Bay
Area TV Coverage of the 2nd Annual NoRouz Festival
of 2005 |
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Fox
Affiliate KTVU |
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NBC
Channel 11 |
Thank You For 2005!
Special
Thanks to the Iranian Community of Northern California for
making the 2nd Annual NoRouz festival of 2005 our most successful
NoRouz Festival event! On behalf of the organizing committee
we would like to extend our sincere thanks to the countless
volunteers, organizing committees, sponsors, partners, vendors,
and above all, the community groups who helped us this year,
as well as those groups who could not help out this year
but wished us well.
If
you enjoyed the event and feel that you or your community
organization would like to be involved and help with next
year's festival on Sunday, April 2, 2006, you are more than
welcome to join in this wonderful experience.
We
have received many kind comments, thanks, and congratulations
from the public who witnessed and participated in the 2005
NoRouz Festival;
"What
a wonderful 13-bedar! We all had tons of fun finishing
off our "Eid-deedanee" in the park. Khasteh
Nabashin to all the organizers & Best wishes for
all in the coming year! If you weren't able to make it,
here are some pictures to make you feel like you were
there!" -T
*
Pictures courtesy of Talieh Shahrokhi
This
event was also made possible by the commitment of the following
organizations to the Iranian American Community: (Listed
Alphabetically as of 03/31/05)
The
prime sponsor of this year's event is the Bay
Area Iranian-American Voter Association, who
has graciously agreed to undertake the important job of managing
the financial duties of the festival.
 Major
Sponsor ($50,000) |
Jamshid
Foundation |
(0%
Interest Loan for 1 Year) |
|
 Silver
Sponsor ($5,000) |
In
memory of Dr. V. Kamkar & Dr. H. Kamkar |
| |
Vendors |
|
Armen
Odesho/Fine Cal Homes |
(408)
268-1602 |
|
Artemis
Laser |
(408)
559-0700 |
|
Bankers
Network |
(408)
879-9000 |
|
Bijan
Restaurant (formerly Fremont Alborz) |
(510)
440-1755 |
|
Cingular
Wireless |
(408)
241-9686 |
|
Extraordinary
Flowers |
(800)
966-FLWR |
|
Fantasy
Collection |
(408)
559-4211 |
. |
Farmers
Insurance |
(408)
266-7177 |
. |
First
City Bancorp |
(408)
559-9100 |
. |
Hadi
Ghafouri/Coldwell Banker |
(408)
406-0006 |
. |
Harjot
“Ginny” Walia, Attorney at Law |
(510)
887-5910 |
. |
Roundtable
Pizza |
(408)
997-2313 |
(408)
268-7474 |
(408)
267-9600 |
. |
Sprint |
(408)
992-1020 |
. |
Subway |
(408)
370-9003 |
. |
Super
Sightseeing Tours |
(415)
777-2288 |
. |
Venice
Tile & Marble |
(408)
452-1114 |
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Do
you wish to become a sponsor for this event? Levels
are available as follows: (Inquire for benefits by
emailing:
Matt
Kamkar mkamkar@cccengineers.com)
Platinum
Sponsor $20,000+
 Gold
Sponsor $10,000
Silver
Sponsor $5,000
 Bronze
Sponsor $2,500
Supporters
and Partners
and
more... |
The
2005 Norouz Festival will provided the Northern California
Iranian community with a range of entertainment, refreshment
and information. The Program consisted of a stage production
of over 20 individual acts, made up of local amateurs as
well as professional talent, and many old friends of the
community.
Additionally
the food booths provided the expected excellent food, desserts,
and refreshments, from some of the finest establishments
in the Bay Area.
While
Iranians and their guests enjoyed the food and music, we
invited event attendees to learn about the capabilities and
value of some of our local businesses and community organizations,
by visiting their display booths and tables, and saying hello.
Some had wonderful items for sale with special NoRouz prices.
Entertainment: (As
of 3/22/05 Listed Alphabetically)
...and
much much more!
Food
Booths:
- Bijan
Restaurant (Formerly Fremont Alborz) (Persian Food)
- Round
Table (Pizza, Aash-e-Reshteh)
- Pastries,
(Tea, Coffee & Soda)
Other
Activities included:
- Backgammon
Tournament
- Volleyball
matches
- Soccer
Skills competition
- Cultural
Exhibitions
- Facepainting
- Balloon
Artists
Comments:
"I
wanted to congratulate all of you on your successful
program. I was there for part of Saturday and most of
Sunday. I have to say, I was skeptical as how your work
is going to impact the overall sizdah-bedar experience.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that the events provided
great entertainment while leaving enough space for people
to have their own activities in the park as well. The
dance programs, the music, [especially] Rushid were all
great. The shuttles were a great idea. It was a great
Sizdah bedar for me and my family. Thank you," -S
"I
wanted to congratulate the team and everyone involved
for a great job. I believe that we have laid the foundation
for a remarkable annual event which will help Northern
California to have its mark on the map of Iranian community.
The event made a positive difference and your teamwork
and hard work was the fuel to this fire. May the force
be with you every year for bigger and better events." -K
" Doostan
Salam: It was nice to see Vasona park with all the beautiful
tents, organized music, dances & programs, business
and food tents and most of all, Persian Community coming
to the park to enjoy a beautiful weekend with their families
and "hamvatans" and to support a community
event. Khasteh nabashid doostan and hopefully you got
to enjoy the result of all your hard work and efforts.
Everything looked good, organized and well managed. I
hope we got good feedback from the park & City staff
as well." -M
"To
all the members of the team: First of all I thank God
for every one of you who worked hard to make such a joyful
cultural event so organized. It was a blessing to all
of us to see Iranians get together in such a manner that
they could share their love and respect for their culture,
traditions, country and one another. Your efforts and
hard work were blessings of God and a gift to Iranians
in this area. All of us were honored to be in this event.
However, you did all the hard work as we enjoyed the
event and we appreciate it very much. I pray you could
host more events that gather Iranians together as a family
and encourage unity, love, peace and joy for all. God
bless you all." -K
" I
think the best part of this great event was the pride
of our heritage that was transferred to the new generation.
For me this was the best Sizdeh Be Dar ever, I would
like to thank all of you for such a wonderful unity especially
Mr. Kamkar." -N
"Job
well done! Let me congratulate you all on your success
for last weekend. It was a glamorous event that
covered all aspects of our tradition and more. Our
families enjoyed the program and were happy to be part
of it. We wish all of you the best in your community
work." -S
"Hamegi
Khasteh Nabashin, I wanted to thank all of you for a
job well done. I was very pleased with the outcome of
the Festival. It took a lot of effort and hard work on
everyone's [part] but it was well worth it. I hope everyone
had as much fun as we did." -R
