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Sadh Sangat ji, Once again it's time for SikhNet's Year-End Fundraising Event. We feel privileged that the Guru has given us the opportunity to serve the world-wide Sikh community through SikhNet.

SikhNet was founded in 1985 and is the oldest, largest, and most well known Sikh educational site on the Internet which serves the worldwide Sikh community. SikhNet has over 300,000 unique visitors to the website each month. Our strengths include: connecting Sikhs worldwide; large audience of repeat users; we keep our services community-oriented, informational, educational and non-political.

Since the events of Sept. 11th, 2001, SikhNet has assumed an entirely new role – one we were well suited to because of our experienced staff, our large and loyal user community, and the trust and integrity with which we were viewed by Sikhs and non-Sikhs alike. We kept the Sikh community and their friends and family worldwide informed of developing news pertinent to their interests. We were a major resource for media, law enforcement and community officials about Sikhs. We provided Sikhs with informational materials about their rights in the US, whether at airports or elsewhere. We offered educational materials that allowed you to go into your neighborhoods and your children's schools to help people understand who Sikhs were and why our men wear beards and turbans. We worked tirelessly to help minimize 9/11 backlash. SikhNet has been active in preventing backlash, discrimination and bias activities through a series of educational and training materials, communications, and events. We provided support to those dealing with fear, bias incidents and related concerns arising from the September 11th attacks. We've been involved with Emergency Response action in the face of recent crises in the Sikh community, including the murder of Sukhpal Singh Sodhi and the Hitman 2 Videogame that featured Sikhs being violently killed inside a Gurdwara. SikhNet has also worked with other organizations to provide support and assistance to the Sikh community by reaching out to Sikhs everywhere and to other victims of bias. (See our 2002 Annual Report below for more information about what SikhNet has done this year and plans for 2003)

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Annual report for 2002 and preview our plans for 2003 (Click on the triangles to expand the sections for more information)

Building Awareness about the Sikh Community Supporting the Sikh Identity Creating Sikh Leaders of Tomorrow Plans for 2003 We want to hear from you. How can we serve you better? Please let us know what you think about our plans and projects for 2003. With your generous financial support, here are the new free services we are planning for 2003. Please let us know what you think of these ideas and give us your suggestions for the services you'd like to see on SikhNet. Siri Guru Granth Sahib Studies Special Section In anticipation of the 400th anniversary of the Adi Granth, SikhNet will begin developing a special Siri Guru Granth Sahib Studies section on our website. Beginning in 2003 and by 2004, this section will include: Essays and writings about the power and technology of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib and the important role of the Guru in the 21st century and beyond. On-line pronunciation guides to assist people in pronouncing the Siri Guru Granth Sahib correctly. A special Gurbani project to catalogue existing recorded Shabds and cross-index them to the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. This will allow us to determine which Shabds from the Guru exist today in musical form and which do not. On-Line Searchable Database of Sikh Essays In 2003, SikhNet will launch an on-line Sikh Studies database with essays and writings about Sikhism. This will be the initial part of an overall program for providing educational resource material on Sikhism to our Cyber Sangat. On-Line Educational Material on Sikhism Created for our younger users, this section will offer Sikh educational materials that are friendly and easy to use: frequently-asked-questions (FAQs), special sections on Sikh principles and illuminating essays by Sikh speakers and writers. The purpose of this section is to provide education about the Sikh spiritual path that is modern and relevant in its approach and language. Emergency Response System SikhNet will continue to work in strategic partnership with other Sikh organizations to provide comprehensive and timely responses to any emergencies that arise in Sikh communities. SikhNet News & Views In 2003, SikhNet will expand our news section to include more in-depth coverage of important issues and also provide a way to listen to the views of youth, writers and others in the Sikh community. Media Resources and Community Safety SikhNet will continue to build these sections, adding more material to support the Sikh community. Creating Sikh Leaders of Tomorrow SikhNet will continue to be a visible support and presence in the Sikh community through promoting and attending Sikh youth-related events and developing more youth-oriented Sikh education material for the website. What people are saying about SikhNet Support SikhNet (Click Here) Through your support, SikhNet will be able to continue to provide unique programs that serve the global Sikh community. We are dedicated to giving our cyber sangat the tools and services you need. Please help us with this mission by becoming a SikhNet supporter today. We would like to thank the people who have previously supported SikhNet

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