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Indo-Canadians raise funds for the Harbourfront Centre

Tandoori Open! Guess what? It is not a restaurant serving tandoori chicken. Believe it or not it is the name given by a group of ingenious Indo-Canadians to a charity golf tournament.

The event was held on August 11 at Angus Glen, the most prestigious golf club in Toronto.

At any given point of time, the golf club hosts 2-3 weddings and/or business receptions. The affluence of the people patronising the Angus Glen can be gauged by the stretched limos blocking the front entrance of the club and the people playing golf on the sprawling manicured grounds.

And that is what a group of around 150 people did on Saturday to raise funds for the Harbourfront Centre, a hub of Toronto's diverse culture on the city's beautiful waterfront.

Barbara Hall, former mayor of the city and now president of the board of the Harbourfront, described the centre as the best in Toronto.

"It is focused on the cultures of the people who have chosen to live in our city."

Federal Minister of International Cooperation Maria Minna came for dinner to extend her support for the Tandoori Open and the cause for which the event was organised.

Tandoori Open is the brainchild of Hari Panday, assistant vice-president of the HSBC Bank Canada, Pradeep Sood, former director of Indo-Canada chamber of commerce, and Baljit Chadha, a businessman from Montreal.

Besides raising funds, Tandoori Open also emphasised on the participation of spouses, non-golfer friends and business associates of Indo-Canadians.

There were mouth-watering tandoori delicacies, which were served on the greens, to add, what Panday called, "Yardage to your entertainment for the day."

Tandoori Open was sponsored by the HSBC Bank, Chrysler, DIMA, Getex.

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