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Pakistan
Earthquake Fundraising Night
Organized
by Vietnamese Community Melbourne
Last Saturday
Vietnamese Community of Melbourne
organized a fundraising night to collect
donations for Pakistan Earthquake Victim
relief fund.
Khawar Saleem Khan attended this event in Melbourne on the special
request of organizing committee of the fundraising night.
More than $16000 was raised
through auction of paintings and
donations from Vietnamese community and
businesses.
President of Quang Minh Temple Mr.Ven
Thich Phuoc Tan handed over the cheque
of $6000 to Khawar Saleem.
Member of Parliament for Vietnamese
community Mr.Sam Vinh MLA handed over
the cheque of $10675.00 to Khawar.
President of Vietnamese community in his
speech said that Vietnamese and
Pakistani community have many things in
common both communities are middle class
communities and in difficult situations
only poor nations think and feel about
each other. President of Vietnamese sent
condolences and sympathies of all
Vietnamese community to Pakistanis for
lost of lives due to this horrendous
calamity.
Khawar Saleem thanked the Vietnamese
community for their generosity and
expressed the deep gratitude on behalf
of Pakistani community and the victims
of Pakistani earthquake. He also
expressed that this act of kindness from
Vietnamese community in Victoria has
touched his heart.
On Tuesday 13th December 2005 President of PAFA Khawar Saleem
handed over these cheques to H.E. Mr Babar W. Malik High Commissioner
of Pakistan.
High Commissioner of
Pakistan will send thank you letters to
the Vietnamese community organizations
in Victoria.
PAFA is also sending a thank you letter
on the behalf of Pakistani Community to
these organizations and Vietnamese
community as a whole.
Details of donations are as following:
Quang Minh Temple
Donated $6000.00
President: Ven.Thich Phuoc Tan
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Donation $10,675.00
Vietnamese Organizing committee for
Fundraising Night
Mr.Nha Do & Mrs.Kym Lee
Organisations:
1- Quang Minh Temple
2- Thanh Thant Melbourne
3- Lions Club of Melbourne Vietnamese
4- Diamond Head Fashions
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