Port Alberni’s Guru Nanak Sikh Society raises $13,000 for hospital foundation

A cultural event hosted by the Guru Nanak Sikh Society in Port Alberni last weekend raised $13,000 for the West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) Foundation.

This is the second year that the society has hosted a Punjabi Cultural Event at Echo Centre. Last year’s event raised $5,000 for the Bread of Life. This year’s event raised more than twice that amount for the WCGH Foundation.

The Guru Nanak Society Sikh Society hosted and catered to 200 guests throughout Saturday evening (Sept. 21), which included Punjabi music and food. Volunteers tied turbans for the men, while women had the option of a henna tattoo. Even Port Alberni Mayor Sharie Minions received a Punjabi-style makeover.

Westhaven Staff get henna tattoos at Port Alberni Punjabi Cultural Festival

From left to right: Carol Chipman (president of the WCGH Foundation), Marianne Johnson (LPN), Kim Love (clinical nurse lead at Westhaven), Paramjeet Singh (Guru Nanak Sikh Society) and Chris Francey (WCGH Foundation director) stand beside Westhaven's new medical carts. ELENA RARDON PHOTO

Port Albemi Mayor Sharie Minions gets a makeover, Punjabi-style, during Saturday’s Punjabi Cultural Event at Echo Centre. MIKE YOUDS PHOTO

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