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Kurdish Youth of America To Host Second
Annual Kurdish Youth Festival
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September
29, 2010
DALLAS, Texas,— You may know that we,
the Kurdish youth of North America, have a vibrant
and active community. You may even know that in the
US, we’ve hosted numerous gatherings, including
Newroz celebrations, festivals, conferences,
picnics, educational seminars, fashion shows, dance
exhibitions and other cultural events. In fact, we
even came together to launch a very successful
Breast Cancer Awareness campaign.
Each year since 2007, we’ve also held an annual
conference. In 2009, we launched our First Annual
Kurdish Youth Festival from January 15-17. Thanks to
the excitement and funds these conferences generate,
we’ve been able to expand our impact through a wide
variety of outreach programs, events and volunteer
opportunities every year. All of these activities
have been specifically designed to educate and
inspire our guests to better function, organize and
mobilize within their communities.
Coming up next, from January 7-9, 2011, we will be
hosting our largest, most exciting event ever! The
Second Annual Kurdish Youth Festival promises to be
a truly unforgettable experience. Thanks to the
collaborative efforts of Kurdish American Youth
Organization (KAYO), |
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Kurdish Youth Club (KYC) and California Kurdish
Cultural (Community) Center, this three-day festival
will feature a wide variety of programs, including
inspirational and thought-provoking guest speakers,
amazing musicians, artists and performers, debates
and roundtable and panel discussions. Guests will
have the opportunity to participate in workshops and
seminars on an even wider variety of topics, such as
Kurdish film, literature, music, history, language,
dance, human rights, Kurdish women’s issues, health,
politics, community organization and mobilization,
society, current events, and entrepreneurship (wow,
that was a mouthful). Getting excited yet? Wait, it
gets better…
Back for its second year will be our most popular
event, “Kurds Got Talent”. This delightful display
will showcase the unique, diverse and amazing
talents of our youth and is open for all to
participate. All guests are welcome to participate
and prizes will be awarded to the top performers.
The last show was so successful, we just couldn’t
imagine doing next year’s festival without another
one!
Finally, we are deeply honored to announce that
educational scholarships will be provided to two
lucky Kurdish students during the festival, one boy
and one girl. After all, Kurdish youth deserve
access to a good education. With that education, we
are sure to become the next generation of political
leaders, teachers, scientists, mathematicians,
doctors, engineers, writers, artists, activists,
make vast contributions to our local communities and
ultimately shape the future of Kurdistan.
That’s where you come in. Wondering how this affects
you? Well, we hope you will all make every effort to
attend, of course! We can’t have the biggest Kurdish
Youth Festival ever without you! But in order to
make this festival a success and set the stage for
another year of expanded outreach and programming,
we need the generous support of people just like
you!
The bottom line is, we need to raise $10,000 by
November 2010 in order to cover all of the
festival-related expenses.
You are probably thinking, “That is a lot of
money…where does it all go?” It’s pretty simple,
really. We need to pay for the conference hall,
provide honorarium, transportation and lodging for
our guest speakers and performers, cover costs of
advertising and ticketing, sound and lighting
equipment, catering, DJ, film crew, tables, chairs,
party decorations, signage,www.ekurd.netprizes
for our contest winners and last but not least, we
want to provide the maximum scholarship amount
possible to our two lucky students. It’s easy to see
how these things can really add up and we just can’t
do it without you!
No donation is too large or too small! Every dollar
counts! Of course, all donations are tax deductible
and we’ll provide you with a receipt for your taxes,
too! Please take this opportunity to make a
contribution in any amount and most of all, we hope
to see you there!
For more information about the Second Annual Kurdish
Youth Festival or for directions and accommodations,
please visit our website at
www.kurdishyouthfestival.org or e-mail us at
kurdyouthfestival@gmail.com
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Kurdish Youth Festival
Dallas, Texas
January 07, 08, & 09
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