AUCKLAND, New Zealand—On June 2, New Zealand’s Minister of Housing and Urban Development Megan Woods introduced a resolution in the New Zealand parliament thanking Sikhs because of their incomparable role in the fight against Covid-19. She specially thanked the ‘Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand’ feeding more than 1,00,000 people during this pandemic.
It is learnt that some government bodies have also offered financial aid to the ‘Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand’ but the sewadars have politely refused to accept it, citing that the Guru Nanak Sahib’s langar always run with the support of the sangat.
Beside it, Supreme Sikh Society also received a certificate of appreciation by Counties-Manukau South Police for its voluntary service to the community during the lockdown period and before.
“As a voluntary group, the Supreme Sikh Society has served our community at a crucial and challenging time during the Covid-19 crisis 2020- proactively gifting crucial supplies, especially food for our most vulnerable people and we acknowledge the leadership and volunteers who dedicated their free time to help others,” the certificate read.
It is pertinent to note here that New Zealand has become the first corona free country in the world. There is no active case in New Zealand for the last three weeks.
The office of the Mayor of Auckland in their letter of appreciation thanked SSSNZ for providing meals that helped thousands not just in Auckland but other parts of the country too. In Council’s other efforts to support different sections of the community, SSSNZ was noted as a leading contributor helping the needy.
“I thank you for the enormous contribution that your organisation made,” the letter read.
