CHICAGO: Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (PCS) organized a dinner party to commemorate its 25 years of service and thank sponsors and supporters on Saturday December 1 at Atlantis Banquets in Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago, with nearly 200 key sponsors and supporters attending the event.
PCS President Surinder Singh Palia and PCS Chairman Bhupinder Singh Dhaliwal welcomed the guests and appreciated their families’ participation, support and contributions over the years.
Manjeet Singh Bhalla and Rajinder Singh Mago made a presentation about PCS mission, its programs, seminars, cultural events, and accomplishments both within Punjabi community and the mainstream American community.
Among these events were Asian American Coalition of Chicago Dinner Banquet in February; Practices and Preparations during January through March for Vaisakhi celebration cultural program “Rangla Punjab” staged in April; “Asian American Festival” at Daley Plaza in May; “Punjabi Youth Graduation and Scholarship Awards Night” in June; “PCS Sports Festival” in July or August; “PCS Night” including “PCS International Bhangra & Gidha Competition” in October or November; and “Thanksgiving Day Parade” in Chicago downtown in November.
In between there are a variety of other miscellaneous programs like Blood Drives, community related seminars, workshops and providing platform for books, music CDs and documentary film releases that PCS facilitates for community artists.
Nimma Dallewalia and Mona Bhalla with their melodious musical numbers and Punjabi folk songs entertained the guests and kept the dance floor party going till the end. Both singers were honored with PCS plaques by Chairman Bhupinder Singh Dhaliwal and President Surinder Singh Palia. Sunil Shah of Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), who is running for the mayor of the village of Schaumburg, also spoke and appealed to the community for support.
PCS Vice President Bikram Singh Chohan gave the vote of thanks, thanking the guests, the organizers and all PCS officials. The invited guests received a beautiful mug as a memento in celebration of PCS’ 25 Years of Service.
PCS Vaisakhi event “Rangla Punjab” is slated to be held on Saturday April 6, 2019 at College of DuPage Auditorium in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. PCS Open House planning meeting to plan “Rangla Punjab 2019” and registration to participate is on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 12 noon at SRS Community Center, Palatine. The practices start on January 27, 2019 at SRS Community Center Palatine and Palatine Park District. To participate please contact PCS or any PCS official.
