YOUR DIL In The Press

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YOUR DIL Opens Chapters in DC, Chicago and LA! Boston on the way….

We are very excited to announce the launch of our first three chapters in Washington DC, Chicago and Los Angeles. It has long been our goal to parlay our success in NYC to other cities to keep spreading awareness about literacy in Pakistan and raising money to fund our schools. If you have friends or family in any of these cities, please encourage them to get involved! We have also recently found a chapter leader in Boston and will update you as soon as he gets underway. A little intro to each chapter below:


Washington DC: The DC chapter was started by Sabah Iqbal who actually attended our first YOUR DIL meeting in NYC in 2005. The team just announced their first event at trendy restaurant Tabaq Bistro on Monday September 18 at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $10 at the door and all proceeds go to YOUR DIL. For more information please contact Sabah at sabah2002@gmail.com.


Chicago: Nadia Mohammad, who initially got involved with YOUR DIL in NYC and Farwa Hussain whose sister has been a volunteer with us for the past year, have started the Chicago chapter with their first event scheduled for Saturday September 2 at 6:30 PM to coincide with the ISNA conference in Chicago. Reza’s Restaurant, known to have the best Mediterranean food in Chicago will be hosting the dinner event, a great way for conference attendees to meet each other and support our cause. $40 pre-paid tickets ($50 at the door) include dinner and a donation to YOUR DIL. There are a limited amount of tickets so if you plan to attend, buy before-hand. For more information please contact Nadia at nd7purple@gmail.com.


Los Angeles: Maliha Tapal whose family has been involved with DIL for many years helped found the Los Angeles chapter. As their first project, the chapter has started a Read-A-Thon where local children ages 5-12 gather sponsors who pay them for each book they read during the summer. The event encourages children to read, introduces them to the concept of charity and helps raise money for YOUR DIL. For more information about the Read-A-Thon or to get involved, please email Maliha at malihatapal@yahoo.com.

We hope you will pass on information about these chapters to your contacts in the respective cities. We are very excited to have all these volunteers on board and wish our new chapters much success as they join us in the fight against illiteracy in Pakistan.

If you would like to start a chapter in your city please contact myself at samar@yourdil.org or Rabia Ahmed at rabia@yourdil.org.

A Night on the Indus, Gala Prep

We are a month and a half away from transforming the Westside Loft in Manhattan into a transplanted village from Pakistan. This year's theme, "A Night on the Indus," will bring together many of our current patrons, volunteers, and friends to celebrate life and culture in Pakistan, all while raising money to enhance the future of the children there.

Along with the street food vendors serving traditional Pakistani favorites to fulfill your epicurean desires, we intend on having traditional Pakistani beverages to keep hydrated all night long. Aaron James, formerly the resident DJ at Crobar, with his latest residency at Guesthouse, will be spinning hip-hop, bhangra, 80's, and Middle Eastern jams all night.

We are also pleased to honor Gideon Yago, whose diary on the devastating South Asia earthquake last year, was nominated for an Emmy Award. Gideon, generation X’s favorite source on news, will join us on September 15^th to help raise money for the children of Pakistan while being honored for his great work and dedication to first-class journalism.

Tickets are officially on sale now. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.yourdil.org/indus.

So bring your dancing shoes, bangles, and dress up in your Sunday’s finest for an unprecedented night of exhilaration and mingling--all while supporting such an extraordinary cause.

Hope to see you there!