Month: August 2010

Join us for an evening of devotional music at Indus Valley School as Fareed Ayaz & Brothers pay tribute to legendary Sufi poets and thinkers, ranging from Hazrat Amir Khusrau to Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi. Fareed Ayaz’s qavvaal party belongs to the 705 year old “Qavvaal Bachon Ka Gharana” of Delhi. They are the sons of the legendary Munshi Raziuddin and are internationally acclaimed as being amongst the finest qavvaals of the sub-continent. To better understand this form of devotional, Sufi music read: Soul Music, article printed May 2006 in Newsline

When: Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 10:30pm
Venue: Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture
Minimum Donation: Rs. 1,000
Passes Now Available: T2F, Espresso, Nando’s (Boat Basin & SMCHS), Indus Valley School
For information contact: PeaceNiche

“I will never forget the destruction and suffering I have witnessed today. In the past I have witnessed many natural disasters around the world, but nothing like this.” – Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General.

If Not Us, Who?
If Not Now, When?

Join us on Sunday August 29th, at an Iftar and Dinner Gathering as we raise funds for and awareness of the plight of 20 million Pakistanis affected by the worst floods in the history of our nation.

This event is sponsored and supported by Bay Area Organizations including OPEN SV, SA Relief, APPNA, Mashal, TCF, DIL, HDF, Your DIL, PACC, and SV-PAK.

Donations:

• 100% of your donations (with NO deduction for event costs) will benefit a relief organization of your choice from the following:
• Relief International [check payable to”Relief International”]
• Islamic Relief [check payable to”Islamic Relief”]
• APPNA [check payable to”APPNA”]
• American Red Cross [check payable to “American Red Cross”]
• The Citizens Foundation [Check payable to “TCF”]
• Hidaya Foundation [check payable to “Hidaya”]
• HumanityFirst [check payable to “HumanityFirst”
• Developments in literacy (DIL) [check payable to “Developments In Literacy”]
• Human Development Fund (HDF) [Check payable to “Human Development Fund”]

All cheques will be payable directly to the organization you choose. On the check’s memo line, write: “ATTN: Pakistan Flood Relief”

You can also donate online to one of the four charities (specifying, “Pak Flood Relief” as your casue). Email us that receipt and your table/seat will be reserved.

Corporate Donation Matching Program: If your company has a dollar match for donations, you can fully use this program in purchasing tables or seats as well as in day of event donations, since all donations are to be made directly to charities listed above (and one or more of which will be in your company’s approved list).

RSVP on Facebook here