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Saturday, November 12, 2016.

20161112_193140sMature students visited the Gurdwara to learn more about Sikh faith and practice. They were attended by GGSCF volunteers who showed them around the Gurdwara and also explained Sikhs beliefs and practices. They also enjoyed the langar, especially the rice and sholay, and some were adventurous and tried ladoos.

Saturday, October 22, 2016.

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It was a wonderful autumn day with the sun shining bright, albeit a windy one on which 38 hikers joined in a 14.5km walk along Highland Creek. The journey started at Thomson Memorial Park and wound its way around the creek, through ravines, golf courses, neighborhoods, under bridges, through the Scarborough Campus Read more…

Sunday, October 16, 2016.

img_1813The GGSCF again had presence in the STWM with those inspired by Fauja Singh and many taking part following Inspirational Steps in May. Harmander Singh came with a Sikhs in the City Team from UK and completed his 111th marathon. Pritpal completed his first marathon, along with Sandeep and Tajinder. Harjot, Sukhdeep, and Read more…

Sunday, August 21, 2016.

img_5691Over 100 seniors on three school buses visited Peterborough’s world famous lift lock and the Riverview Park & Zoo. The seniors were greeted by local Sikhs, councilors and politicians, who welcomed them with flags, a band and police escort onto McBride Island on the Otonabee River where they had a picnic and Read more…

Saturday, August 13, 2016.

gsu-kidsWith overcast skies, the annual G.S. United Soccer Tournament began in the morning and saw both the youth and the men’s teams compete. Later in the afternoon, the fun day got off to a rocky start with the weather, as it rained on and off. At about 1pm, there was massive downpour and much of the sangat fled the park to seek shelter and Read more…

Saturday, June 18, 2016.

wc1The GGSCF were once again helping C-SASIL with the annual wheel chair race held at Brampton Soccer Centre. In total, 10 teams entered and each team consisted of 5 members who completed two laps each. Though the fastest received prizes, all those who participated got an appreciation of what it is like to try and Read more…

Sunday, May 22, 2016.

is2016_17What a fabulous day it was for all involved at Inspirational Steps 2016. 433 runners took part in 5km, 12km, half-marathon, and full-marathon races, starting at different Gurdwaras across the GTA and finishing at Dixie Gurdwara. The weather was perfect for running and walking and some marathoners even began at Read more…

Saturday, April 30, 2016.

vaisakhifooddriveDuring Vaisakhi celebrations at Scarborough Gurdwara, 1620 lbs of food was collected for the Daily Bread Food Bank by the Sikh sangat. The GGSCF volunteers would like to thank all those who contributed to this effort as it helps to feed some of the less-fortunate in Toronto.

Sunday, April 24, 2016.

buses3The Nagar Kirtan bus seva was a bit more challenging this year as we tried to change the way the sangat got to downtown and back. Bringing in something new is always challenging as people are used to the way things have been done previously. The changes included three bus hubs – Dixie Gurdwara, Read more…

Saturday, April 16, 2016.

cntower1This year, the Foundation entered nine climbers in the CN Tower Stair Climb for the World Wildlife Fund and $900 was raised for wildlife and environmental conservation efforts. We would like to congratulate all the participants, especially Harjot Bains who once again had the fastest time from our group and will thus Read more…