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Friends:
As mentioned in our recent ZAGNY newsletter !!!  IT IS PICNIC TIME !!! 

Come join us with kids, families and friends for our annual ZAGNY picnic. As usual we hope to have a great response for this picnic.

LOCATION: Shepherd Lake Recreation Area located in Ringwood State Park (Ringwood, NJ )

DATE: Saturday JULY 12, 2008

The spring-fed waters of the 74-acre Shepherd Lake are brisk and invigorating and offer:
·       Swimming (Shepherd Lake, bathhouse ), boating, canoeing fishing, hiking trails etc. Picnicking: tables & food concession at Shepherd Lake
·       Boating/canoeing: electric motors, trailer launch, boat rentals, canoe rentals
·       Fishing
·       Hiking Trails
·       Horseback riding etc, etc

The park is open from 8:00am to 8:00PM.
THERE IS NO RESERVED SPACE SO PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY, ideally around 10: 00 AM.
Some of us will try and get there early to save a few tables for our ZAGNY group. Since the park does not allow signs, we will have someone meet you in the parking area to direct you to the picnic location.
There is no per person admission charge, however the park charges a parking fee of $10.00 per car.

Ringwood State Park can be found on:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/ringwood.html

Bring your favorite potluck picnic dish (enough to share with 8-10 people), and come prepared to have a great time!  Grills are available for cook-out.
ZAGNY will provide watermelon, iced tea, hot tea and charcoal for the cook out.

Once you are in the park,  Kerman Dukandar and Vispi-Sheroo will have their cell phones switched on in case you need directions to the picnic area.

If you plan to attend:
Contact:
Kerman & Jasely Dukandar at (732) 494-7976  OR  Vispi & Sheroo Kanga at (201) 227-1890

(Cell numbers for day of picnic are Kerman’s (732-742- 2275) or Vispi’s (201 – 248 -7208)

Dear Zarathushti Community of North America,

The leadership team at Next Generation Now is pleased to announce that NextGenNow 2008 – Your Future in Your Hands – will be held Friday, Aug. 1 to Sunday, Aug. 3, on the beautiful campus of George Mason University in suburban Washington, D.C.

NextGenNow 2008 is the second in a continuing series of conferences aimed at stimulating and motivating the next generation of Zarathushti leadership in North America. The conference is intended for next generation leaders from all FEZANA member associations, small groups, and individual dwellings of Zarathushtis scattered throughout North
America.

Building on action initiatives developed successfully at the first NextGenNow conference last October in Chicago, NextGenNow is a highly targeted and innovative conference that fosters dialogue, understanding, perspective and motivation.

In the coming weeks, we will count on FEZANA member associations to actively carry our message to their membership. We ask all corresponding association and small group contacts to please be proactive in disseminating our announcement and message.

Our mandate – to work with you to find at least two next generation leaders from your community to attend. From college students to young professionals in their 30s and 40s, we seek Zarathushtis who have demonstrated an interest in leading on Zarathushti education, awareness, and community building in North America.

On the horizon: we will be announcing conference speakers, a new web site, registration information and deadline dates.

By leading with purpose and conviction, we will continue to mobilize and energize the next generation.

Best wishes. We look forward to making a difference!

Jim Engineer
Armaity Homavazir
Nikan Khatibi
Farah Minwalla

This invitation is extended to ZAGNY members of all ages who play chess and have interest in seeing a chess club started. The objective is to meet once a month somewhere in Central or Northern New Jersey and play casual games and perhaps occasional tournaments.

Viraf Kapadia, a chess enthusiast who also teaches chess strategy and tactics, has offered to conduct the club activities. Chess, a long-time passion in several advanced countries, is becoming very popular in India and China. India has numerous Grandmasters now and the chess-world has a new world champion, Vishvanathan Anand–the first Indian to have clinched the title. Some US schools have also begun to offer chess as a subject.

Please contact Viraf Kapadia at vkapmail@yahoo.com if you also enjoy and adore the game!