FOR BETTER LIFE, PSF CONNECTS
PEOPLE WITH BETTER LIVING
BY JAVED ZAHEEER, FREE EXPRESSION
AWARD WINNER
TORONTO:
Although it’s very, very difficult for the seniors, particularly the South
Asian community members, to leave their warm beds and houses and get ready to
attend an early morning meeting or event in the winter season yet many
determined, committed and energetic seniors attended, even from far off places,
an event supported by the Pak Seniors Forum (PSF).
Pak Seniors Forum (PSF) supported and participated
in the ‘Happy Healthy & Independent at Home’ event held on Monday, November
4, 2013, from 10:00-11.30 am at Jenner Jean-Marie Community Centre (At
Thorncliffe Library), 48 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto. Canada. The
co-sponsored program was facilitated by Anna Azaryan, Outreach Assistant, from
Better Living Health & Community Services.
The
presentation by Anna Azaryan was very impressive and in between many questions
were asked regarding services, facilities and benefits. The main purpose of the
event was to enable the participants to learn more about programs and services
of Better Living Health & Community Services that will make it easier for
the people who care for themselves, their families and others to stay healthy,
happy and independent at home.
Better
Living Health and Community Services (http://www.betterlivinghealth.org)/
info@betterlivinghealth.org, works in collaboration with a variety of partners,
including other community support service agencies, private sector businesses
and government agencies.
Some
participants were already in touch with Better Living and availing the
facilities for their family members and some others showed keen interest in
getting connected. The distinguished guests were from various communities with
majority from the Pakistani community. Those who attended were mostly PSF team
members and supporters.
They
participant including Muslims, Christians, Hindus were mostly highly educated
and reputed professionals including doctors, engineers, intellectuals,
educationists, students and others belonging to respectable families. They
included Manif Syed, Afzal Khan Nayyar, Mirza Nooruddin, Azhar Bokhari, Akbar Ali,
Hanif Khayal, Hilda D’Costa, Khatoon Savani, Nasim, Victoria Brown, Khalid
Ahmed, Inder Gandhi, Prashant Pehl, Nikoletta Parousis, Tariq Mirza, Muhammad
Hafiz, Haji Muhammad, Syed Muhammad Iqbal, Javed Zaheer and Zafar Khan.
The
Better Living keeps organizing frequently such events to educate, help and
support the people and recruit volunteers. Pak Seniors Forum (PSF) team also
attended, on invitation by Hilda D’ Costa, the presentation by Better Living,
hosted by United Church, at 18 Thorncliffe Park Drive on November 6, 2013.
Since
the participants of such events are mostly seniors, they expect and deserve
extremely good care and necessary light refreshment because most of them are
weak and sick and require food and water to give them the energy to remain
seated, listen and enjoy.
Some
organizers, despite very reputable and with millions dollar budget and good funding,
take the seniors very lightly and fail to take care of them properly. These
affected seniors feel discriminated, humiliated and insulted.
The
organizers must ensure that all seniors are not only deservingly respected but
taken care of properly. The comments by some that “It is not our culture” to
provide proper refreshment is tantamount to insulting the targeted communities
and cheating the donors, sponsors and funders. The funds and grants must be used honestly and
properly. There should be no discrimination. The funds, grants and efforts are
not meant to tame the wild. Seniors are human beings and respected people.
Groups
and individuals working to help and support seniors or others must clearly
understand that they come in contact with people of different communities and
mindset. They must try to deal with them responsibly and respectably instead of
hating and criticizing the cultures and mindset. If they can’t handle the work
properly then they should quit instead of creating bad impression and
tarnishing the image of the reputable organizations they represent.
The
Pak Seniors Forum (PSF) is not only working with all groups and individuals to
serve seniors and others but it is also working as a think tank to find,
inspire, motivate, encourage and groom young generation as future leaders. The
team of experienced, determined and energetic seniors can work wonders and
tremendously help and support the young ones. This is one of the objectives of
the PSF.
The
Pak Seniors Forum (PSF) also participated in the Canadian Diabetes Association
event held at the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, on November 5, 2013. PSF always
keeps its doors open for partnership with groups and individuals to help and
support each other to achieve the common aims, goals and objectives.
This
is because PSF motto is `Serve Humanity In Reality’ and the vision and mode is
to promote the concept `Live & Work Together’. The participation in events
and joint efforts to serve could make a great difference. The community needs us,
our voices and strength to form a strong team of leaders in order to help,
support and serve the community, all people and Canada.
The
PSF team is becoming stronger by each day with inclusion of determined,
committed and energetic people having very good reputation, education,
experience and family background.
JZ’S PROFILE: Javed Zaheer, Free Expression Award Winner, Desi
Idol Recognition Award Winner, Goodwill Ambassador for Pakistan-Canada
Relations (PCR) of Good Governance Forum (GGF), Pakistan, Member/Honorary
Director of NEPMCC, Veteran Active Member (VAM) of Toronto Press Club,
Ex-Member of The National Club and The Ontario Club, Honorary Editor of English
Weekly `Pakistan Abroad’, Canada, ex-Chief Editor (Honorary) of English Weekly
`The Ambassador’, Canada, ex-Chief Editor (Honorary) of English Weekly `DAWN', Canada,
ex-Senior Sub-Editor of English Daily DAWN, Pakistan, Chairman, CANOPI,
Director of Children Dignity Foundation (CDF---Canada & Pakistan), Honorary
Director Information of Pak Seniors Forum (PSF), Canada, and Director, Canpak,
Chamber of Commerce, Canada, is contributing purely on Voluntary and Honorary
Basis in order to serve all people and communities. Contact:
(416)696-0981/jazamedia@hotmail.com, jazamedia@mail.com. To read more JZ’s
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