Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction on Friday, January 13th,6 pm
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814
Organizer Nasrine Gross, Kabultec founder, has been working on Afghan women's rights since 1996. Proceeds will support couples’ literacy classes and several orphanages in Afghanistan through Kabultec.
Whether you are in the Washington, D.C. area and able to attend this event or wish to support these worthy projects, mail checks made out to "Kabultec" (a 501(c)3 organization) to:
Eleanor DePaola
7941 Inverness Ridge Rd.
Potomac, MD 20854-4010
Reservations and to volunteer: Eleanor at 301-299-6236 or (301) 493-8300
Tickets, $50 per person
The program will include:
- Authentic Afghan dinner
- Keynote speaker Mr. Philip Poullada will report on his trip to Afghanistan and his work with orphanages and building of democracy
- Kabultec founder Nasrine Gross, 2011 activities
- Raffle of unique Afghan handicrafts (tickets, $10)
Silent Auction to include
- Afghan cooking class with Nasrine
- Hand-crafted items from large and small textiles to jewelry, pottery, woodcarving, and metal work—all from bazaars and women’s groups throughout Afghanistan
Directions:http://www.cedarlane.org/directions
Packets of vegetable & flower seeds for widows’ gardens in Afghanistan will be gratefully accepted.
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