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Dast2Dast Gifts of Joy Project 2013

Dast2Dast Gifts of Joy Project 2013

by Mehrdad Erfani – I love the Holiday seasons. Christmas, Thanksgiving and Nowruz (Iranian New Year) are my favorites. There is something about the songs, colors, even the smell in the air which seems to reassure that no matter how bad everything else might be things are going to be OK…This year was perhaps one of the best. As part of Dast2Dast I had a chance to share a tiny part of that warmth and love with our homeless neighbors. Not only, like every month through generous donation of time, food, and money from our donors we prepared a wonderful dinner for all to enjoy, but because it was Christmas, we also wanted to give everyone at the shelter a Christmas present…

Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) Article

Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) Article

It’s 8am on Tuesday, just two days before Christmas, and while most of us are frenetically tending to last minute Festivus details, one Iranian American is quietly planning a holiday dinner for over a hundred homeless Virginians. Every month, Desiree Mehbod and her posse of over 10 volunteers converge on The Bailey’s Crossroads Shelter in Falls Church, Virginia, and serve up some of the best Persian Soul Food in town to those who can’t afford to feed themselves…

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