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Sikandar Hayat is a confirmed candidate to seek the BC Liberal Party nomination in Surrey-Newton riding.
2-22-2017
Re: Sikandar Hayat is a confirmed candidate to seek the BC Liberal Party nomination in Surrey-Newton riding.
“Newton deserves a local, caring voice in Victoria.” – Sikandar Hayat.
Sikandar Hayat is a father of two beautiful daughters, a loving husband, a businessman, and a resident of Surrey-Newton area for over fifteen years. Sikandar has learned from his father to serve his fellow citizens. In 2015 and 2016 alone, Sikandar Hayat has volunteered over 400 hours of his time in creating and executing education and leadership programs for youth, food and clothing drives for the local homeless people, advocating for children’s rights, raising funds and awareness for cancer and heart attack, and in helping Syrian refugees settle down in Surrey.
This great city of Surrey has given him a lot of caring friends, a home to raise his family and tons of great memories. People of this amazing city have always supported him in dozens of his community initiatives. Sikandar Hayat feels that Newton is the heart of Surrey and deserves a caring voice in Victoria, someone who is local and knows the issues faced by local people. He would like to be that voice of Surrey-Newton in the government of British Columbia. For this reason, he is seeking nomination to be the BC Liberals’ candidate from Surrey-Newton in the upcoming provincial election.
Top issues to work on:
• Building more affordable housing units
• Overhauling of Medical Services Plan (MSP)
• Bringing drugs and crime under control
• More funding to hire support staff for special need students
Sikandar Hayat’s Community Services
• Amazing Tutors Children’s Foundation: Co-Founder / Director. We provide free or discounted tutoring services to students from deserving families, provide counselling to students, and organise free-of-cost Youth Leadership Events to groom our youth into tomorrow’s leaders.
• MYC, Surrey (2002-2013): Former Vice President and VP Youth Services. Organised many Family Day, Sports Day, Hockey Tournament, and sleepover events.
• Hand on Back Society: Member
• Surrey Interfaith Council: Member
• W.E. Kinwig Elementary School PAC: Member
• Volunteer of the Year Award 2015: Presented by the Pakistani Canadian Cultural Association
• Volunteer of the Year Award 2013-14: Presented by the Surrey Muslim School
• Summer Camp for Children 2015: Raised over $60,000 (including Back to School gift cards) for the Surrey Urban Mission Summer Camp 2015, for the benefit of over 120 children from extremely poor families.
• Canadian Cancer Society (June 2015): Raised over $50,000 in a drive-by donation drive in Surrey. I am a member of the organising committee for this annual event (Hand on Back Society).
• Canadian Cancer Society (June 2016): Raised over $29,000 in a drive-by donation drive in Surrey. I am a member of the organising committee for this annual event (Hand on Back Society).
• Heart & Stroke Foundation (2015): Organised a weekend-long drive-by donation drive and raised $10,000 in 30 hours.
• Canadian Cancer Society (September 13, 2013): Helped to raise thousands of dollars in a drive-by donation drive in Surrey
• Halloween Fun Day (2013, 2014, and 2015): Member of the organising committee
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Annual Clothing Drives for the Homeless: Organiser since 2013
• Surrey Muslim School, Former PAC Chairman
• The Great Helping Hand Society: Volunteered in 2014-15
• Vancouver Coastal Health Authority: Volunteered
• Oakridge Seniors' Centre: Volunteered
• RedFM Radiothon for Surrey Memorial Hospital: Call-in Fundraiser at 93.1 FM radio, Volunteered (November 6, 2014)
• Media Waves Radiothon for Fiji Cyclone 2016: Volunteer
• Fundraising Dinner for Hon. Minister Peter Fassbender (2016): Volunteer
• Times of Canada Food Drive for the Poor 2015: Volunteer
• 1st Peace Pilgrimage Walk: Participant and volunteer
• 2nd Peace Pilgrimage Walk 2016: a 16-km walk. Member of the organizing committee and a participant
• Campaign Against Violent Extremism 2015: A series of seminars at libraries and universities. A member of the organising committee
• Building Peace in Our Times 2016: Organised an event in Holland Park to unite people from multiple faiths.
• Fundraising for Cadets 2016 (Bhai Kanihya Regiment): Volunteer
• Fatima Zahra Foundation: Distribute food to the less fortunate people in Downtown Vancouver. Volunteer
• Syrian Refugees: Mobilized local Surrey community to help refugees and collected clothes, food, and over-the-counter medicine for the new Syrian refugees.
• Parenting Seminar (December 21, 2013, at the Strawberry Hill Library): Organiser
The focus of my personality and political career has always been the welfare of children and families. My profession and activities revolve around the welfare of children and families. My family lives in Newton and loves Newton. We care about Newton!
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