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Sadeh Event January 31st, 2008 Sadeh was celebrated on January 31st at the Darb-e-Mehr. A large crowd attended the event which included prayers by children led by Mrs. Dolatbanoo Azarshahri, as well as entertaining segments performed by Mr. Shapoor Mehrabani and Mrs. Dolatbanoo Azarshahri. Dr. Pourandokht Rostamian delivered a speech on the background and significance of Sadeh. We would like to sincerely thank them all for their contributions. We would also like to thank Mrs. Homa Ashtari who did a wonderful job hosting the event. Following the entertainment, dinner was served followed by music and dancing. Movie and Sushi Nights The Zoroastrian Youth of British Columbia has been actively involved in organizing various events for our youth. During the past month, we had held successful movie and sushi nights which various people participated. Currently, we are gathering at Darbe_Mehr for every other week at 8:00 p.m. on Fridays for a memorable night. The sole purpose of our events is to encourage diverse members of our community ranging from 13-35 to attend our events, mingle with their friends, find new friends and strengthen our religious ties with each other. As we mentioned previously in our email which was sent through ZSBC, we require assistance and support. We have asked individuals to visit the www.zyouth.org to learn more about our future events and register their email address so they can be updated regarding our future plans. We also would like to thank ZSBC’s broad of directors for supporting and encouraging us in our mission. Hope to see more people considering coming to our events and enjoying being with their fellow Zoroastrians. Sleepover for Children It was a treat all children were waiting for anxiously. It was a fun filled night for children who came to the sleepover that was organized by the Sunday Avesta Classes. All children were treated to pizza for dinner and a movie, but the highlight of the evening was Bobby the Clown who enthralled one and all with his magic tricks. The highlight being when he pulled out a rabbit out of the hat. The kids then had breakfast the next morning graciously prepared by the parents. It was indeed a night the children will remember for a long time. Kudos to all involved for making this event a tremendous success. Group initiation ceremony (Sedreh Pooshi-Navjot) in Moscow, Russia December 14th, 2008 By blessing of Ahura Mazda, for the second time a group initiation ceremony was held in Moscow Russia on Sunday 14th of December 2008. New behdins from Iran and Russia (Native Russians) attended the ceremony to join the Zarthusthi religion. An Iranian mobbed performed the ceremony. Anjuman-e Bozorg Bazgasht (and Zarathushthrian Association of Norway) in cooperation with Zarthushtis of Moscow organized a spiritual program for a group initiation ceremony and Zarthushtrian marriage ceremonies (Gavah – Grihan) for two couples of new Russian Behdins in Moscow. On 15th of December our Honorable Mobed and members of Anjuman-e Bozorg Bazasht attended a religious dialogue which was organized by University of Moscow. The 1st Mobed gave a lecture about Gathas in the Department of Philosophy and Religion. His speech was translated into the Russian Language from Persian by Prof. Vladimir B. Ivanov who is the head of the Department at the University of Moscow. For more information and to read the report in Persian please visit: http://www.bozorgbazgasht.com/russia2.html Sports Day About 80 community members showed up at Mahon Park to participate in the annual Sport Days held under sunny skies at Mahon Park, North Vancouver. Particularly gratifying was to see a lot of Farsi speaking families who came down with their children. Games began at 11.00 a.m. and went on till 5.00 p.m. in the evening with prize distribution. All children under 10 years were given free gifts courtesy of ZSBC and its very generous sponsors just for participating in various events. The competition this year was so fierce that four athletes had to share the trophy of “Outstanding Athlete of the Year”. The four athletes are:- YOHAN IRANI, SHAVIR BOMANBEHRAM, SAROSH PITHAWALA, FRIYANA PITHAWALA.Lunch was sold at a very reasonable price consisting of Pizzas, chips, pop, water, juices, falooda and chick pea masala. Our President Kashmira Suraliwalla gave a brief speech and distributed prizes to deserving athletes. THANKS TO:
Seniors Picnic September 28, 2008 Sunday 28th September 2008 a bright Sunny day at the Garry Point, Steveston - Richmond was the venue for the seniors’ picnic. A total of 33 seniors attended the picnic and we had Naria the guest speaker who graciously volunteered her time to give a 20 minute fun and educational insight in to how one can prevent Memory loss and alzhermiers. The picnic started at 11 am and went on till around 4pm. A delicious lunch was served comprising of Biryani, Dal, ice cream and gulab jamuns. Cakes were then served with Tea later in the afternoon. All seniors who attended were also asked to play games like “pass the pillow” and music was organised for their entertainment. Seniors also went for a walk along the trail with the volunteers who had come forward to offer their time and services. The seniors were also able to see the Electoral candidates who were present at the Steveston market to make their speeches just prior to the elections. Indoor Sports On a wet rainy day about 35 people attended the indoor sports. There were many “first timers” in this tournament including a new Darts champion and a new Table tennis Men’s and Women’s champion. Before the games began everybody observed a minute’s silence for “Remembrance Day”. Newcomer Cyrus Jokhi visiting us from Poona, India created the biggest upset of the tournament when he defeated defending champion Mehernosh Kasad in the semi-finals of the Men’s Table Tennis tournament. He then went on to defeat Rumi Mistry in the finals to take the Men’s Singles title. Another thrilling match was between Jersis Irani and Rumi Mistry which Rumi Mistry clinched in a three set thriller. In the Women’s Table Tennis finals Ava Irani defeated Behroze Mistry in straight games to take the women’s title.There was heavy competition in the “Darts” tournament with very few points separating competitors. In the end Percy Bhagat clinched the title with Faramarz Amjadi taking second place. Lunch was served to all participants at a nominal price consisting of Flying Wedge Pizzas, chips, pop and spiced tea. Due to shortage of time the Table Tennis Mixed Doubles could not be carried out. Due to lack of participants the backgammon event had to be cancelled. ZSBC would like to thank the following for their contribution:
Food Fest July 6, 2008 The Food Fest held at the Darbe Mehr, on July 6, 2008 after a span of nearly 5 years was indeed a feather in the ZSBC cap. The function started off promptly at 12 noon. Guests had started lining up for the food tickets well before time. We had a total of 140 guests, (12 of these were non community members from the neighboring area and guests of community members). Twenty two volunteers helped out in some capacity or the other. By 3:15 pm all the food was sold out. The children thoroughly enjoyed the services of Sarah the face painter and we had originally planned to use her services for only 1.5 hours but we had to extend it to 2.5 hours simply because of the demand. The Penny in the Bottle was one of the popular games managed by none other than Mr. Homi Italia. The winner of the event was Mahnaz Burzeh hitting the nail on its head with an exact amount of $777. She won a set of 6 beer glasses, again, graciously donated by Mr. Homi Italia. 40th Annual General Meeting June 22, 2008 The meeting was called to order by Mr. Sharook Kapadia, President, on June 22, 2008 at 3.45 p.m. He welcomed all the members present at the meeting (33 in Person and 20 by proxy) and asked everyone to stand and observe a minute of silence in memory of the members of our Society who had passed away during the past year. Mr. Sharook Kapadia opened his speech by mentioning that last year was a good year for ZSBC and the Society had many successes such as Gatha prayers, Casino Royale Night, New Year’s dance, etc. He thanked all Board of Directors and volunteers for their efforts. The members approved unanimously the minutes of the 39th Annual General Meeting as submitted. Mr. Farrokh Namdaran, Honorary Treasurer, had distributed the Society’s financial statements for the fiscal year 2008 before the commencement of the meeting. The audited financial statements for the year ended March 20, 2008 was adopted as submitted. Mr. Namdaran gave a brief overview on the financial position of the Society as at March 20, 2008 and compared it with the financial position as at March 20, 2008. A surplus was noted similar to the past five years. The meeting ended at 5.10 pm. A vote of thanks by all went to Sharook Kapadia, president, for chairing the meeting and a new set of Directors were approved. After the meeting all present were treated to tea and snacks. Gatha Prayers This was another successful event organized by ZSBC with an attendance of ±100 persons daily. We would again like to thank Ervad Adil Antia and Ervad Firdos Balsara for reciting the prayers, and the many volunteers for their efforts. We hope these 5 days allowed you time for reflection and a sense of peace as they did us. We raised approximately $1617.98 from the sales of sukhad, candles, and food; $1702.00 from the 33 paid-for vases; and raised $574 in donations. After deducting all expenses, we will bank the balance in an attempt to build a cushion for the Gathas, in case our local mobeds in the coming years are for some reason not available to perform the prayers. Thank you for coming and we hope you will also participate in the prayers next year. Pateti Function August 23rd 2008 The 40th Anniversary Pateti and Khordadsal function was held at the Cheers Restaurant and Pub, North Vancouver. At promptly 7:45 PM Joseph the Magician walked in and enthralled the young and old alike with his magic tricks. The children were made a part of his show and the excitement was there for all to see. He performed some simple and some really mind blowing tricks. The one where he moved the monkey from one volunteer to the other was the highlight of the presentation. At the end of his show, animal balloons were made for all children. Dinner was served right after and the choices of dishes were appreciated by one and all. At 10:00 PM the guests were enthralled to the beat of our very own resident DJ. Yohan Irani made his debut at this function as the next upcoming DJ for ZSBC under the training of Jessi Partovi. The evening finally came to an end at 12:00 PM with all guests leaving happy. ZSBC 2007 Annual TT, Carrom & Backgammon Tournament November 11, 2007 ZSBC annual Table-Tennis, Carrom & Backgammon tournament 2007 was held at the Darbe Mehr on Sunday the 11th of November 2007 starting from 12.00 pm. A record number of 40 participants turned up for the event in some of the most keenly contested events seen at the Darbe Mehr in recent memory. "Carrom queen" Farida Raghina established her dominance of the game when she defeated all opposition to take the singles and the doubles championship in partnership with Sharookh Bomanbehram. In Women's Table-Tennis newcomer Noushin Khushrushahi created the biggest upset when she knocked out defending champion Shabnam Rostamirad in a keenly fought battle that delighted the crowd in the early part of the competition. Nooshin however had a tough time defeating Ava Irani in the finals in a three game thriller. The Men's Table -Tennis events turned up several new "stars" in keenly fought competitions. Rumi Mistry, Yezdi Khapoliwala, Shahin Rostamirad & Jasper Shastri all prevailed over their opposition in earlier rounds. Mehernosh Kasad defeated Yazdi Khapoliwala in the finals to once again retain his title. The highlight event of the day came in the Table-Tennis mixed doubles finals when in a three set thriller that was dragged the full distance Rumi Mistry & Shahin Rostamirad came from behind to defeat Mehernosh Kasad & Niloofer Mistry to great applause from the crowd. In Backgammon Manochehr Dini defeated Houman Abtin to take the title. Invited guest & FEZANA Ex- President Firdosh Mehta gave a brief speech to participants on the work that FEZANA is doing and the various scholarships available to Zoroastrian youths who want to pursue further studies in various fields. ZSBC President Sharook Kapadia distributed the prizes of medals, certificates & corporate gifts to winners. Tea & snacks were served to all the participants. ZSBC would like to thank all the volunteers who helped out on this occasion with special thanks to: -Shirin & Yazdi Khapoliwala for T-shirts & Carrom Board on loan; -Dinaz & Jessi Partovi for Carrom Board on loan; -Kaynaz & Neville Dholoo for Carrom board on loan and helping with the draws of events; -Ketayun & Shahrukh Bomanbehram for Carrom Board stand on loan; -Firdos Balsara for being official "Referee"; -Sherna Kasad, Farzad Kasad, Yohan Irani for general arrangements. Following are the results from the tournament:
The Bond Style Dinner and Dance Night November 3, 2007 Is that James Bond we see walking in through the doors of the Darbe Meher? Well that was the theme of the night in question when ZSBC hosted The Bond Style Dinner and Dance night on November 3, 2007. It was a fun filled event . The decoration and video effects which left everyone in awe was the brain child and creative efforts of Benafsha Kapadia. The evening started off at around 8 pm with Bingo game with a lot of prizes given away followed by the Fancy Dress show where almost thirty participants (kids and adults) took part with the same jest and vigor. The prizes were distributed in two categories: Winners in Kids category were: Natelli Dalal, Sherezad Dubash, & Aariyana Daruvala. Winners in Adults category were Kazmin Khapoliwala, Freddy& Mahzad Irani and Shireen Panthakee. Dinner from Bombay Bhel was served at around 9 pm and again it was a grand feast comprising of Kababs with Salad, Butter Chicken, Paneer Makhni, Jeera Rice, Naan, Icecream and Cake. Raffle draws gave away loads of prizes followed by foot tapping and hip rolling music by our very own D.J. Jessi Partovi. This wonderful night ended at midnight with a promise to bring on more fun filled events again and again. Stay tuned. ZSBC Board of Directors would like to thank all volunteers and guests for their support and gusto. ZSBC Annual Sports Day September 9, 2007 The annual sports day was held this year on Sept 09, 2007 at Mahon Park in North Vancouver under bright sunny weather and we had a huge turnout of over 110 enthusiastic community members. Particularly gratifying was to see a large number of small children and youths who made up the bulk of participating members. All participating children under 10 years of age were given free gifts by ZSBC. All winners received medals, certificates and corporate gifts. Sarosh Pithawala was declared the “Best Athlete of 2007” when he swept both Sam Madon Memorial Trophy as well as Phiroze J. Balsara Memorial Trophy. The trophies were given away by our dear Senior member Statira Balaporia. ZSBC is grateful to the following people for their contributions towards a very successful sports day:
ZSBC is also grateful to the many volunteers for their support and especially we thank our Youth Director Mehernosh and Sherna Kasad for organizing such a successful event. Once again, we promise to comeback with a bang next year. Here is the list of all events and winners: 
Gatha Prayers 2007 August 15-19, 2007 The Gatha prayers this year set some kind of record in the history of ZSBC both in terms of attendance and the number of Mobeds who prayed at the same time. We were delighted to receive the services of Ervad Soli Dastur & his wife JoAnn who came down from Sarasota, USA at his own expense to perform all the five days of prayers. Ervad Soli was joined by Mobed Jamshid Jamshidi & Mobed Firdos Balsara on some of the days. We thank all three mobeds for their magnificent recital of prayers and giving us all a truly spiritual awakening. ZSBC marked a history on second gatha when three priests performed jashan ceremony praying together. Vast crowds thronged the Darbe-Mehr on all the five days with people standing outside the prayer hall due to lack of space inside. Humbandagi prayers were recited everyday with members joining in enthusiastically. Delicious food cooked and sponsored by various members was served on all five days. On the fifth gatha Ervad Soli Dastur gave a powerpoint presentation on the jashan ceremony with English translations which was very much appreciated by everybody particularly by our young children and youths. We thank Sam Behramfram for arranging the wide screen and projector for the presentation. If you missed the presentation go to the internet using the links below: http://etarapur.tripod.com/bcjashan.ppt You will also need an .mpg video file for the Hama Zor greeting enactment within the PowerPoint Presentation: http://etarapur.tripod.com/hamazor.mpg We are very grateful to Kashmira Suraliwalla & her mother Roda Elavia for the arrangement and co-ordination of the prayers & food as well as providing accommodation to Ervad Soli & JoAnn Dastur. We are also grateful to tons of volunteers who gave their time in cooking food, general arrangements, giving ride to seniors etc. Due to constraints of space we are unable to acknowledge you individually but please accept our heartfelt thanks to you all. Pictures of all five days of prayers can be seen on the links below:
Some statistics from 2007 Gatha prayers:
2006 EventsMasquerade Ball November 4, 2006 Kudos for ZSBC Board of Directors and volunteers for organizing such a spectacular event on November 4, 2006 at Darbe Mehr. Over a 100 people attended the function. The Darbe Mehr hall looked very "Spooktacular". Mr. Spooky the scary mannequin that offered chocolates and candies greeted the guests. Thanks to the efforts of the event organizers. The evening began with Bingo game where cash prizes were distributed. The virgin punch bar served various fruit cocktails like Mango Tango, Berrylicious, Blue Lagoon and Scorpio Poison with chips and nibblers. Over 38 participants took part in Fancy Dress competition judged by our prominent guests Bella Tata, Homi Italia and Firdos Balsara. Our youngest participants Princess - Anahita Dadinath and Unicorn - Eva Bhathena won the consolation prizes. The winners were Zerxes Bhathena - Battered Husband (first prize), Zain Mavalvala and Farhad Mistry - Patient & Doctor (second prize) and Jennifer Daruvala - Cat Woman (third prize). Bombay Bhel catered the tantalizing menu of Seekh Kabab, Chicken Curry, Paneer Makhanwala, Jeera Rice, Naan, Salad and green chutney. Samosas and bean salad were also served. Farrokh Namdaran and Koomi Italia were celebrating their birthday that day. They were surprised by a cake cutting ceremony. Everybody enjoyed the delicious Black Forest Cake. We appreciate the tremendous effort put in by the Socials Director, Jessi Partovi, who was also the DJ for the night for sponsoring the light and music free of cost. The young and the old danced the night away till midnight. All that was heard from the guests were praises and repeated requests to hold many such events. Last but not the least; all this was not possible without the support of many volunteers who helped make this event to be one of the greatest parties of the year. Hold on your hearts friends, more such events are coming. Sports Day September 12, 2006 This year the event was organised at Mahon Park in North Vancouver and turned out to be yet another success for ZSBC. Total number of participants was 72 members in about 25 events in different age groups. Sarosh Pithawala won the Sam Madon Memorial Trophy as well as ZSBC Outstanding Athlete of the Year Trophy whereas Farhad Mistry won the Phiroze J. Balsara Memorial Trophy for One Mile Race. Our Ex-President Perviz Madon gave the trophies away. All the participants up to 10 years of age were distributed gifts irrespective of being a winner or not to encourage them to participate in Sports events in future. All other winners were distributed certificates by present ZSBC Board of Directors. Participation for fun events like Tug O War, Wheel Barrow race and 3-legged races was galore. One of our youngest members Eva Bhathena was felicitated for her enthusiasm to participate in all races be it for kids, youth or adults. She showed great gusto to just be there. A total of $187 was collected as voluntary participation fees during this event. This event would not be a success without dedication of numerous volunteers who put in their time and effort. Thank you to all for your support and participation. Sports Event Courtesy:
ZSBC Annual Carrin and Table Tennis Tournament Sunday, November 12, 2006 This ZSBC event started out under dark clouds and pouring rain but the atmosphere inside the Dar-be-Mehr was bright and bubbly as a crowd of about 40 Zarathustis came out to play and cheer their friends. In fact this was the best turnout for this tournament in the last couple of years. Several new Zarathusti immigrants and newcomers claimed top prizes in the tournament. Following are the results of the tournament: Ladies Singles Table Tennis Winner: Shabnam Rostamirad Runners Up: Katayun Bomanbehram Ladies Carrom Singles Winner: Ava Irani Runners Up: Behroz Mistry Men's Carrom Singles Winner: Yezdi Khopoliwalla Runners Up: Shahrukh Bomanbehram Men's Singles Table Tennis Winner: Mehernosh Kasad Runners Up: Zubin Nazir Carrom Mixed Doubles Winner: Hoshi Powvalla and Denzel Muncherji Runners Up: Mehernosh Kasad and Sheroy Mistry Most promising young table tennis player prize was awared to Arzan Balsara. Cash prizes, certificates and T-shirts were given out to winners and Runners-up players. Prizes were awarded by our president Sharook Kapadia. All players gratefully sipped Indian Chai and ate biscuits, samosas and other refreshments provided during the event. We thank the genorosity of Mr. Rohinton Shroff for donating a carrom board to the society. ZSBC Directors gratefully acknowledge the contribution made by the following members in organizing this event. Carrom Boards: Neville Dholloo & Jessi Partovi Tea & Refreshments: Yasmin Kapadia Certificates: Dinaz & Behramsha Mirzan E-mail Notifications: Biniafer Dolasa |
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