Gold Coast Hindu Cultural Association wishes the Indian community members as well as other a Happy and peaceful 2017.
While we all enjoy the holiday season with our family and friends, the New year comes with fresh hopes and determination. The GCHCA is strongly focused as ever to continue the goal of establishing the Hindu Cultural and Education Precinct. We hope to overcome the delay experienced in the last quarter of 2016 due to structural re-design required to get the building certifier approval, which is a vital step in going further with construction.
While we say good bye to 2016, reflecting upon the year will help us focus and prioritize our goals for the new year. 2016 was memorable for our progress in many fronts. The Association experienced significant support from Local and State Government in 2016 and we continue to work along with them. Our youth supporters showed leadership and maturity and were involved in number of activities directly through the Association and outside Association. Our supporter base and membership roll increased. The new committee elected in August 2016 had many new faces injecting fresh blood.
In 2017, our main challenge is to raise at least $ 2.4 million required to complete stage 1 & 2 of the construction. We want to reach the wider community and involve them as members and supporters. We appeal to all of you to be part of this project and join the Association as a life member or financial contributor. We request all of you to spread the objectives and activities about this Association to your relatives, friends and other contacts and encourage them to join as a member or support financially and by other means. Contribution over $2.00 to our Building Donation account is tax deductible. GCHCA is planning to have a Public Information meeting on Friday the 20th of January 2017 after the Bajan around 8.00 pm. We invite all of you to participate in the Bajan and the meeting after that. The venue for the Bajan and the meeting is, Helensvale Community Hall, No 31, Discovery Drive, Helensvale.
Once again, The GCHCA wishes all you a Happy New year and looking forward to work with you in the New Year.