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Need for Creating Guru Nanak Food Pantry (An organization that belongs to all of us) Since the creation of Sikhism, It is a Sikh tradition to serve the needy and feed the hungry with respect and dignity. Historical Examples are: Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee & Mata Khivi ji performed this service themselves and taught…

What is a Food Pantry? A food pantry is a local organization that provides food assistance to individuals and families in need. The primary role of the pantry is storing food donations and then passing them on to people experiencing hunger. In addition to food, local pantries also provide other resources such as clothing and…

GURU NANAK FOOD PANTRY, INC (A Not-for-Profit Charitable Food Pantry Service to the Needy – All faiths) BYE-LAWS: ARTICLE I – INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND GURU NANAK FOOD PANTRY INC. IS AN INDEPENDENT CHARITABLE, NON-PROFIT, NON-STOCK CORPORATION ORGANIZED ON JULY 7, 2023, UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, and the term GFPI, wherever it…

ਘਾਲਿ ਖਾਇ ਕਿਛੁ ਹਥਹੁ ਦੇਇ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਹੁ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ਸੇਇ ॥੧॥ One who works for what he earns and donates some of what he has. O Nanak, he/she knows the path. A True Story  that we all believe in & Narrate to our children: Young Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Age 18) was given twenty (20)…

  How Much it is going to Cost? To Complete the remaining renovations of Food Pantry Building. GURU NANAK FOOD PANTRY INC Handicap Ramp: $15,000 (Quoted) Front Porch Renovations: $3000 (Estimated) Siding $12000 to $15,000 (Estimated) Insulation- Entire Building: $10,300(Quoted) Inside Framing, Sheet Rock $5000 (Estimated) Flooring, Cosmetic, painting $7000 (Estimated) HVAC $14000 (Quoted)     Plumbing…

Latest on Renovations – Food Pantry: Currently a Handicap Ramp to enter Food Pantry is being constructed. Property must be ADA (The Americans with Disabilities Act) Compliant. Work is in progress. The total cost of this Handicap Ramp is going to be: $15,000 (Labor & Material) including the entrance door installations & Hardware. If any…