PAFA Fundraising luncheon for SWAT IDP (53 images)
PAFA organised a fundraising luncheon on 28/06/2009.

Chief Guest High Commissioner of Pakistan His Excellency Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani along with Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan Mr. Tasawar Khan, Pakistan Defence Advisor Brigadier Babar Virk, Dr. Lynne Reeder chairperson of Save the children, Ms. Ruth Tannahill from Save the Children and a large number of Pakistani community members of Canberra attended this event.

Main Speakers for the afternoon were President of PAFA Mr. Khawar Saleem Khan, His Excellency Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani and Dr. Lynne Reeder. They highlighted the crises situation and stressed on the importance and urgency of the need to raise funds for the Internally displaced people of Swat Valley and surrounding regions of Pakistan, they urged everyone to donate generously for their brothers and sisters in trouble in PAkistan. Audience responded generously and many pledges for the donation were made. Ms. Ruth Tannahill presented a book on the 90 Years of history of save the children to His Excellency Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani.

PAFA have collected all pledged amount along with the proceeds of the luncheon and total amount of funds collected were $2830 and a cheque was handed over to the High Commissioner of Pakistan last week to be deposited Prime Minister Relief Fund.

PLEASE NOTE that if you missed the the lunch you still are more than welcome to donate for this cause by depositing in to the PAFA bank account (please mention Swat relief)

and sending email to swat-relief@pafa.org.au

PAFA account details are;

Account Name: Pakistan Australia Friendship Association

Bank: Commonwealth Bank

BSB: 062900 Account Number: 28031448

For further details or more information please contact PAFA on pafaonline@hotmail.com.

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