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Upcoming EventsAll events at the Arbab Guiv Darbe Mehr, 6900 Halifax Street, Burnaby, B.C. – unless otherwise specified. All events may be subject to change/re-scheduling due to unforeseen circumstances. Apart from the events listed below, the Darbe Mehr will be kept open by a group of our members, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Vrahraum Eezad (Verahram Rooz) which falls on Apr. 8, May 8 and June 7. The Darbe Mehr will be kept open on Sundays when Zoroastrian Study Classes and Farsi classes will be held on March 9, April 6 and 27, May 18, June 8 and 29. Thursday March 20, 10.30 to 1.00 pm - NouRooz Prayers and Get Together (Amou NouRooz) Tuesday March 25, 7-9pm - Asho Zarathushtra's Birthday. Darbe Mehr will be kept open for prayers and get-together. Saturday March 29, 6.30 pm – NouRooz and Asho Zarathushtra?s Birthday Celebration at Coast Plaza Hotel. (For details refer to page 2 of March 2008 Newsletter). Tuesday April 1 - Sizdeh Bedar Sunday April 6, 10.00 am - Blood Donation Drive at Canadian Blood Services, 4750 Oak Street (Oak and 33rd Street), Vancouver, B.C. For more details contact Jessi Partovi on 604 232 4401 Sunday May 10, 7.00pm - Birth Anniversary of Arbab Rustam Guiv – Trust event. Past EventsZSBC 2007 Annual TT, Carrom & Backgammon Tournament November 11, 2007 ZSBC annual Table-Tennis, Carrom & Backgammon tournament 2007 was held at the Darbe Mehr on Sunday the 11th of November 2007 starting from 12.00 pm. A record number of 40 participants turned up for the event in some of the most keenly contested events seen at the Darbe Mehr in recent memory. "Carrom queen" Farida Raghina established her dominance of the game when she defeated all opposition to take the singles and the doubles championship in partnership with Sharookh Bomanbehram. In Women's Table-Tennis newcomer Noushin Khushrushahi created the biggest upset when she knocked out defending champion Shabnam Rostamirad in a keenly fought battle that delighted the crowd in the early part of the competition. Nooshin however had a tough time defeating Ava Irani in the finals in a three game thriller. The Men's Table -Tennis events turned up several new "stars" in keenly fought competitions. Rumi Mistry, Yezdi Khapoliwala, Shahin Rostamirad & Jasper Shastri all prevailed over their opposition in earlier rounds. Mehernosh Kasad defeated Yazdi Khapoliwala in the finals to once again retain his title. The highlight event of the day came in the Table-Tennis mixed doubles finals when in a three set thriller that was dragged the full distance Rumi Mistry & Shahin Rostamirad came from behind to defeat Mehernosh Kasad & Niloofer Mistry to great applause from the crowd. In Backgammon Manochehr Dini defeated Houman Abtin to take the title. Invited guest & FEZANA Ex- President Firdosh Mehta gave a brief speech to participants on the work that FEZANA is doing and the various scholarships available to Zoroastrian youths who want to pursue further studies in various fields. ZSBC President Sharook Kapadia distributed the prizes of medals, certificates & corporate gifts to winners. Tea & snacks were served to all the participants. ZSBC would like to thank all the volunteers who helped out on this occasion with special thanks to: -Shirin & Yazdi Khapoliwala for T-shirts & Carrom Board on loan; -Dinaz & Jessi Partovi for Carrom Board on loan; -Kaynaz & Neville Dholoo for Carrom board on loan and helping with the draws of events; -Ketayun & Shahrukh Bomanbehram for Carrom Board stand on loan; -Firdos Balsara for being official "Referee"; -Sherna Kasad, Farzad Kasad, Yohan Irani for general arrangements. Following are the results from the tournament:
The Bond Style Dinner and Dance Night November 3, 2007 Is that James Bond we see walking in through the doors of the Darbe Meher? Well that was the theme of the night in question when ZSBC hosted The Bond Style Dinner and Dance night on November 3, 2007. It was a fun filled event . The decoration and video effects which left everyone in awe was the brain child and creative efforts of Benafsha Kapadia. The evening started off at around 8 pm with Bingo game with a lot of prizes given away followed by the Fancy Dress show where almost thirty participants (kids and adults) took part with the same jest and vigor. The prizes were distributed in two categories: Winners in Kids category were: Natelli Dalal, Sherezad Dubash, & Aariyana Daruvala. Winners in Adults category were Kazmin Khapoliwala, Freddy& Mahzad Irani and Shireen Panthakee. Dinner from Bombay Bhel was served at around 9 pm and again it was a grand feast comprising of Kababs with Salad, Butter Chicken, Paneer Makhni, Jeera Rice, Naan, Icecream and Cake. Raffle draws gave away loads of prizes followed by foot tapping and hip rolling music by our very own D.J. Jessi Partovi. This wonderful night ended at midnight with a promise to bring on more fun filled events again and again. Stay tuned. ZSBC Board of Directors would like to thank all volunteers and guests for their support and gusto. ZSBC Annual Sports Day September 9, 2007 The annual sports day was held this year on Sept 09, 2007 at Mahon Park in North Vancouver under bright sunny weather and we had a huge turnout of over 110 enthusiastic community members. Particularly gratifying was to see a large number of small children and youths who made up the bulk of participating members. All participating children under 10 years of age were given free gifts by ZSBC. All winners received medals, certificates and corporate gifts. Sarosh Pithawala was declared the “Best Athlete of 2007” when he swept both Sam Madon Memorial Trophy as well as Phiroze J. Balsara Memorial Trophy. The trophies were given away by our dear Senior member Statira Balaporia. ZSBC is grateful to the following people for their contributions towards a very successful sports day:
ZSBC is also grateful to the many volunteers for their support and especially we thank our Youth Director Mehernosh and Sherna Kasad for organizing such a successful event. Once again, we promise to comeback with a bang next year. Here is the list of all events and winners: 
Gatha Prayers 2007 August 15-19, 2007 The Gatha prayers this year set some kind of record in the history of ZSBC both in terms of attendance and the number of Mobeds who prayed at the same time. We were delighted to receive the services of Ervad Soli Dastur & his wife JoAnn who came down from Sarasota, USA at his own expense to perform all the five days of prayers. Ervad Soli was joined by Mobed Jamshid Jamshidi & Mobed Firdos Balsara on some of the days. We thank all three mobeds for their magnificent recital of prayers and giving us all a truly spiritual awakening. ZSBC marked a history on second gatha when three priests performed jashan ceremony praying together. Vast crowds thronged the Darbe-Mehr on all the five days with people standing outside the prayer hall due to lack of space inside. Humbandagi prayers were recited everyday with members joining in enthusiastically. Delicious food cooked and sponsored by various members was served on all five days. On the fifth gatha Ervad Soli Dastur gave a powerpoint presentation on the jashan ceremony with English translations which was very much appreciated by everybody particularly by our young children and youths. We thank Sam Behramfram for arranging the wide screen and projector for the presentation. If you missed the presentation go to the internet using the links below: http://etarapur.tripod.com/bcjashan.ppt You will also need an .mpg video file for the Hama Zor greeting enactment within the PowerPoint Presentation: http://etarapur.tripod.com/hamazor.mpg We are very grateful to Kashmira Suraliwalla & her mother Roda Elavia for the arrangement and co-ordination of the prayers & food as well as providing accommodation to Ervad Soli & JoAnn Dastur. We are also grateful to tons of volunteers who gave their time in cooking food, general arrangements, giving ride to seniors etc. Due to constraints of space we are unable to acknowledge you individually but please accept our heartfelt thanks to you all. Pictures of all five days of prayers can be seen on the links below:
Some statistics from 2007 Gatha prayers:
2006 EventsMasquerade Ball November 4, 2006 Kudos for ZSBC Board of Directors and volunteers for organizing such a spectacular event on November 4, 2006 at Darbe Mehr. Over a 100 people attended the function. The Darbe Mehr hall looked very "Spooktacular". Mr. Spooky the scary mannequin that offered chocolates and candies greeted the guests. Thanks to the efforts of the event organizers. The evening began with Bingo game where cash prizes were distributed. The virgin punch bar served various fruit cocktails like Mango Tango, Berrylicious, Blue Lagoon and Scorpio Poison with chips and nibblers. Over 38 participants took part in Fancy Dress competition judged by our prominent guests Bella Tata, Homi Italia and Firdos Balsara. Our youngest participants Princess - Anahita Dadinath and Unicorn - Eva Bhathena won the consolation prizes. The winners were Zerxes Bhathena - Battered Husband (first prize), Zain Mavalvala and Farhad Mistry - Patient & Doctor (second prize) and Jennifer Daruvala - Cat Woman (third prize). Bombay Bhel catered the tantalizing menu of Seekh Kabab, Chicken Curry, Paneer Makhanwala, Jeera Rice, Naan, Salad and green chutney. Samosas and bean salad were also served. Farrokh Namdaran and Koomi Italia were celebrating their birthday that day. They were surprised by a cake cutting ceremony. Everybody enjoyed the delicious Black Forest Cake. We appreciate the tremendous effort put in by the Socials Director, Jessi Partovi, who was also the DJ for the night for sponsoring the light and music free of cost. The young and the old danced the night away till midnight. All that was heard from the guests were praises and repeated requests to hold many such events. Last but not the least; all this was not possible without the support of many volunteers who helped make this event to be one of the greatest parties of the year. Hold on your hearts friends, more such events are coming. Sports Day September 12, 2006 This year the event was organised at Mahon Park in North Vancouver and turned out to be yet another success for ZSBC. Total number of participants was 72 members in about 25 events in different age groups. Sarosh Pithawala won the Sam Madon Memorial Trophy as well as ZSBC Outstanding Athlete of the Year Trophy whereas Farhad Mistry won the Phiroze J. Balsara Memorial Trophy for One Mile Race. Our Ex-President Perviz Madon gave the trophies away. All the participants up to 10 years of age were distributed gifts irrespective of being a winner or not to encourage them to participate in Sports events in future. All other winners were distributed certificates by present ZSBC Board of Directors. Participation for fun events like Tug O War, Wheel Barrow race and 3-legged races was galore. One of our youngest members Eva Bhathena was felicitated for her enthusiasm to participate in all races be it for kids, youth or adults. She showed great gusto to just be there. A total of $187 was collected as voluntary participation fees during this event. This event would not be a success without dedication of numerous volunteers who put in their time and effort. Thank you to all for your support and participation. Sports Event Courtesy:
ZSBC Annual Carrin and Table Tennis Tournament Sunday, November 12, 2006 This ZSBC event started out under dark clouds and pouring rain but the atmosphere inside the Dar-be-Mehr was bright and bubbly as a crowd of about 40 Zarathustis came out to play and cheer their friends. In fact this was the best turnout for this tournament in the last couple of years. Several new Zarathusti immigrants and newcomers claimed top prizes in the tournament. Following are the results of the tournament: Ladies Singles Table Tennis Winner: Shabnam Rostamirad Runners Up: Katayun Bomanbehram Ladies Carrom Singles Winner: Ava Irani Runners Up: Behroz Mistry Men's Carrom Singles Winner: Yezdi Khopoliwalla Runners Up: Shahrukh Bomanbehram Men's Singles Table Tennis Winner: Mehernosh Kasad Runners Up: Zubin Nazir Carrom Mixed Doubles Winner: Hoshi Powvalla and Denzel Muncherji Runners Up: Mehernosh Kasad and Sheroy Mistry Most promising young table tennis player prize was awared to Arzan Balsara. Cash prizes, certificates and T-shirts were given out to winners and Runners-up players. Prizes were awarded by our president Sharook Kapadia. All players gratefully sipped Indian Chai and ate biscuits, samosas and other refreshments provided during the event. We thank the genorosity of Mr. Rohinton Shroff for donating a carrom board to the society. ZSBC Directors gratefully acknowledge the contribution made by the following members in organizing this event. Carrom Boards: Neville Dholloo & Jessi Partovi Tea & Refreshments: Yasmin Kapadia Certificates: Dinaz & Behramsha Mirzan E-mail Notifications: Biniafer Dolasa |
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