ggoooodd tthhoouugghhttss ggoooodd wwoorrddss ggoooodd ddeeeeddss MMaannaasshhnnii Volume 37 | Issue 1 | March 2019 Calendar of Events Month Dates Events March 2019 Sunday 03/03/19 Sunday School Sunday 17/03/19 Seniors Gathering Saturday 23/03/19 Jamshedi Nowruz Celebration Sunday 31/03/19 Working Bee April 2019 Sunday 07/04/19 Sunday School Sunday 21/04/19 Seniors Gathering Sunday 28/04/19 Working Bee May 2019 Sunday 05/05/19 Sunday School Sunday 19/05/19 Seniors Gathering Sunday 26/05/19 Working Bee June 2019 Sunday 02/06/19 Sunday School Sunday 09/06/19 Annual Jashan and Ghambar Sunday 16/06/19 Seniors Gathering Sunday 30/06/19 Working Bee Note: Calendar for July to December 2019 will be published in a subsequent Manashni Other events such as Carrom, Table Tennis etc. will be communicated via email to Members First Sunday of the month Third Sunday of the month Last Sunday of the month Sunday School Seniors Gathering Working Bee 196 Annangrove Road, Annangrove, NSW, 2156 www.aza.org.au Page 2 of 24 Proposed Youth Committee Calendar of Events Proposed Date Event SZY Committee Contact Wed 13th March 2019 Charshambesui (Persian New Year and Fire Event) Farhad Malegam Sat 16th March 2019 Youth Family Day Merzi Mody / Kainaaz Variava 30th / 31st March Proposed: Ziplining – Central Coast Merzi Mody April 2019 Proposed: Concurrent Rockclimbing + Trapeze Event Merzi Mody May 2019 Proposed: Bubble Soccer Merzi Mody May 2019 First Aid Course Friya Karai May 2019 Proposed: Family Event – Skyzone TBC AZA Committee Committee Position Name Contact details President Ruzbeh Desai president@aza­committee.org.au Vice President/Treasurer Mr. Kaizad Panthaki vice­president@aza­committee.org.au treasurer@aza­committee.org.au Secretary Mrs. Hilla Tantra secretary@aza­committee.org.au Committee Member 1 Dr. Peshotan Katrak Member1@aza­committee.org.au Committee Member 2 Mr. Rohinton Ghista Member2@aza­committee.org.au Committee Member 3 Mr. Homeher Bana Member3@aza­committee.org.au Committee Team Emails may be sent to contact@aza­committee.org.au Permanent Trustees Farin Kyanian Fariborz Jamshidi Nauzer Bana (Nominee for Late Mrs. Akhtar Ostowari) Sammy Marfatia (Nominee for Mrs. Putli Johnston) Elected Trustees Tirandaz Kermani Farida Irani Cherag Tadwalla Manashni Editor Manashni Layout Design Farhad Khurshed Nadish Naoroji manashni@aza­committee.org.au Australian Zoroastrian Association of NSW 196 Annangrove Road, Annangrove NSW 2156 Australia www.aza.org.au 196 Annangrove Road, Annangrove, NSW, 2156 www.aza.org.au Page 3 of 24 From the Editor Welcome to the first Manashni for the year. It’s been an the recipient of the Penrith exciting start to the year with 36 members turning up Citizen of the Year Award and for the AZA annual cricket match, the most awaited to Pari Batha who was sporting event of the year. We hope our youth members nominated in the Central Coast can come forward to revive the carrom and table­tennis Australia Day Awards for tournaments which are other favourites among community services. members. The community requires volunteers to Kersi Meher­Homji’s latest organise and manage these sporting events. book on cricket has been published recently. Cricket Sunday School is back after the summer break and fans are encouraged to check out the review and add the parents who have missed out on the first two classes are book to their collection. encouraged to bring their kids along for a morning of The recipe section is back and I hope you try some of learning and fun. them out and give your families a well­deserved treat. Those of you who attend the Navroze function in Wish you all a very happy Navroze and hope you can March are greeted with the familiar sight of the Haft­ make it for the Jamshedi Navroze function at the Seen table and we have included the items commonly Darbe­Meher. used and which are available in local stores to set up your Haft­Seen table at home. Farhad Khurshed Congratulations to our very own Farah Madon who was Manashni Editor President’s Report Dear AZA Community, The annual AZA cricket match Greetings! which was held on Sunday 13th I would like to begin by saying a big thank you to all January 2019 brought members of my committee members with whose support and great all ages together. It was such a work, the committee has done some amazing work and delight to see the sporting talent of is continuing to do the same for some future projects. our community. We had our Christmas party on Sunday 3rd December In addition to organising the 2018 with the help of the Sunday School co­ordinator aforesaid social events, the committee has made some and volunteers which was a great success and very well progress for setting up a fully interactive website. We attended by all. have commenced the planning stage of this project and The day started off very well with our kids receiving have been in discussions with an AZA member Nauzad their certificates and awards. Santa Claus then gave out Tantra who is an expert in this area and who has kindly gifts and lollies to our kids to make the day special. given his time to us to advise us on various aspects of A big thank you to Mr Phil Madon and Fred Madon for this project. The committee now has a fair idea of what being so generous and continuing to provide us with the is involved in this project and subject to some detailed cheese burgers and chips. The kids loved it and clarifications and decisions that we have to make, we thoroughly enjoyed it. will proceed with the next stage of this project. The Once again, Ronny Kapadia of MazAsh Caterers, did a committee will keep you informed of its progress in fabulous job in providing us with the Bhel and Falooda. this regard. The Bhel was simply delicious and the Falooda was With the initiative of our committee member Dr perfect for the hot summer day. Peshotan Katrak, the committee conducted a On Wednesday 26th December 2018, we had the membership drive to increase our membership Zarthost­no­Diso Jashan which was combined this year, numbers. Dr Peshotan Katrak on behalf of the with the Major Donors’ Jashan. On this day, the committee sent letters by post to members identified committee with the support of the trustees also had a from our membership list who have not paid their celebration to commemorate the lives of our Major membership fees for about 3 years. The result of this Donors Mrs Akhtar and Mr Nawzar Ostowari. membership drive is that we have had 7 membership renewals (4 family, 1 single, 1 senior, and 1 outstation). This event was very well attended by the AZA members and was a great success thanks to the We understand that about a quarter of the members on combined efforts put in by all the committee members our membership list have not paid their membership and volunteers and the guidance and support that the fees. We also understand that many of these members committee received from the trustees. Further, I would do not know when they have last paid their membership also like to thank you all, AZA members for showing fees. If you need to know when you have last paid, your support by attending this event. It was your please contact our treasurer Kaizad Panthaki via email attendance in large numbers that made this event so treasurer@aza­committee.org.au special and memorable. As part of its initiative to encourage the youth, the 196 Annangrove Road, Annangrove, NSW, 2156 www.aza.org.au Page 4 of 24 committee has invited expressions of interest from the As I have stated in my previous report, the AZA youth to attend and speak at the forthcoming World building will complete 25 years this June. The Zoroastrian Youth Congress in July this year in Los committee is planning a special event to celebrate this Angeles, California. The selected candidate will be milestone and make it a memorable event. awarded by the committee a grant of AUD $1,000 to So keep an eye out for the AZA News. We will keep attend the Congress. At the time of writing this report you posted. we have received a couple of expressions of interest Your AZA committee is working towards making your and the committee is yet to make a selection. experience as an AZA member very special. The committee, is also currently working on organising So please continue to support us. the Navroze function to be held at the AZA on Saturday Thanking you, 23 March 2019. An email to this effect has already been sent out to all members. I strongly appeal to you all to Ruzbeh Desai show your support to your beloved AZA and attend this Hon. AZA President event in large numbers. AZA Jamshedi Navroze Celebrations 23 March 2019 Your AZA Managing Committee is pleased to announce Most importantly, we the March 2019 Jamshedi Navroze Celebration along have an anonymous with awarding the HSC Exam Topper for 2018. We are donor who has putting in every effort to make this an enjoyable donated for this afternoon for everyone. Event. This donation Details is utilised to subsidise When: Saturday 23rd March 2019 tickets for AZA from 5:30 pm onwards members and their children. Please join us in gratefully Where: AZA House, 196 Annangrove Road, accepting and thanking the Donor and family. Annangrove NSW 2156 Registration Requirement How Much The Registration Form will collect your email and a AZA Members: $35 per person confirmation will be generated to this email.