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White House Fellowship 2011

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White House Fellowship

“It is in the national interest that our future leaders in all walks of life have opportunities to observe firsthand the important and challenging tasks of  American government ” President Johnson’s Executive Order creating The White House Fellows Program, October 3, 1964

The purpose of the White House Fellows program is to provide gifted and highly motivated young Americans with some first-hand experience in the process of governing the Nation and a sense of personal involvement in the leadership of society. Selected individuals typically spend a year as a full-time, paid Fellow to senior White House Staff, Cabinet Secretaries and other top-ranking government officials.full-time, paid Fellow to senior White House Staff, Cabinet Secretaries and other top-ranking government officials.

P R E R E Q U I S I T E S
? Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
? Applicants must have completed their undergraduate education and be working in their chosen professions.

Application Deadline: 1st February

Visit: www.whitehouse.gov/fellows for a video (5:20 min) about the program and instructions.

Good News to Share!

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Congratulations to ZACUCE & ZAPANJ members for closing on a 1.66-acre piece of land at 808 South Church Street, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054.

 

 

ZAGNY wishes it’s sister organization Good Luck in it’s endeavor!

NAVROZ 2010

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Please note that the Registration for March 20, 2010 Navroze function at the Pomona Darbe Mehr is still open. A reminder if you have not sent in your registration, to please do so at your earliest by contacting Kerman Dukandar. For furhter info. please refer to our February 2010 newsletter posted on the website.

Wishing everyone a very Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year ahead!

Thank You   –   ZAGNY Board

XV1 N.A. Zarathushti Congress Logo

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ZAGNY’s Public Relations Committee of the XVIth North American Zarathushti Congress invites Zarathushtis to design a logo for the Congress, entitled “Zarathushti Existence in the Contemporary World”. We encourage you to use your talents and create a logo for our Congress event, which will be held on August 2-5, 2012 in the New York area.

The logo should be a unique design and should incorporate representation of the theme of our Congress event. Your submission needs to be provided in a JPEG file with a brief description about the representation of the logo.

-Keep it simple. Your logo should be scalable to any size without losing any image quality or visual impact.
-Typography is crucial. Your font’s legibility must be of primary concern. Typefaces are selected for their distinctive character, variety of weights, widths and proportions.
-Your logo should not be more than 2-3 colors.
-Make sure your logo design works well in black and white as well as color.
-A witty slogan or tag line can complement your logo well, imparting a sense of personality.

This logo will be used on all publicity materials including the program for this event. Each contestant may submit up to three different creations.

The winner will be selected by the Public Relations Committee in consultation with the ZAGNY Board. The winner will receive recognition in the event program. All submitted entries will be retained by the ZAGNY Board. The submissions should be made by 30th June 2010 to
Homi Gandhi at homidgandhi@gmail.com

Disney Minnie Grants — (Open through June 15)

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Youth Service America and Disney are pleased to offer the Disney Minnie Grants to fund children’s efforts to improve their communities. These grants of USD500 are for children (ages 5-14) or the organizations that engage them, to implement youth-led service projects that address the issues of Poverty, Hunger, Education, Environment, Global Citizenship, Sustainable Community Development, and Disaster Prevention & Relief.

 

Projects will take place in the months of September-November 2009.

 

Apply online at www.ysa.org/awards 

 

Accepting applications:  April-June 15, 2009. 

 
ELIGIBILITY

  • Children (ages 5-14); or
  • Older youth (ages 15-25) who design a project that engages children (ages 5-14) as volunteers; or
  • Recognized groups/organizations who engage younger youth (ages 5-14) as volunteers. The term “youth” is equivalent to “young people, including children”. For this grant, children (ages 5-14) should have a significant part in planning and implementing the service project.

 
Questions?  Email MinnieGrant@ysa.org