"Zoroastrians Stepping Forward" (ZSF), a NextGenNow (NGN) initiative, is an international day of service that will be led by local chapters on May 5th, 2012.
Associations are encouraged to organize a day of fun and host a shoe drive to support local charities. ZAGNY and IZA will probably organize efforts for the day of the May religious class. This event will help raise awareness about the importance of shoes in enhancing the physical, mental and emotional lives of disadvantaged individuals. Furthermore, it is an opportunity for the Zoroastrian community to gather and celebrate philanthropy and health . This would also be a good opportunity for a student to take up this project as part of the "Good Life" program offered by ZAGNY. High school students are encouraged to work on this as it adds to a college admission resume.
We’d like to kick off this initiative at our Navroz function in March and then follow it by support at both the April and May religious classes. We are looking for volunteers to form a small committee that can lead this project and be responsible for it. Responsibilities include sending out communication, making flyers, setting up a few boxes where shoes can be collected in, figuring out logistics (especially for the Navroz function), coordinating drop off for the donations (we were thinking of donating to People to People) and documenting the efforts of our community. We already have a volunteer from IZA and are looking for a few people from ZAGNY to help lead.
If you are interested, please email Usheen Davar, usheen@aol.com by Thursday, March 09, 2012. Usheen will be collecting the volunteer names and will provide the committee with all the relevant information & next steps.
Zoroastrians Stepping Forward: Website
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