2018 Winter/Spring Newsletter
Welcome to another Pearl of the Islands Foundation Half-Yearly newsletter! The year 2018 was very productive. We are excited to share our recent accomplishments with you. Please click on the link below do view/download our latest newsletter.
Season’s Greetings!
Season’s Greetings from Pearl of the Islands Foundation Inc. We hope the New Year brings peace and prosperity for you and your loved ones.
Our Christmas Food Parcels Appeal is over!
We are proud to announce that we have raised funds for 48 Food Parcels in our latest appeal. PIF has prepared 50 parcels for distribution. We would like to extend our gratitude to everyone for helping with our appeal....
Christmas Lunch with the Holy Trinity Cathedral Congregation
In a display of celebrating religious diversity and acceptance, members from the Pearl of the Islands Foundation (PIF) and congregation from the Holy Trinity Cathedral joined together for a Christmas Lunch, hosted by PIF, in Newmarket. Following the Cathedral’s...
PIF celebrates Deepavali 2018
A Deepavali function, in collaboration with the Auckland Tamil Association (ATA), took place at our Newmarket centre during the weekend. Diwali signifies a cultural, religious and seasonal holiday for many Hindus in Asia and beyond. Diwali symbolises the victory...
IFLC 2018 performers reflect on their experiences and memories
Pearl of the Islands Foundation (PIF) organised a Reflection Day to re-live the memories and experiences from IFLC 2018. This year, in May, PIF took a group of seven students from Auckland to Sydney to showcase the Maori language...
Noah’s Pudding Cultural Day 2018
The Pearl of the Islands would like to express gratitude to all that attended our Noah’s Pudding cultural event which took place last month. During the event, speakers from all three main Abrahamic religions highlighted the importance of the...
DISCUSSION: Core Values of the Hizmet Movement and Manifesting Institutions
Dr Alp Aslandogan, Executive Director of AfSV (https://afsv.org/) was in New Zealand for a series of meetings and events following his visit from Australia. A roundtable discussion took place with representatives from various faiths and civil societies. The topic...
PIF Statement on devastating fires in Greece
It is with great horror that we have heard of the forest fires that have claimed many lives in Greece this week. We express our heartfelt condolences to the country of Greece as they mourn during this tragic occurrence. We...