The Times is recognising the many wonderful people in our local east Auckland community who go out of their way to help others with our regular Community Hero award.
If you know someone who’s doing amazing things in our community please email some information about them including their name, contact details if known, and a photo of them if possible, to chrish@times.co.nz.
The award is sponsored by New World Howick. Recipients will receive a $50 New World gift card and will be featured in our new digital publication and on our website.
This week’s recipient is Harjit Singh.
He’s nominated by Mandeep Singh, who writes: “Harjit Singh has passion to involve himself doing community work and goes the extra mile to help people in the wider community.
“He’s an accredited visitor with Age Concern and is its former board member.
“He’s deputy chair of Manukau East Council of Social Services and participates in capacity-building workshops and networking meetings.
“Seeing so many families affected by violence inspired him to become a White Ribbon Ambassador and organise awareness campaigns against family violence.
“Harjit is an English Home Tutor and teaches English to migrants who have little English knowledge.
“Being chairman of the Indian Kiwi Positive Ageing Charitable Trust he hosts multicultural events from time to time in which other ethnicities participate.
“He’s providing Justice of Peace services in east Auckland. Mr Singh is the recipient of Queen’s Service Medal and Kiwi Bank Local Hero of the year 2016 awards.
“He has many community service awards and certificates of appreciation from the Howick Local Board, Age Concern, Vax Hero from Manukau Health and Ambassador for Peace from UPF NZ.”
