WHEREAS , the Southern California Sikh Council has taken a strong leadership role in promoting respect and understanding of the Sikh culture and the many important contributions they have made throughout California and they celebrate " Baisakhi " a day that reminds all Sikhs live their lives with a sense of hospitality, friendship, generosity and kindness and

WHEREAS, the Council has led multiple education efforts for the Sikh community and the entire state including a successful joint venture to distribute an educational coloring book titled " The Boy with Long Hair" to students in elementary schools throughout the entire Golden State, teaching them about the diverse characteristics of their fellow classmate and

WHEREAS , Sikhs a Southern California join others around the world today to bring more than 22 million Sikhs together in celebration of the universal spirit of family and togetherness and in recognition of Guru Gobind Singh the father of the khalsa Spiritual Nation, Who on this day in the year 1699 directed all Khalsas to serve humanity with love and peace and asked them to spread the radiance of the Holy Nam; and

WHEREAS, the state of California greatly benefits from the plentiful contributions of the Sikh community in various area, including leadership in business agriculture, the medical profession and the legal field. among many other important sectors of our economy; and

WHEREAS, Sikh American, whose values are aligned with those of the founders of this great nation represent vibrant and important threads in the strong and diverse fabric that colors the landscape and the neighborhoods of our Golden State; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that I, Cruz M. Bustamante, Lieutenant Governor of the State of California, do hereby recognize the celebration of "Baisakhi" and encourage all Californians to join me in honoring the many contributions of our Sikh community

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