June 2009	FUNd-Raising with PARSA
PARSA is SCOUTING for Boy and Girl Scouts!! This Spring, PARSA began our initiative to get a Scouting program started for the children of Afghanistan.Working in two large orphanages and two schools in Kabul, we have kick started Scouting with a goal of establishing 42 scout troops each with 20 children. Read more about Scouting in Afghanistan and learn how you can help at the above link!! CATCH PARSA ON CNN PRESENTS!! In late March Christiane Ananpour visited Afghanistan to film a documentary about the work being done in Chagcharran by PARSA. Be sure to tune in to CNN Presents on August 13 to see her story on PARSA. Ph. 0799020588 mgustav@mac.com Visit Us Online	Wish PARSA a HAPPY 13th Birthday PARSA is celebrating!! We are busting into our TEENS. To honor the occasion, we are holding a FUNd-Raiser. Kabul is putting on its PARTY HATS on Thursday June 25th to help us celebrate. We are holding our first FUND RAISING dinner and auction. For our friends in Kabul - Swing by Le Bistro for our festive party. Cost is $50.00 and includes dinner, the Auction and Salsa Dancing. (Instructors will be on hand to help those of us with two left feet!!) Auction items will include: An Afghanistan Survivor party, Puppies!!, and a variety of other exciting and unique items. You won't want to miss your chance at the FUN. For our friends around the world, we welcome your donations in honor of our Birthday!! Click For More Information >>> Marnie Quoted in the LA Times This past week PARSA was invited to participate in the Inauguration of Afghanistan's first National Park. The park is located in an area called Band e Amir which is North of Bamyan and is comprised of five of the most beautiful lakes in the world. PARSA was asked to provide a booth of goods to sell to the visiting dignitaries at the event. These folks included the US Ambassador, Ken Eikenberry and his wife, the Vice President of Afghanistan, Karim Khalili and the Governor of Bamyan. While sales were good, it was very special for PARSA to be chosen to be the only supplier of goods for sale. We brought a number of items from the PARSA gift shop, including table linens, scarves, Afghan clothing, Afghan dolls - all items hand made by the women of Afghanistan. Our gift shop provides women with a means of earning income to help support their families. The shop is a going concern and sets up at a number of bazaars to sell goods in Kabul and has small shops in other areas of the country. We have attached al link to the article from the LATimes for anyone interested in reading more about the Band e Amir area and Marnie's quotes. Click For More Information >>> ASI Golf Tournament - A GREAT Success!! Golf in Kabul is a rather unique experience. As many may already know- (We apologize for the computer glitch which caused sort original newsletter to be sent out a second time without our knowledge), PARSA was one of two beneficiaries of the Adam Smith International Golf Tournament at the end of May. We all had a great time watching the courageous group of duffers navigate the course. PARSA received over $2,300 from the Tournament Sponsors and also gained greater recognition within the International community here in Kabul.We all made new friends and contacts and were delighted with the support from the local community. Thanks to EVERYONE from Kabul as well as from our International friends who donated to PARSA as a result of the Golf tournament as well as a BIG Thank you to the players and to Adam Smith International for hosting the GREAT event. Click For More Information >>>

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