Events
Chaand Raat Festival
Buddies Without Borders and SA Relief Join Hands to Raise Funds.
Fundraiser for thousands affected by August 2011 floods in Pakistan
Buddies Without Borders will be selling Pakistan Flood Relief wristbands at the Chaand Raat festival on Monday August 29th at Mehran Restaurant in Fremont, California. Donations will be going to SA Relief to support Flood Relief 2011 – Mission Badin.
Join the Stars for Hope Awareness Campaign!
Calling all Glee fans, Daily Show viewers, and Star Trek diehards alike! Come join OPEN Chicago and leaders of the Pakistani-American community at the Pakistan Flood relief celebrity fundraiser.
The event will take place on Sunday, January 16, 2011 and will feature actor Faran Tahir (Iron Man, Star Trek, Charlie Wilson’s War), Aasif Mandvi from The Daily Show, and Iqbal Theba from the acclaimed Fox TV show Glee. Acclaimed dessert chef Malika Ameen of By M Desserts and a Top Chef Desserts contestant will be in attendance.
Mark your calendars and tell your friends, your family, and your family’s friends to come join the effort to raise funds for the ongoing Pakistan flood relief effort. Trust us, this is something you won’t want to miss!
Sunday, January 16, 2011 | 12 pm – 3 p.m.
Carnivale, 702 W. Fulton, Chicago, Illinois
Event Host:
Event Partners:
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For registration and additional information visit:
Event: Flood Crisis, an alternate perspective …
On September 28, 2010 Khalid Mahmood, Director of Labour Education Foundation (LEF), and member of Labour Relief Campaign (LRC) will be visiting the San Francisco Bay Area to speak on the current flood crisis, relief efforts, the demand to write off loans and the condition of peasants and labourers in affected regions.
When: Tuesday, Septembr, 28, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Venue: Pakistan American Culture Center
1590 Oakland Road, Suite B213, San Jose,Ca [Map It]
Host: Village Pastels
Co-Host: SA Relief , Culture Conflict Forum, PACC
Registration: $15 (optional)
(Funds are collected by Paksef, which is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible non-profit Corporation in California. Proceeds go towards Pakistan Flood Relief Fund)
Benefit Qawaali for Flood Relief at Indus Valley School, Karachi
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
Us Now: 8/29 Bay Area Fund & Awareness Raiser
“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).
Village Pastels Exhibition Fundraiser on 8/29
SA Relief in partnership with Village Pastels 
invites you to an fundraiser exhibition of its exquisite eco-friendly handcrafted products from India made selected from organizations that promote income generation schemes for women in India.
All profits from this exhibition will be donated to the flood victims of Pakistan. A list of organizations will be posted soon. You are welcome to make additional donations at the event directly to relief organizations in addition to any purchases made.
Date : Sunday, August, 29, 2010
Venue : First Presbyterian Church
1140 Cowper Street
Palo Alto, California
Co-sponsored by: SA Relief, American Muslim Voice, Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice, PakUSOnline, The Citizens Foundation (TCF), Our Developing World