Goa Sikh Youth honours Covid volunteers

PANAJI: The Goa Sikh Youth, a voluntary organisation composed of members of the Sikh community in Goa, felicitated 31 Good Samaritans and organisations that are selflessly helping Covid-19 patients and their families during the pandemic in the state.
The group organised a three-day prayer called ‘Akhand Paath’ for the well-being and good health of all Goans at the Gurudwara Singh Sabha at Betim, recently.After the prayers, the group honoured the contributors and volunteers with the Goa Sikh Youth Covid Warriors plaque and the traditional ‘saropa’, a saffron scarf that is used to cover one’s head.
Among those that were honoured were Aurturo D’Souza, who gave part of their premises in Santa Cruz to set up the langar sewa (community kitchen).
“D’Souza offered a space in his house compound and this is where the community kitchen was set up. The proximity to the GMC was important as it was the major point of food distribution that had a lot of needy people coming by,” a community member Sukhvinder Singh said.
The Gaur Army Football Fan Group, Rotary Clubs of Ponda, Porvorim, Panaji and Bardez coastal besides the Lions Club, Calangute were also felicitated.