.  Many members of the Sangat volunteered to make this a huge success, and about 150 people graced the occasion. 

According to Dr. Arinder Chadha, the zonal convener for Southern Orange County, the winners (first position only) from all centers, including Walnut, Buena Park, San Diego, and Santa Ana will compete at the zonal finals to be held on May 22 at Santa Ana Gurudwara.  Following are the winners (1st position) from each category from Santa Ana, who will be competing in the zonal level:

Group 1 (Ages 6-8)   Malika Kaur Nindra 

Group 2 (Ages 9-11)   Harjap Kaur    

Group 3 (Ages 12-14)   Harnadar Singh Anand

Group 4 (Ages 15-17)   Veeraj Singh Chugh

Group 5 (Ages 18-25)   Divneet Kaur Wadhwa

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