SELANGAU: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) and Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) will jointly organise the Selangau District-Level Pre Gawai 2017 Celebration at the Selangau Multipurpose Hall on Saturday, 20 May at 6pm.
A Publicity Chief for the celebration, Ngumbang Awit said the event is expected to be officiated at by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department who is also Member of Parliament for Selangau, Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun.
“A total of 100 tables priced at RM300 per table are for sale to the public. The tickets will be sold in five areas, namely Selangau, Siong, Sekuau, Lemai and Arip.
“Members of the public can also buy the tickets from our sales representatives for Selangau, Penghulu Jerampang Ratoh, Awang Juing (Siong), Michael Jelani (Sekuau), Penghulu Thomas Jawa (Lemai) and Pemanca Robert Nanta (Arip),” Ngumbang said, adding that the theme for this year’s event is ‘Seati, Segulai, Sejalai’.
Among the activities being organised to enliven the celebration are Kumang Gawai contest, lucky draws and song sponsorship.
He said that the main focus of the celebration is the Kumang Gawai contest which is open to single ladies.
“The top three prize winners will get RM1,000, RM700 and RM300 and a trophy each, respectively while the rest of the finalists will each receive RM100 as a consolation prize,” he said.
Ngumbang added that the deadline for the submission of entries to the Kumang Gawai contest is on 15 May and all entries will be checked by Penghulu Thomas Jawa.
“The committee chairman for the celebration is Penghulu Juranpang Ratoh,” he added.
The committee meeting was chaired by Datuk Joseph Entulu’s Senior Private Secretary, Bayang Ringkat at Selangai Service Centre on 1 April who confirmed that Datuk Entulu will be present at celebration.
For further inquiries contact Juranpang at 013-8198368, Penghulu Thomas Jawa (013-8338080), Ngumbang (019-8587325) or PRS Selangau office (084-891210).
