On August 17, 2014 MPP Reza Moridi’s Annual Community Summer BBQ was attended by over 2,500 guests from various communities of Richmond Hill. The event took place at the Richmond Green from 12 noon until 3:00pm, during which time delicious snacks and hamburgers were served (regular, Halal, Kosher and vegetarian burgers were available), beautiful performances were displayed and children enjoyed face painting and fun games! The program began by DJ Takin playing music, followed by a short welcome by Councillor Castro Liu, who Emceed the event, and the playing of our National Anthem, O’ Canada. MPP Moridi welcomed all guests and thanked volunteers and performers for their generous contributions to the event and wished an enjoyable and pleasant event for everyone attending the BBQ. He went on to introduce dignitaries and invited them to the stage: Mayor of Richmond Hill Dave Barrow, Regional & Local Councillor/Deputy Mayor Vito Spatafora, Councillor Godwin Chan, Councillor Castro Liu and York Region School Board Trustee Carol Chan, along with MPP Daiene Vernile and former MPs, the Honourable Sarkis Assadourian and the Honourable Bryon Wilfert. The list of wonderful performances included: 1. South Asian singing and dancing by Hemant and Vaishnavi Panwar 2. Master Chung’s Taekwondo and Martial Arts 3. Dance performances by the Phoenix Academy of the Arts 4. Milad Jalaeian, Iranian singer 5. Vocal performance by the Happy Family Association 6. Dragon Fencing Academy 7. Tai Chi Demonstration and Tai Chi Fan performance by the Richmond Hill Chinese Seniors Association 8. Vocal performance by Nicole Datol 9. Folk dancing performance by the Richmond Hill Red Maple Seniors In response to MPP Moridi’s requests, the guests brought with themselves a considerable amount of non-perishable food items to the BBQ. These items were collected by a representative from “360 Kids in York Region” - an organization dedicated to help isolated and vulnerable children, youth and families in our community. A big thank you to Enbridge for their hard work in preparing the hamburgers! Please click on the following link to be taken to MPP Moridi’s Flickr page to view photographs of the exciting community event: https://flickr/photos/moridimpp/sets/72157646677389625/ Thank you to all who attended and we look forward to MPP Reza Moridi’s Annual Community Summer BBQ next year!
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 21:11:06 +0000
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