Punjabi Cultural Society 

of Chicago

Punjabi Cultural Society (PCS) is a not-for-profit community organization devoted to community building, promoting Punjabi culture, language, performing arts, healthy life style, and sports in the metropolitan Chicago area.

   P. O. BOX 1244, PALATINE, IL. 60078 , (847) 359-5PCS, (847) 359-1107 info@pcschicago.org

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Year 2000 PCS events
PCS has a long list of successful events/activities throughout the year 2000
Vaisakhi Cultural celebration Rangla Punjab 2000
A sold-out, full house at
Gateway Theater, Over 2000 attended, over 200 participants performed.  Click here to see photos
PCS Scholarship 2000: Ms. Jasjit Kaur Sangha won the PCS Annual
scholarship donated by Dr. Surjit S. Patheja.
Punjabi Sports Festival '2000:  was attended by over 1000 partnering with
mainstream American communities. Children weekly practices were held for
Basketball and Soccer teams for four months.
PCS NIGHT ‘2000:
featuring Jazzy Bains from England with live orchestra by
Sukhshinder Shinda over 1200 attended.
Punjabi community delivered
games, money to Little City Foundation in
Palatine. This effort was coordinated by PCS Seniors Tea party meeting every
Wednesday, 4-6pm at Palatine Gurdwara Sahib.
SEMINAR
: PCS held a seminar on breast cancer awareness.
BOY SCOUTS: PCS held its weekly Boy scout meeting for the Grade 1st through
Grade 8th,
SENIORS TEA PARTY
:PCS has taken the initiative to organize Seniors Tea
Party, every Wednesday, 4-6pm at Palatine Gurdwara Sahib.
World Punjabi Congress Conference: PCS Youth Director Ms. Navraaz K. Basati
and PCS Associate Dr. Jagindar Singh Ramdev attended World Punjabi Conference
in Chandigarh.
ASIAN American Coalition of Chicago PCS partnered in sponsoring and
organizing 17th Asian American annual gala event.
Punjabi Americans are proud to be part of organizing these American
mainstream events as follows.
PCS Bhangra performances "Punjabi Boys", "Punjabi Sher", "Preet Brothers",
"PCS adult Bhangra" teams including Bhangra 101 have performed at the
following American mainstream events throughout year ‘2000.
Ø       Asian American Coalition Dinner Banquet at Navy Pier
Ø       Nature Museum
Ø       Asian American Heritage reception hosted by Secretary of State.
Ø       International Ethnic Festival at Evanston Beach
Ø       Chicago Historical Society (CHS) of Chicago’s event in Chicago.
Ø       Spirit of International Unity at Warren Park in Chicago
Ø       International Day festival at Carol Stream Post office.
Ø       Festival of Lights Christmas around the world at Museum of Science &
Industry
Ø       Intergenerational festival-Palatine Seniors Center on Sunday, Dec.
10th
Ø       Evanston New Year Eve celebrations at First Night Evanston.

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