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Tuesday, March 03, 2009 - 10:11 AM
  
Back from top left to right:
Arian Sadri, Dehat Jalil, Bahroz Rasheed, Ibrahim Rasul, Zana Abdul,
Hemen Rasu, Hauger Canybeel, Yosif Rasul;
Bottom from left to right: Armin Sadri, Shvan Kareem, Ashraf
Kareem, Mashkhal Ibrahim, Govan Farag, Suhiel Barraghi, Aven Azizi,
Soma Haji, Ardalan Mahmood
Harrisonburg KYC organized
an event on Saturday February 14, 2009 to introduce KYC to Harrisonburg
Kurdish community where about 200 people attended. The event was hosted
by Ardalan Mahmood, Secretary of Constitution, in Kurdish, Ibrahim Rasul,
in English, and it consisted of a statement about KYC in Kurdish by
Zana Abdul, General Secretary, a power point slideshow by Shamia Mahmood
and Soma Haji in English, which introduced the objective of the KYC
in the Harrisonburg community and in general. Different types of folk
music and songs were bestowed upon the guests by Ranja Chener, and Younis
Haji. An English poem by Dehat Jalil, Activity Coordinator, and Kurdish
poems by Avin Mahmood, Educational Promoter, and Ibrahim Rasul were
also read. KYC members also arranged dinner for all its guests, in which
all the members were at service and strived to satisfy the welcomed
guests. Later on in the event, it was time for the KYC members to introduce
themselves and their position in KYC. The families of the members were
very proud and one of the fathers set foot on stage and gave an inspirational
and motivating speech to remind the other guests how important the KYC
will be for the community and to support them any way they can. There
was also a drawing competition for the children, and three guests were
chosen as a judge, the judges were Mr. Shorsh Mustafa, Mr. Mohammad
Kareem, and Mr. Haji Sherko to pick out the best three drawings, and
Later on when the three winners of the contest were introduced and awarded
a Wal-Mart gift card and a coloring book. All the children received
candy as well. For half an hour at the end of the event, the KYC members
welcomed the guests to a traditional Kurdish dance. The event was very
successful, and a lot of positive feedback was received from the guests.
The Harrisonburg KYC would like to thank all the members and guests
who attended this event and made it look great. Without everyone this
wouldn't have been
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