South Asian Heritage Day

The Mississauga St. Michael?s Majors in partnership with MyBindi.com and Desi Wear are pleased to announce that ?South Asian Heritage Day? will take place on Sunday January 31 when the Majors host the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds at 2:00 p.m at the Hershey Centre.

The festivities begin when the gates open at 1:00 p.m. including live musical performances, free samples of cultural dishes and sweets, and CBC’s Punjabi Broadcaster Parminder Singh will be on-hand, and participating in a ceremonial puck drop.

 “Mississauga is a very culturally diverse city, and anything that we can do to support our fellow citizens, we will” said Majors Executive Vice-President Duncan Stauth. This will be the Majors fifth “Heritage Game” in the three years it has been in Mississauga. Stauth is looking forward to the event, “This is an excellent opportunity to showcase the South Asian Culture and mix it with Canada’s game in an exciting environment.”

Media partner MyBindi.com was founded in 2000. Over the years, the MyBindi community has grown from a provider of South Asian content to Canada’s leading online South Asian destination. Desi Wear launched in 1994 and had one goal, to have fun and celebrate being Desi. Today the company is known world wide with customers in over 30 countries. The brand is worn by international celebrities and featured in the worldwide press and showcased in feature films.

Parminder Singh is the voice of CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi broadcasts, a role he began in the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Singh began his career in 2002 with 680News and in 2006 joined OMNI Television. On top of his duties with Hockey Night in Canada, Singh co-host’s Toudi Sehat (Your Health) on OMNI.

Fans can purchase a discounted $10.00 ticket in advance of the date by contacting Vahak Yeghoyan at 905-502-7788 x 252 or click HERE for more information.
 

 
 

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