We are thrilled to announce that four Zoroastrian runners will be participating in the 2024 New York Marathon, sponsored by TCS (Tata Consultancy Services), on Sunday, November 3rd.
To celebrate their incredible achievement, WZCC and ZAGNY will be hosting a special dinner in their honor.
Event Details:
Location: NY Dar-e-Mehr Date: Friday, November 1st Time: 6:30 PM Dinner Cost: $25 per person Catered by: Celebrity Chef Jehangir Mehta RSVP Deadline: Monday, October 28th
Featured Runners:
Meher Chinoy Jesia – Mumbai
Fabian Katrak – New York
Noshir Lala – Mumbai
Arzann Singpurwalla – Mumbai
If you know of any other Zoroastrian participants in the marathon, please email edul@zagny.org and let us know so we can extend an invitation to them as well.
At WZCC and ZAGNY, we believe that sports help build character, and there is a strong connection between athletics and entrepreneurship. We are committed to offering sports opportunities at our Dar-e-Mehr.
Please join us in recognizing and celebrating these remarkable runners, getting to know them, and wishing them success in the marathon and beyond!
NYC Marathon Meet-Up
Register for the Proud To Run: Zoroastrian Runners at the 2024 New York Marathon Event
Our ZAGNY community is deeply saddened by the untimely passing away of our dear friend and fellow board member Mayyar Noushi, just 51 years old, in a motorcycle accident on the morning of October 10, 2019.
His funeral was held in Harrisburg Pennsylvania on October 14 and the overwhelming sentiment expressed that day was as to how helpful Mayyar was to anyone and everyone around him, whether they were friends, associates or even total strangers. He did not wait to be asked -wherever and whenever there was a need he pitched in to help. The presence of so many of his neighborhood friends was a testament to his friendly and helpful personality.
He was very passionate about everything he did and one of his greatest passions was his involvement with children and children’s activities. At ZAGNY he was instrumental in organizing our children’s summer camps and he personally along with a few friends installed the playground at our Dar-e-Mehr.
Mayyar is survived by his mother Pillo Irani, who was actively involved in the formation of ZAGNY 45 years ago, his wife for 16 years Sasha, his young son Zubin who had his Navjote about two years ago, and his brothers Farokh and Firdose.
Mayyar lived his life serving the community and now it is our turn to rally around the family. Many members have already contacted us and asked how they can help. ZAGNY has now initiated a collection for Mayyar so that we can in some small way help and support them at this difficult time. We hope that our community steps up and contributes generously.
Kindly make your tax-deductible contribution online using the form below or if you prefer to mail a check, please make it out to “ZAGNY” and in the memo indicate “Critical Assistance – Mayyar”.
Please mail to: Cyrus Pavri ZAGNY Treasurer 961 Franklin Turnpike Allendale, NJ 07401-1315
ZAGNY is happy to announce that it will participate in the Subsidy Program set up by FEZANA for youth to attend the 7th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress 2019.
The 7WZYC is scheduled to be held from July 1-6 2019, at the Pacific Palms Resort in Los Angeles California. 7WZYC is hosted by the youth of the California Zoroastrian Center.
For every ZAGNY youth member selected ZAGNY will subsizide the registration by $ 200 in addition to FEZANA’s contribution of $ 100, for a total of $ 300.
The deadline to apply is March 15, 2019.
There are limited slots available towards this subsidy so you are urged to apply at the earliest.
In order to be eligible
You must be a paid registered member of ZAGNY for 2019. If you have not renewed your ZAGNY membership, please do so now.
ZAGNY and FEZANA’s United Nations
Non-Governmental Committee Presents
A Panel Workshop at the Arbab Rustam Guiv Dar-E-Mehr, 106 Pomona Road, Pamona, NY 10901 on Sunday, March 10th, 2019 at 11:00 AM.
FEZANA has 9 participants representing
Zoroastrians at the Commission on the Status of Women Conference in New York
from March 11th to 22nd, 2019. They will be attending the panel workshop and
presenting the topic, “Educating Girls: An Empowering Tool to Promote
Prosperity & Gender Equality.”
Biographies of the speakers:
Adina Mistry is a high
school senior. She is a member of her school’s academic honors society; founder
and President of the Pratham Club, as well as founding member and President of
the Limitless Club at her school; Officer of the Lion’s Heart Class of 2019
Blue Girls Group, a community service organization; and teacher for 9-11-year-olds
at the Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York (ZAGNY) religion class.
Adina represents her school’s Speech & Debate Team in extemporaneous speech
and original oratory competitions and enjoys playing the violin in her school
orchestra. Her commitment to the education and empowerment of girls, coupled
with her belief in Good Thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds, inspires the
several volunteer community service efforts she is actively involved in.
Anahita Verahrami has a B.S. from Cornell
University where she majored in the Interdisciplinary Studies of Biology,
Anthropology, and Ecology and obtained minors in Biology and Anthropology. She
is currently working as a research assistant for the Elephant Listening Project(ELP),
a conservation NGO at Cornell. Her work with ELP deals largely with conducting acoustic
analyses in order to monitor and conserve the forest elephant populations of
Central Africa as well as to generate a deeper understanding of how individual
elephants communicate with one another. Last year, she spent a wild four months
living and working in the Central African rainforest while conducting research
on the forest elephants of Dzanga bai in the southern part of the Central
African Republic (CAR). Ultimately, she wishes to become a National Geographic
Explorer and one day lead her own research group while continuing to focus on
applying acoustic monitoring to the conservation of endangered African
wildlife. She is an avid photographer, currently shooting mostly wildlife and
landscapes. She has also participated in art exhibitions and even executed one
of her own exhibitions through which she showcased photographs that functioned
to destigmatize mental illness on the Cornell campus and raise awareness about
sexual assault. One of these photos was eventually published online by National
Geographic. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking with her dog, Oscar, and
writing stories about her time in CAR to share through her blog.
Tanya Bharda is from
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She has
completed her undergraduate degree in Women and Gender Studies, Italian and
Political Science from the University of Toronto. She is a flight attendant and
also works at a women’s shelter as a women’s advocate. She also worked with different Non-Government
Organizations in India to make a difference in the world through education of
underprivileged children because she believes that, “Every Child needs
Equality, not Charity.”
Nadia Jam recently
received her Bachelors in Social Sciences with an Honours Specialization in
Political Science in French Immersion from the University of Ottawa. International affairs has always been part of
Nadia Jam’s personal and academic interest.
Her passion for learning languages and community building has benefited
her in the national and global engagement opportunities she has seized; from
working with political parties and campaigns, attending model UN conferences,
working for marginalized women and survivors for an NGO in Nepal, and so on. Nadia’s
myriad of experiences has helped her think without borders and further
recognize that addressing gender disparities requires meaningful dialogue and
collaboration. She hopes that CWS 2019 will be among those spaces of
inspiration towards a more gender equal world.
Afreed Mistry has been volunteering for the
Zoroastrian Community since the age of 13. She has been actively involved
with the local Toronto community, FEZANA and the Global Zoroastrian
community. Recently, she was one of the Masters of Ceremonies at the 11th World
Zoroastrian Congress in Perth, Australia. Afreed is also FEZANA’s main
representative to the United Nations.