Monday, March 16, 2009

IMPORTANT: Nowruz Party Date Change

Date: FRIDAY APRIL 03, (CHANGED)
Place: Davis Manor (3570 Davieshire Dr. Barlett, TN, 38133). (SAME AS BEFORE)

Time: from 6:00pm to 11:30 pm. Dinner will be served from 6:30pm (to 8:30). There will be NO food after 8:30pm.

TICKET INFORMATION ***IMPORTANT:
Ticket price for adult members (older than 10 years old): 15$ the fee covers DINNER and PARTY; last day to purchase ticket is March 27
Ticket price for non-members: 30$ the fee covers DINNER and PARTY; last day to purchase ticket is March 27
Ticket price for kids (under 10 years old): 12$ the fee covers DINNER and PARTY; last day to purchase ticket is March 27
Event is free for kids under 3 years old.
****LAST DAY TO PURCHASE A TICKETS FOR PARTY AND DINNER IS FRIDAY MARCH 27;

NOTE ALSO THAT YOU MAY ONLY COME FOR THE PARTY:

Ticket price for the PARTY ONLY (AFTER 9:00pm): for non-members: 15$; SOLD AT THE DOOR
Ticket price for the PARTY ONLY (AFTER 9:00pm): for MEMBERS FREE

THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTION TO THIS
You can purchase your tickets at chahaar-shanbe-soori or by mailing us a cheque to the following (NEW) address:
Iranian American Association of Memphis (IAAM)
P. O. Box 171264 Memphis, TN 38187

Please include number of requested tickets for each category along with your cheque.

You may also call Dr. Hazrati in order to get more information or your tickets.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Important Information regarding Eide-Nowruz and Chahaar-shanbeh-Soori

We would like to thank those who are considering becoming member or participating in our gatherings.

This email contains important information regarding Chahaar-shanbeh-Soori and Eide-Nowruz. Please read carefully and let us know if you have question.

Chahaar-shanbeh-soori:

One of the annual events that IAAM is proudly sponsoring is Chahaar-shanbe-soori. This year the event will take place on March 17 at Germantown Municipal Park (same as last year) from 6:00-7:30.
This event is fully sponsored by IAAM and there will be no entrance fee (Free admission).
You may however, bring Ajil and/or Ash (etc...) and enjoy it with your friends and family. Hope to see many of you there!
Please note that there will be NO fire after 7:30. Fire Department will extinguish the fire at 7:30 P.M.

Eide Nowruz:

Another annual event that IAAM organizes on an annual basis is our traditional Eide-Nowruz.

Date: SUNDAY MARCH 22,
Place: Davis Manor (3570 Davieshire Dr. Barlett, TN, 38133).
Time: from 5:30pm to 11:30 pm. Dinner will be served from 6:00pm (to 7:30). There will be NO food after 7:30pm.

TICKET INFORMATION ***IMPORTANT:

Ticket price for adult members (older than 10 years old): 15$ the fee covers DINNER and PARTY; last day to purchase ticket is March 17
Ticket price for non-members: 30$ the fee covers DINNER and PARTY; last day to purchase ticket is March 17
Ticket price for kids (under 10 years old): 12$ the fee covers DINNER and PARTY; last day to purchase ticket is March 17
Event is free for kids under 3 years old.
****LAST DAY TO PURCHASE A TICKETS FOR PARTY AND DINNER IS MARCH 17 (AT CHARSHANBE SURI);

NOTE ALSO THAT YOU MAY ONLY COME FOR THE PARTY:
Ticket price for the PARTY ONLY (AFTER 9:00pm): for non-members: 15$; SOLD AT THE DOOR
Ticket price for the PARTY ONLY (AFTER 9:00pm): for MEMBERS FREE
THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTION TO THIS

To purchase your tickets prior to chahaar-shanbe-soori: you can mail us a cheque to the following (NEW) address:

Iranian American Association of Memphis (IAAM)
P. O. Box 171264 Memphis, TN 38187

You may also call Dr. Hazrati 901-268-3700 in order to get more information or your tickets.

Please include number of requested tickets for each category along with your cheque.

Announcements from the new IAAM Board of Directors

With many thanks to the previous Board of Directors for their dedication and hard work, we, the new Board members of IAAM, would like to inform you that the new Board of Directors of IAAM has started and we try our best to continue the previous line of the IAAM and also bringing new ideas and inspirations to our community. For achieving these goals your support is very important to us. Please join us and let us make the changes together.

We, the new Board members of IAAM, will try our best to promote our culture and make a difference for our Iranian community here in Memphis. To be successful in creating a community that we all could be proud of, we need your support. You can help us in many ways: 1) you can join our group of volunteers and help organizing further activities for our community; 2) you can give us feedback on how we can improve our activities; 3) you can support us by your active participation during our annual events and/or 4) you can become a member of IAAM.

To become a member, please complete the 2009 Membership Form and send it to us by mail along with a check for your membership fee. We really appreciate your consideration and support. If you also would like to give a donation to IAAM, please use the 2009 Donation Form.

Please remember that your support is very important for our association to survive. The new 2009 Board members of IAAM are:

President: Dr. Simindokht Hazrati
Vice-President: Mr. Nick Aryan
Secretary: Ms. Vida Abedi
Treasurer: Mr. Ali Jaffari
Member-at-large: Ms. Ozra Alavi
Member-at-large:Ms. Elahe Emam

We are in the process of arranging Chahaar-shanbeh-soori, Nowruz party, and Seezdah-be-dar. We will announce the details of these events very soon in another e-mail and we need your support for making these unique Persian events as great as possible.

Thank you for your time, attention and support