Akali Phula Singh Gatka Akhara & Akal Khalsa Gatka Akhara left Sangat feeling incredibly inspired after displaying Gatka at the 29th annual Awards Ceremony!

We were so excited to have Sher Singh join us for prize draws at the Awards Ceremony! Prizes were drawn for students, volunteers, Sunday Darbar participants, and parents! Finally, 3 grand prizes were drawn - an electric scooter, ping pong table, and speedster go-kart. Thank you to Morrison Windows for sponsoring all grand prizes year after year! 

The Level 6 Part 2 Students were all recognized with saropay for completing Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Santhia. Most of these students have spent the last 7 years at Gurmat Center learning Gurmat vidhya in areas of Gurmukhi, Nitnem Santhia, Sikh Studies & Guru Granth Sahib Ji Santhia. We hope these students continue to stay connected to Gurbani and Gurmat. We are very grateful to have had Jathedar Baba Bachittar Singh Jee and Bhai Navreet Singh Jee honour these students! While these students completed their GC levels, many students began their journey this year in Level 1.

The 29th Annual Awards Ceremony was a great success! Each student was recognized with a custom plaque and students who placed also received medals. This year’s plaque was dedicated to the Kisaan Morcha and the hundreds of lives lost during this protest. Each and every student worked very hard throughout the year in their Punjabi, Santhia, Sikh Studies, Kirtan and Gatka classes! 

June's GCY was facilitated by Bhai Parmvir Singh. Bhai Sahib facilitated a beautiful discussion on ਖਿਮਾ (forgiveness) and how we can practice it in our lives. Afterwards, the group enjoyed the sunshine through a fun game of California Kickball followed by dinner.

Gurmat Center staff joined together for the last staff meeting of the school year! Sevadars got into various breakout groups according to their departments to discuss feedback about the school year, final exams and the Awards Ceremony. We hope the teachers had a great summer and we are excited to see them again in September! 

Sevadars were working hard since the beginning of June to prepare for our 29th Annual Awards Ceremony! The month consisted of grand prizes shopping, awards and plaque preparation, set-up, and many Kirtan practices.