Mother of the Year® 2006, Washington DC - Sunday November 19th 2006

Annual Interfaith Church Service

Honoring Maxine B. Baker
Freddie Mac Foundation Pres & CEO
Mother of the Year® 2006, Washington DC




For All the Good She Does in the Community & Country
Philanthropic Leader – Helped 1.7 million children
Co-Founder, Congressional Coalition Adoption Institute
Which Received “Angles in Adoption” Award
Sponsor, “Wednesday’s Child”

Speakers
Mayor Anthony A. Williams
Virginia E. Hayes Williams
Rev. Dr. Delores Carpenter

Sunday, November 19, 2006
At two thirty in the afternoon
Reception to follow

Michigan Park Christian Church
1600 Taylor Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017

RSVP 202-526-3355 ext.2
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May 19th 2007 in New Jersey -- NAMC Seminar on "The passage of Time and its influence on Zarathushtrain Tradition"

NAMC 'SEMINAR 2007'

Topic: "Passage of Time and its influence on Zarathushtrian Tradition"
Place: ZAPANJ - Zoroastrian Association of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Gibson House Community Center, Marlton NJ.

Date: Saturday May 19, 2007

THE PROGRAM
9:00-9:05 am Welcome -- President, ZAPANJ
9:05-9:10 am Introduction -- Ervad Jehan Bagli
9:10 am- 9:40 am Zarathushtrian Connection in Pishdadian and Kyanian era.
Speaker: Ervad Soli Dastur
9:40 am-10:10 am Q/A discussion
10:10-10:40 TEA/COFFEE BREAK
10:40- 11:10 Rise of Zarathushtrian faith in the Achaemenian Times
Speaker: Ervad Cawas Desai
11:10- 11:40 am Q/A discussion
11:40-12:00 pm Faroher episode of History of Iranashah Fire - Part I
12:00-1:30 pm LUNCH BREAK
1:30- 2:00 pm Zarathushtrian Faith: Revival in Sasanian era
Speaker: Ervad Brigadier Behram M. Panthaki
2:00-2:30 pm Q/A discussion
2:30- 2:40 pm On personal Experiences of Navar Ceremony and Thoughts on Future as Mobed
Speaker: Ervad Bezon Madon
2:40- 2:45 pm Discussion
2:45-3:15 pm TEA/COFFEE BREAK
3:15-3:45 pm Zarathushtrian Religion and its evolution in the post-exilic era in India
Speaker: Ervad Gustad M. Panthaki
3:45-4:15 pm Q/A discussion
4:15-4:40 pm Faroher episode of History of Iranashah Fire - Part II
4:40-5:10 pm Open Forum
5:10-5:20 Concluding remarks -- Ervad Adi Unwalla

5:20-6:20 pm NAMC AGM
7:00 -9:00 pm FAREWELL DINNER
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Seed Money available for Sustainable Social Ventures

The Youth Venture Program

is now accepting applications

from youth (ages 12-20) for

funding of up to $1,000/-


Application Submission Deadline:

December 18th, 2006 5:00pmEST.
For U.S. Applicants only

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Frequently Asked Questions

National & Global Youth Service Day

THE YSA YOUTH VENTURE OPPORTUNITY IS OPEN TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 20 YEARS AT TIME OF ENTRY. ANY ENTRANT UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MUST OBTAIN A SIGNATURE OF A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN ON HIS/HER APPLICATION AND ON ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CONTEST. VOID WHEREVER RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY LAW.


YSA Youth Venture Program:

1101, 15th St. NW

Suite 200

Washington, DC 20005

Phone: 202.296.2992 ext 17

Email: amutima@youthventure.org

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Grant Support Available for National and Global Youth Service Days April 20-22, 2007

THE CAPITAL ONE YOUTH SERVICE FUND

(METRO DC APPLICANTS ONLY)

Capital One and Youth Service America (YSA)

are pleased to announce

grants of up to $500

to support service youth-led projects

in low/moderate income communities.

Applicants must be located in the metro DC area: Washington DC, Fairfax, Arlington, Prince George’s, and Montgomery Counties, and the city of Alexandria.

These grants support youth (ages 5-25), teachers, youth-leaders,

or organizations that engage youth in in implementing service projects for

National & Global Youth Service Day, April 20-22, 2007.

Projects can address themes such as:

the environment,
disaster relief,
public health and awareness,
community education,
hunger,
literacy,
and any issues that youth identify as a community need.


To learn more, download BOTH documents at www.ysa.org/awards.
Both documents are required for a complete application.
Questions? Email CapitalOne@ysa.org .

Receipt deadline: January 26, 2007.
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FEZANA participation in the Commission on the Status of Women

The Commission on the Status of Women
- 51st Session from 26 February to 9 March 2007.

"Lasting peace cannot be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty. Micro credit is one such means." -- Citation by Norwegian Nobel Committee, in awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 to Muhammad Yunus, an economist from Bangladesh, founder of the Grameen Bank.[Oslo, Norway 13th October 2006]

The objective of FEZANA's participation at the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Organization [NGO] in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council is to promote world peace. The first ever seminar on behalf of the North American Zoroastrian community presented at the 48th Session of Commission on the Status of Women [CSW] in February-March 2004,was entitled "Microfinancing-a step to the Upliftment of Women" . This participation by FEZANA at the United Nations was prescient of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 2006. Kudos to the Zarathushtis who presented the seminar on a topic which served as a prelude to the Year of Microfinance in 2005 and has now been recognized in a very visible way. There is value to such participation which molds our thinking, and we are privileged to provide similar opportunities for our community, on an on-going basis.

The CSW will be holding its 51st Session from 26 February to 9 March 2007 at the United Nations in New York City. This meeting is focused on "The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child." The Working Group on Girls of the NGO Committee on UNICEF has requested our help to ensure maximum participation of girls in the CSW, by including girls on our organization's delegation for 2007. Please be aware that it is a UN regulation that girls under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

The FEZANA UN-NGO Committee has an option to present a workshop on the related subject and would like to encourage Zoroastrians to participate actively as we have done in years past. It is not a requirement to be present for all 12 days. Individuals wishing to participate should communicate their intentions to the undersigned, no later than November 25, 2006 by e-mail and indicate convenient date(s) for attendance. Please include the name of the accompanying adult for minors planning to travel to New York. As this requires obtaining permission from the United Nations, your cooperation is requested to meet the UN deadline for registration.

Thank you,

Homi D. Gandhi, homidgandhi@gmail.com
Behram Pastakia, bpastakia@aol.com
Co-Chairs FEZANA UN-NGO Committee
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