PARSA Community Foundation
is delighted to announce that Golestan
Kids (Golestan
Center for Language Immersion and Cultural Distribution)
has been featured on the front page of the Oakland Tribune today (read
the article). Golestan Kids is a Persian-language immersion preschool
and after-school program based in
Berkeley, California. They aim to foster a community of confident and
compassionate children who care for and are proud of their Iranian heritage.
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Golestan Center
for Language Immersion and Cultural Education opened the doors to
its new home on September 2 in the historic Heywood House located at
1808 5th Street, just one block from 4th Street shops and restaurants,
in Berkeley California.
What began three
years ago as a playgroup among Iranian-American mothers wanting to teach
their children their language is known today as the successful language
immersion program, Golestan Kids. Currently serving children ages 18
months and up, Golestan Kids is a non-profit organization whose mission
is to help children become confident, caring, and empathetic individuals
who are fluent in Farsi/Persian and proud of Iranian culture. (read
more) |
Golestan Kids |
In 2007, PARSA CF
made a grant to the school to improve its facilities, expand its
student body, and promote
it as an established program for families with children that have an interest in
Iran, its language, culture
and history. PARSA Community Foundation makes grants to promising models
such as Golestan Kids that can serve as an inspiration to others in
Iranian-American community.
The article,
accompanying photos and video can be seen by clicking
here.
About PARSA Community Foundation:
PARSA Community Foundation is the first Persian
community foundation in the United States and the leading Persian
philanthropic institution practicing strategic
philanthropy and promoting
social entrepreneurship around the globe. Managing the largest independent
endowment fund dedicated to Persian philanthropy, PARSA CF provides
tax-advantaged vehicles to donors and makes grants to nonprofit organizations.
PARSA CF provides a platform to enable collaborative giving, philanthropic
education and purposeful networking. The organization is a nonpartisan,
nonreligious,
and nonprofit, registered as a
501(c) (3) entity in the United States. PARSA Community Foundation does not
make grants in Iran.
www.parsacf.org
PARSA Community Foundation
Announces Its 2008 Persian Garden Gala!
Please join us for PARSA CF's 2008
Persian Garden Gala this November 15 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in
San Francisco, California. It will be a festive evening featuring a
performance by Bijan Mortazavi and Master of Ceremonies Dan Ahdoot.
PARSA Community Foundation Persian Garden
Gala
November 15, 2008
Westin St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco, California
Purchase tickets
here. For more
information, download
RSVP and Sponsorship Form
or write to:
events@parsacf.org.
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