SIX WOMEN RECEIVE COMMUNITY HERO AWARDS AT ICACI EVENT

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MISSISSAUGA, ON (March 21, 2016) – Six women received the community women hero awards as part of the fourth celebrating Womanhood event organized by the Indo-Canadian Arts and Culture Initiative. The event, which took place on March 19 at the Grand Taj Banquet Hall in Mississauga was attended by over 200 

guests from all walks of life. Prominent names included MPs Sonia Sidhu and Ramesh Sangha and MPP Harinder The award ceremony honoured six women heroes from different walks of life who have contributed to the society while achieving professional success in their chosen walks of life. This year, ICACI recognized the achievements of the following

• Arts - Meena Chopra
• Community Leadership - Gugni Gill
• Diversity - Mina Rahravan
• Social service - Samra Zafar
• Business - Amanpreet Chopra
• Public Service - Kathy Mcdonald
  

Celebrating womanhood is an annual event, designed to be a platform for global recognition for women, aims to inspire the concept that gender is no longer the deciding factor for success and that all individuals, both male and female have a responsibility to build, contribute and maintain a society that is free of gender bias and truly, in every sense of the word, provides equal opportunities for all. The event also provided a unique networking opportunity for all the attendees and breathtaking performances by the Sanskriti Arts Ensemble group, a glamorous fashion show by Shivani Sawhney from Silver Tulip and dinner and dance."ICACI is a proud organizer of such events", said Mokshi Virk, founder and Director of ICACI. "As women of today, we believe we must lead our society into a new paradigm of abundance, recognition and equal opportunities created and sustained through positive thoughts and actions of trust, support and unconditional love."

About ICACI (Indo-Canadian Arts and Culture Initiative): Founded in 2014 as a social enterprise, the Indo-Canadian Arts and Culture Initiative (ICACI) is a registered organization dedicated to guiding members of the community to personal and professional success through participation in events, workshops and other cultural and community activities.Our exciting programs gives people from all walks of life within the community an opportunity to create experience and excel in their chosen profession and at the same time give back to the community. ICACI, which initially started as social enterprise with Mokshi Virk as the founder Director can now boast of some of the most influential people in the Indo-Canadian society sitting on their advisory board. Our aim is to provide everyone with the opportunity and support that would enable him or her to showcase their talent and achieve excellence in their field of expertise.

About Mokshi Virk: Mokshi Virk, one of the founding partners of ICACI has been organizing the International Woman's Day Celebrating Womanhood Gala and Award Night for the past three years, giving Woman Hero awards to members of the community who in their own way have contributed to social development and philanthropic activities within the community. Through this event and award function, Virk has tried to honour and support women of the Indo-Canadian origin, thus establishing them as role models and paving walkways for future generations.