World Sikh Council - America Region
A representative body of Sikh institutions of AmericaEmail:contact@worldsikhcouncil.org
The World Sikh Council - America Region (WSC-AR) has requested the United States Postal Service (USPS) to consider the recognition of one of the annual holidays and/or religious celebrations associated with the Sikh faith and also the forthcoming celebration in 2008 of the 300 th anniversary of the dedication of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib for commemorative issues of USPS stamps. There are already editions for Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid, and Kwanzaa in general circulation. We would like the Sikh community to be also recognized in this manner.
Following the guidelines established for such a request, the WSC-AR has initiated contact for this purpose with the USPS and now needs your participation. Our target is to have every state of the US covered, and as many Sikh and non-Sikh supporting letters as possible.
Please prepare and send letters of support to the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee as soon as possible. You should provide your name and address, or the organization's name, letterhead, and contact information, as appropriate. In order to assist you, attached below are four suggested letter formats that you can use:
It may also be helpful for Sikh school children to write letters to USPS in their own handwriting.
Further information on WSC-AR's efforts to have a USPS stamp issue on Sikhs, please contact the Sardar Manmohan Singh, Project Coordinator and Member of WSC-AR Regional Committee, at sewadhar@hotmail.com or at (972) 684-4638. Please inform Sardar Manmohan Singh of your intention to write a letter to USPS.
We appreciate your consideration of this request. Best wishes and warmest regards.
