Upcoming Events:
September 2010:
Pakistan Floods Emergency Fundraiser Iftar/Dinner
Hosted by: Islamic Relief USA in conjunction with
Islamic Shura Council of So Cal
When: Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 5 PM Where: Hilton Anaheim Hotel
777 Convention Way,
Anaheim, CA 92802
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 750-4321
Tickets: $30
At the door: $35
Table of 10 seats: $300
Childcare provided for ages 10 & under
For Tickets & more info contact:
714-676-1309
714-676-1307
BUY TICKETS ONLINE from www.IslamicReliefUSA.org/Tickets
Send Donations To:
Islamic Relief USA (SW)
6131 Orangethorpe Ave Ste 450
Buena Park, CA 90620
Citizens of Southern California in Collaboration With Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America
You are invited to attend this charity event
for the emergency relief of victims of the greatest natural disaster in modern history
Date: September 6, 2010 at 6PM
Location: Ritz Carlton
1100 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA
Platinum Table: $25,000
Gold Table: $10,000
Silver Table: $5,000
Bronze Table: $2,500
Individual Ticket: $250/person
For ticket information, please contact: Dr. Asif Mehmood at 626-419-2556 or Najeeb Ghauri at 818-458-2292. Please make checks payable to "APPNA of Southern California". All donations are tax-deductible.
Thanks to all who attended and for your kind contributions!!!
Thanks to all who attended and for your kind contributions!!!
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August 2010:
SDPI Seminar: Household Water Treatments (HWTs) as point-of-use to Access Safe Drinking Water Technologies for Flood Survivors
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 02:00-3:30pm
Location: SDPI, 20 Hill Road, F-6/3, Islamabad, Pakistan
Location: SDPI, 20 Hill Road, F-6/3, Islamabad, Pakistan
Speakers:
ENTRY IS OPEN TO ALL
Faisal Nadeem Gorchani Sadia Sharif
Policy Advocacy and Outreach Policy Advocacy and Outreach
Ph: 051-2278134-6, Ext: 214 Ph: 051-2278134-6, Ext: 216
Fax: 051-2278135 Fax: 051-2278135
Cell: 0333-5592210 Email: sadia@sdpi.org
Email: gorchani@sdpi.org
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Past Events:
PIA Fakhr-E-Alam Life Box Telethon
on GEO TV (Channel 745)
Sunday, August 29, 2010 from 1pm - 4pm EST (10am in the West Coast)
- Join host, Fakhr-E-Alam, along with Adnan Siddiqui, Shehzad Roy, Javad Ahmed, Behroze Subzwari and others LIVE from GEO TV studios in New York.
So, don't forget to tune to Channel 745 and ask how you can help!
Pakistan Flood Awareness Rally
When: Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 12:30pm
Where: UCLA Bruin Plaza/ 308 Westwood Plaza/ Los Angeles, CA 90024
Why: To raise awareness about the catastrophe in Pakistan
Thanks to all who attended. Photos are posted in the photos section.
Fundraisers Around the World:
The United Arab Emirates held a telethon, called Awnkum, or "Your Help" to raise Dh100million (approximately $27.3 million) for Pakistan flood victims. Organized by UAE's Red Crescent Authority (RCA), television presenters, actors and clerics from UAE hosted the three-day telethon that began on August 26, 2010.
At last count, Dh72million has been raised. Therefore, UAE will be extending the telecasting of the telethon inorder to reach the goal of Dh100million. Broadcast on 10 different channels, including Sama Dubai and Dunia al Fujairah, the campaign, called Awnkum, or “your help”, will feature a number of celebrities such as actors from Bab el Hara and Ma Asa’ab al Kalam shows as well as Muslim clerics and ambassadors.
If you live in the UAE, here's how to donate:
Telethon hotline: call tollfree 800RED or 800733
Text Etisalat: to donate
Dh10: 6881, Dh50: 6885, Dh100: 4611, Dh200: 5200
Text du: to donate
Dh10: 7110, Dh50: 7150,
Dh100: 7100, Dh200: 7200
People can also donate in person at the RCA tents in Abu Dhabi’s Marina Mall, Al Wahda Mall and RCA headquarters on Muroor Road.
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What are you doing in your community?
Email us at helppak2010@gmail.com and tell us what you are doing to help Pakistan.
