Sikhs Helping Sikhs Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:08 PM
40,000 euro has been given as deposit
We have been approached by Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar in Dublin.
Please find request from the committee below.
As it is a case of urgency we obliged their request to email this .
Please read below-
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!Sarbat Saad Sangat Ji,
I am writing on behalf of Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Dublin and its sangat, with the intention of seeking your assistance in rescuing our Gurdwara Sahib from burden being placed upon it by an individual UK based family who for a lack of better word claimed to have loaned money for Gurdwara Sahib with a view to financial benefit. Our Gurdwara Sahib and its sangat have reach a settlement to give the lending family 400,000 euro within 90 days or they will apply an interest rate of 13% pa. We currently have approximately 250,000 euro of which 40,000 euro has been given as deposit. Our roof is filled with asbestos and was leaking, so we have conducted a temporary repairs at the cost of around 30,000 euro approximately as we cannot afford to replace the entire roof at the cost of 120,000 + euros for funds have to be paid to the lending family. Our Gurdwara Sahib is the first Gurdwara Sahib in Dublin Ireland, and is very close to the hearts and minds of our sangat with a lot of emotions attached.
History:
Our Gurdwara Sahib was establish in 1986/87 as a result of efforts of three people who tried to raise funds of which one has passed away since, when our funds fell short of bided price. They approached a UK based business man of sikh family which
had strong connection in the UK and were on the management board of an prominent Gurdwara Sahib in England. The head of this family offered his services to raise funds and contribute himself towards the establishment of Gurdwara Sahib in Dublin. Little did then the three people, knew how this was going to play out in the future. At the very last minute when the deed was about to be signed the contributing family from the UK insisted that deeds be placed in their name or the contribution will not be made available. Because of being caught between a rock and hard place the three agreed to this. At later point in time the three people offered that UK family may take their contribution, so that there is no risk / liability on the Gurdwara Sahib. To which UK party’s head of family responded that Gurdwara Sahib shall always remain a Gurdwara. After the passing of the head of family, the UK based family claimed that the Sikh sangat were given the Gurdwara only for temporary use and it was their family’s private investment (Which is not true, as money was raised by UK and Ireland sangat as-well). The UK family sought financial reward to transfer over the deeds. We insisted that the property was held by their family in trust. A legal law suit was filed upon the Gurdwara Sahib.To save the sangat from the anguish and relive the uncertainty of court case upon Gurdwara Sahib we the executive committee have negotiated a compromise where the UK family will transfer over the deeds upon payment of 400,000 euro. We the executive committee have put in a lot of work in re-establishing a structure where no individual may ever attempt to hold our Gurdwara Sahib at ransom, either financially or otherwise by creating and entity company “Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Ltd” with five year fixed termed directors that shall give seva and placed all the power in the hands of sangat that shall be members of the company.
If you or your friends can give any seva to save our Gurdwara Sahib, it will be much appreciated. Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us via email or any of the means listed below.
Authorisation:
We the executive committee of Gurdwara are authorising Mr Gurbir Singh Chadha (of 13 Rossberry Avenue, Lucan Dublin, Ireland) to collect funds on behalf of Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Dublin, Ireland.
“Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh,”
Your Sincerely
President: Kewal Singh Cheema
Mobile:
00 353 87 9756116Bank: TD Canada Trust Bank Account (Canada)
Name: GurudwaraGuruNanakDarbarDublin
Transit No: 01362
Bank: Ulster Bank (Ireland)
Name: GurudwaraGuruNanakDarbarDublin
Sort Code: 986040
Account No: 10717348
BIC: ULSBIE2D
IBAN: IE12ULSB98604010717348
GURDWARA GURU NANAK DARBAR
(Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar LTD Reg No. 515164)
78 Serpentine Ave, Dublin 4, IRELAND
Telephone:
00 353 1 6671558 Email: info@gurunanakdarbar.ie URL: www.gurunanakdarbar.ie
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