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Mainstream Events . Thanksgiving day parade 2005
PCS Chicago Press Release: Nov. 26, 2005PUNJABI CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CHICAGO PARTICIPATES IN STATE STREET THANKSGIVING PARADE
The parade stepped off at 8:30 am and ran till 11 am. and included a variety of 100 contingents of school bands, cultural organizations, performing groups, and huge balloons. ABC- TV channel 7 covered it live from 9 am to 11 am. It will be rebroadcast by ABC- 7 on Nov. 27th 12 noon to 2 pm and Dec. 18, 2005 at 12 noon to 2 pm. In addition to the live coverage by ABC TV channel 7, other Chicago TV Channels also covered the parade and PCS participation at the parade with a colorful float. "It's the second time PCS has participated in this parade," said Mohinderjit Singh Saini an organizer, "and we will definitely come next year with a bigger contingent and an interesting theme," he added.
The parade started on State and Congress and marched North on State Street and ended at Lake Street. "PCS was invited by Chicago Festival Association after PCS's participation in last year's parade and also various performances at mainstream events such as White Sox Park, Shedd Aquarium, Navy Pier, McCormick Place and at Millennium Park in Chicago," said Onkar Singh Sangha, PCS past president. http://www.pcschicago.org/mainstream/index.htm "Overall it was a great exposure of our community in the mainstream, we need to do more," said Thakar Singh Basati, the PCS's founding president.
Ajay Singh Randhawa played superb Punjabi Dhol to keep the audiences involved and warmed up in the chilling weather.
Mohinderjit Singh Saini, Thakar Singh Basati,
Onkar Singh Sangha, Sunny Singh Kular, Lakhwinder Singh
Sandhu and Ronny Kular participated in the parade and helped
to coordinate the event. PCS Chicago www.PCSChicago.org is also partnering in organizing Asian American Coalition of Chicago's 23rd Annual Lunar New Year Celebrations Dinner Banquet on Saturday, February 25, 2005, 5:30-10pm at Hyatt @ O'Hare, Rosemont, IL. This year hosted by: Indonesian American Community. Other P.C.S. programs include: "Rangla Punjab 2006," scheduled for April 8, 2006 at Gateway Theater in Chicago and "12th annual Punjabi Sports Festival 2006," planned for the summer of 2006. “Scholarships” for Punjabi youth will be awarded at the "Graduation Night 2006" and 5th International Bhangra Competition in November 2006. Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (P.C.S.) is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization promoting education, good citizenship, community development, civic commitment and involvement, and preserving Punjabi Culture, language, sports and performing arts among its community members and also mainstream Americans in the Midwest and beyond. PCS caters to this need both by directly organizing events that bring community members together from all over the Midwest Region and by facilitating participation of its community members in mainstream activities. Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago Archives
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The theme of PCS contingent was a Punjabi /
Sikh wedding procession, which included a bride, a
bridegroom, wedding party, and Bhangra folk dancers, and
Punjabi Dhol players, all in traditional colorful costumes.
A youth bhangra group "Shaan Punjab Dee"
with Jaskaran Saini, Anoop Takhar, Berinder Saini, Rai
Barinder Singh, and Jaswinder Dhesi performed world famous
folk dance "Bhangra". Harleen Saini, Manjot Gidda and
Jeevanjot Saini also danced along with the bhangra troupe.
Mr. & Mrs. Baljinder Singh Sandhu participated as a wedding
couple.
PCS's next mainstream participation is at "Festivals and
Celebrations from Around the World" at Navy Pier Chicago
Children's Museum on Thursday, Dec. 8th, 2005 at 5-8 pm.
Admission to the museum is free on Thursdays.
