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Posted by ZAMC 
· August 6, 2021 

2021 AGM Agenda and Materials

When: Sunday, Aug. 8th, 2021 at 10:00AM CT
Location: Onsite (ZAC) & Virtual Option (Zoom)

Agenda:

  • Benediction
  • Approval of 2020 AGM Meeting Minutes
  • President’s Address
  • Treasurer Report
  • ZAC Awards
  • Committee Reports
  • Endowment Fund Proposal
  • Capital Campaign
  • Open Forum


Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/95438445275?pwd=Nkp4dVpzUkJ0L2NmRTlobmVGR1Rudz09

Meeting ID: 954 3844 5275
Passcode: 814094

2020 Financials: Click Here

2020 AGM Meeting Minutes: Click Here

Note: If you are attending in person, please print and bring your own copy of any materials you’d like to reference during the AGM. No printed copies will be provided by ZAC.

Hamāzor Hamā Ashō-bēd!
May we be united in strength and righteousness!

~ZAMC Board of Directors

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Posted by ZAMC 
· July 26, 2021 

2021 Muktad Registration

As customary, since the opening of our Darbe Mehr in 1983, our Priests will perform the Muktad prayers on all five Gatha days. Names of dear departed family members and friends are to be submitted ahead of time for inclusion in the daily prayers on all five Gatha days.

This year, the schedule of prayers is as follows:

  • Wed, August 11th – 7 pm – Ahunavaiti Gatha
  • Thu, August 12th – 7 pm – Ushtavaiti Gatha
  • Fri, August 13th – 7 pm – Spentamainyu Gatha
  • Sat, August 14th – 11 am – Vohuxshathra Gatha
  • Sun, August 15th – 11 am – Vahishtoishti Gatha / Pateti
  • Mon, August 16th – 5 am – Farewell to the Fravashis

Please complete the Muktad Prayer Form (online or hard copy ) as soon as possible, but no later than August 8th, together with your payment to ZAC for $50 per name. No names will be accepted over the telephone OR once the prayers have started. Click below to access the respective forms:

The online 2021 Online Muktad Form can be filled in by clicking here.

OR

A hard copy 2021 Muktad forms is accessible by clicking here. Please download the hard-copy form, fill it out and mail it to the address within the form.

Payments can be made online or through check irrespective of the medium of the form. Online payments can be made on this website (https://zamc.org/donate). Please select option “2021 Muktad Prayers” as the fund option.

Check payments can be mailed to Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago, 8615 Meadowbrook Drive, Burr Ridge, IL 60527.

For Separate Muktad Prayer Arrangements at the Darbe Mehr, please contact Aban Vazifdar at 630-739-3507. The charge for private prayers is $500, payable to ZAC, with a limit of five names per family. For any questions or if you have trouble accessing the forms please reach out to us by email at zamc@zamc.org

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Posted by ZAMC 
· September 1, 2018 
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UPDATE: ZAC Fall 2018 Arbor Day – Sept 8, 2018

Dear Friends,

ZAC’s 2018 Fall Arbor Day is almost upon us! This is but our first step in a long-term plan to beautify our ZAC grounds for our members. The interest in this event has been fantastic and we are looking forward to a fun and exciting day of environmental and community service!

We need all the assistance we can get to make this a successful event – whether it’s digging, planting, mulching, or keeping our on-field volunteers well-fed and refreshed, we could really use your help. If you have not already done so, please RSVP Persis Driver (email or 630-453-7837) or Zenobia Damania (email or 630-697-8947) as soon as possible.

We would also be grateful for any donations or contributions to help offset the planting and landscaping costs. If you’d like to donate to the event, you may do so by clicking on the button below, or in-person on the day of the event.

Donate to ZAC Arbor Day

Please note: We have received several requests for sponsoring trees in memoriam. Unfortunately, we still have considerable debris on our grounds that needs to be cleared before we can identify and allocate plots for them. We are going to defer the sponsorship and planting of trees until Spring next year, when we will be in a better position to have a thorough landscape design.

We will instead focus our time and energy on planting a selection of bushes, shrubs, hedges, and several other small annuals and planters in key locations around our property, carefully curated to bloom from Spring through Summer. Please read on to see what we will be planting.

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Posted by ZAMC 
· August 26, 2018 
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ZAC Arbor Day – Sept 8, 2018

Dear Friends,

It may be the time of the year when we lament the end of summer, but Fall presents a new opportunity for us to enjoy the outdoors. This is the best time of the year to set roots for plants, trees, flowers, and shrubs that we want to see bloom in our gardens in the coming years. As Zoroastrians, an important aspect of our identity is our oneness with nature, and Persian gardens, or “pardis”, since the time of Cyrus the Great, have embodied our physical connection with the world. Keeping with this tradition, let us take the opportunity to improve ZAC’s connection with nature by celebrating “ZAC Arbor Day” on Saturday, September 8th.

This Arbor Day event is an opportunity for families – parents, children, grandparents, cousins, uncles, aunts, and friends, to work together towards a common goal. Needless to say, this has the potential to strengthen friendships, deepen family connections, and help our younger generations see that as adults, we don’t only talk about being ecological scientists, but follow through on that promise with action. So please, let us come together on this day to plant, laugh, and grow!

Event: ZAC Arbor Day
Date: Saturday, September 8th
Time: 10:00am till work gets done.
RSVP: Persis Driver (email or 630-453-7837) or Zenobia Damania (email or 630-697-8947)
Nourishment: Tea, coffee, lunch, and snacks will be organized for all participants

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Posted by ZAMC 
· July 23, 2018 
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ZAC Clean-up date Aug 4 – UPDATE

Dear friends,

We wanted to remind you of ZAC Clean-up day plans for our upcoming events over the next few weeks: Gatha prayers, Shahenshahi Navroz function, and other events where ZAC will be hosting members of other religious groups.

There are several areas where our Darbe-Mehr needs a good clean-up effort. To accomplish this, we are scheduling a ZAC CLEAN-UP DAY on Saturday, August 4, starting at 10:00 am.

In order to facilitate signup, we have published a list of jobs in an online spreadsheet. If you are able to join us, please RSVP by putting your name against a task of your choice.

Alternately, you can RSVP by calling Minoo Press at (847) 619-6690 or Rohinton Rivetna at (630) 248-4387 and sign up for the job when you arrive at the center.

We are hopeful that we will have a large number of volunteers to help bring our center in top shape for the upcoming events.

Please note: For those unable to make Aug 4, we will also be at the center on Aug 2 if you’d like to come and help us out then.

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE JOBS BY CLICKING HERE. We look forward to working together at the center on Aug 4 (or Aug 2)!

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Posted by ZAMC 
· July 18, 2018 
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ZAC clean-up day on Saturday, Aug 4

Dear friends,

We have several important events coming up in the next few weeks: Gatha prayers, Shahenshahi Navroz function, and other events where ZAC will be hosting members of other religious groups.

There are several areas where our Darbe-Mehr needs a good clean-up effort. To accomplish this, we are scheduling a ZAC CLEAN-UP DAY on Saturday, August 4, starting at 10:00 am.

We desperately need volunteers for this critical effort. If you are able to join us, please RSVP Minoo Press at (847) 619-6690 or Rohinton Rivetna at (630) 248-4387.

We will have a list of jobs that need to get done. You can sign up for them when you get to the center. If you cannot spend enough time on Sunday, you can choose to return and complete it at your convenience. We are hopeful that we will have a large number of volunteers to help bring our center in top shape for the upcoming events.

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