2008 - Persian Garden Gala
PARSA Community Foundation
Persian Garden Gala
November 15, 2008
Westin St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco, California
Media:
- Gala Press Release: Persian Garden Gala Raises Funds for U.S. Nonprofits
- Short film screened at the gala: PARSA Community Foundation: A Force For Good
- Short film screened at the gala: Ashraf Ghandehari Bahadorzadeh, recipient of the Volunteerism and Action Award
- Short film screened at the gala: Paul Merage, recipient of the Philanthropist of the Year Award
- Short film of highlights from the gala
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Sponsors:
Avicenna:
Bita Daryabari
Noosheen Hashemi and Farzad Nazem
Salar Kamangar
Hamid and Tina Moghadam
Francis Najafi
Hafez:
Anonymous
Anousheh and Hamid Ansari
Majid and Mina Ghafghaichi
Anthony Kayvan Hay
Ali Gholi and Emanuela Hedayat
Paul and Lilly Merage
Naimi and Ronaghi Families
Gita and Ali Saberioon
Ferdowsi:
Susan Akbarpour and Faraj Aalaei
Saeed and Samira Amidi
Maryam Ansary
Dr. Bahadorzadeh and Family
Gita and Behzad Kashani
Nikki Iravani and Mozafar Maghsoudnia
Aria Mehrabi
Mitratech Holdings
Ellie and Mohammad Mortazavi
Avid Modjtabai and Hossein Namdar
Ali and Anousheh Razi
Soheil and Susan Saadat
Sacramento Friends
Lily Sarafan and Amir Ghorbani
Semnani Foundation
Honorary Co-Chairs:
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
United States Senator Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator Barbara Boxer
Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay
Congressman Geoff Davis
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
Congresswoman Jane Harman
Congressman Mike Honda
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Congressman Daniel Lungren
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez
Congresswoman Jackie Speier
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey
Former Controller Steve Westly
State Senator Jeff Denham
State Senator Carol Migden
State Senator Leland Yee
Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes
Assembly Member Kevin de Leon
Assembly Member Marc DeSaulnier
Assembly Member Dave Jones
Assembly Member Sally Lieber
Assembly Member Mark Leno
Assembly Member Tony Mendoza
Assembly Member Gene Mullin
Assembly Member Anthony Portantino
Assembly Member Curren Price
Assembly Member Alberto Torric
Assembly Member Lois Wolk
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris
San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi
Beverly Hills Councilman Jimmy Delshad
Cupertino Mayor Dolly Sandoval