By Gabriella Payne
There were smiles all around at the Lynbrook Community Centre on Saturday 8 May, as Punjabi families from all across Casey came together to celebrate Mother’s Day in a fun-filled, colourful fashion.
Organised by the Sikh Australian Support for Family Violence group (SASFV), the day was a huge success and saw almost 200 people come along to celebrate the wonderful women and mothers’ in their lives.
Jasbir Singh Suropada, the director of the SASFV, said that it was great to see many generations enjoying the delicious food and a wide range of events on the day.
“There was a great turn out of grandmothers, mothers, children and some fathers,” Mr Singh Suropada said.
“The families had great fun and were so happy, they were already asking when we would be holding another family event.”
Mr Singh Suropada said that folk songs and cultural dancing were featured as part of the event – and there was even a dance off between mothers and daughters, which got everyone’s feet tapping!
“The objective of the program was to promote healthy families and healthy relationships,” he said.
“After the lockdown, post-Covid, it’s good for families to come together and have some fun and laughter.”
Mr Singh Suropada said that those in attendance enjoyed a large Mother’s Day cake, lucky-dip prizes, snacks and the wide range of decorations, which were all kindly sponsored by well wishers in the community.
A few special guests also came along to take part in the celebrations, with Nicky Turner and Kim Sammon, the new and emerging communities liaison officers from Victoria Police, making an appearance.
All in all it was a fabulous celebration paying tribute to just some of the many incredible mothers in Casey, and Mr Singh Suropada said that the SASFV and the wider community couldn’t wait for the next one.
