PRESS RELEASE: IFWC Youth Scholarship Fundraising Gala

Contact: Mehdi Safipour
Tel: (408) 857-2709
Email: IFWC@aol.com
URL: www.payvand.org

CUPERTINO, CA – March 25, 2005 – The Iranian Federated Women’s Club (IFWC) today announced that it is hosting its 2005 IFWC Youth Scholarship Fundraising Gala on April 17th, 2005 at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge.

“ This is our Seventh Annual Scholarship Fundraising, each year we have raised more money than the previous year. Last year we were able to provide scholarship to 19 students for the total value of $134,000” said IFWC President Ms. Fariba Nejat. She added: “ This year our keynote speaker will be Professor Karimi Hakkak the Founding Director of the Persian Studies at University of Maryland. We are also please to have Ms. Homa Sarshar as the Mistress of Ceremonies of our scholarship fundraising event ”

IFWC Youth Scholarship Fund provides up to $10,000 scholarship to undergraduate Iranian-American Students studying or entering a 4 year college in the United State.

Fariba Nejat, president of the IFWC said “During the past years we have awarded 54 scholarships to 35 students and since IFWC is a non-profit 501C-3 registered organization and our scholarship programs are run by volunteers and has no paid employee 100% of donation received for the Youth Scholarship Fund goes toward scholarship to Iranian-American students.” She added “any one interested in donating to this fund is welcome to visit our web site at www.payvand.org/scholarships and make a donation on line or send their checks to IFWC at address given below. Students can download the application for scholarship at the same site”.

This year IFWC Youth Scholarship Fund is holding it’s fundraising on April 17th 2005 starting at 4.30 PM in the Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Tickets are $200.00 per person. Three levels of sponsorship are available. Each of these sponsorship levels will receive a plaque and pre determine number of tickets to the 2005 gala. These sponsorship levels are: Platinum Sponsor for $10,000 reserves a table for 10. Gold Sponsor for $5,000 reserves a table for 8. Silver Sponsor for $2500 and receive 4 tickets.

About IFWC and IFWC Youth Scholarship Fund

The Iranian Federated Women's Club is a local non-profit service organization that promotes and introduces the Iranian Community to the Bay Area in general. Our local charitable endeavors include scholarships, and projects such as Publishing books, Braille books for the blind, service to the elderly, children, youth, poetry, Payvand Magazine TV Program, and El
Camino Real Bell project of California. The Iranian Federated Women's Club Adopted Payvand which is an Iranian Cultural School which also fosters an interest in Iranian culture by teaching Iranian heritage, traditions and language.

The Iranian Youth Scholarship Fund was formed in March 2000 by a generous donation from a successful Iranian entrepreneur. This fund helps Iranian youth who are accepted into undergraduate program of a four-year college in the United State and are in need of financial assistance. These students must maintain a certain grade point average to receive up to
$10,000.00 per year.