Resume Walking Program on Weekends

Toronto Iranians Community Group (Non for profit organization) with 8 years of experience in organizing walking and hiking in and around GTA and Ontario are pleased to announce that, our Walking Program (Green Exercise) on the weekends has been resumed from Apr 10.
Walking is one of our most popular programs that gives us a chance to discover Toronto, burn calories, socializing and boost our mental health

Toronto has one of the most diverse trails systems anywhere in the world. There are over 200 kilometers of off-road trials, 90 of which are paved. Valley trails follow Etobicoke, Mimico and Highland creeks, and the Humber, Don and Rouge rivers are some of the trails. The trails are mostly joined by the Waterfront Trail along Lake Ontario.

Here are more details on the walks:

Recreational Programs on Tuesdays from 5:00 to 8:30pm

We are pleased to announce that; we are running Recreational Programs on Tuesdays from 5:00 to 8:30pm in Parya Foundation.

These programs are to promote active and healthy life style for the community
Here are the activities:
Ping Pong (4 sets of tables)
Chess
Backgammon
Aerobic exercise (7:00 to8:00pm)

There is no

We are proud to announce that; we are arranging Skiing Program on Saturdays during the snow season.

The program is for everybody with all level of skiing skills. We provide training for the beginners and the skiing gears can be rented from the ski resort.

Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm

Contact: Farshad (647) 234-7428 and Mohammad (416) 887 -7236

Cost:
$40.00 for 8 hours rentals and lift tickets with one hour basic training by a certified trainer (from 9:30am to 10:30am).
You can buy tickets at the ski resort from the ski instructor (Farshad) in cash. Please go to the ski resort at 9:00am and pay Farshad $40.00 for 8 hours rental and lift ticket and $25.00 for 8 hours lift ticket only.

Farshad starts training at 9:30am and finish at 10:30am.

To make our program more manageable, please make sure to send an email to:
event@torontoiranians.com and let us know, if you would like to join us.

We are organizing a fundraising party for Saturday Feb. 27th, 2009, from 7 pm to 12 am.
The proceeds of the event will be donated through Pardis Charity Group towards sponsoring 5 needy children back home. This will be the third year we are doing this just before Norouz and we hope we can keep doing it for years to come.

Cost: $20 purchased before Feb. 20th, $25 purchased on Feb. 21st and after
Place: Party room, Yonge and Sheppard area
Time: Saturday Feb. 27th, 7 pm to 12 am

The event includes:
- Live music performance
- Networking
- Dinner, soft drinks, refreshments, ...
- Music and dance

Dinner will be

Frozen Waterfalls Tour in Hamilton (Highly Recommended)



We are pleased to announce that, we are going to Hamilton for a Frozen Waterfalls Tour.

Hamilton is located along Niagara Escarpment (the internationally
recognized Escarpment that provides perfect geological conditions for
waterfalls to occur). Hamilton is known as the "City of Waterfalls" and
it has more than 60 waterfalls. In our Frozen Waterfalls Tour, we will
experience the beauty and serenity of several Hamilton’s cascades and
waterfalls. They will take our breath away literally from the cold and we
will never forget the beauty of what you come to see.

Please be noted that, this tour is for MEMBERS ONLY and it is free. The date is

Winter Bird Count on Sunday, January 10th in Rouge Park

We are pleased to announce that, we are participating in Rouge Park’s seventh annual Winter Bird Count on Sunday, January 10th.
Any volunteer is welcome, no matter what your birding skills are. It is a fun and educational event. If you are new to birding, this is an excellent experience to learn from skilled birders or simply to learn more about Rouge Park and the wildlife within it.

Here is more info:

Time: 7:30am
Meeting location: Parking lot across Leslie subway station on Sheppard St. (North West corner of Leslie and Sheppard).
We carpool to the park and visa versa.
We will go to the Rouge Park in Scarborough (close to the Toronto Zoo) and the count starts at 8:00am.
We can stay there as long as we wish.
At the end of the day (3:00pm), count teams are invited to meet at the West Rouge Community Centre to compile data and share a hot meal provided by Rouge Park.

If you join us, please bundle up, wear multiple layers, waterproof clothing and cover as much skin as possible. We also recommend that you bring hot beverage, snacks for the day, binoculars, field guides and cameras if you have them. These items are not mandatory, but they may help you during the day.

The monitoring of bird populations within the park will

Discover Skiing
We are pleased to announce that, we are planning to have Skiing in the snow season.

Toronto Iranians Community Group is striving to make our community physically active and healthy. We believe a healthy and active person can perform much better in his/her work, school, family and successed faster than an inactive person.

By the same token, we added skiing to our recreational and outdoor programs. To start with, we will have Discover Skiing on Sunday Jan 3.

Discover Skiing is for those who never experienced snow sports before. It is fun, challenging and for whole family.

The ski resort is Located in

Yalda Party on Sat Dec 19th
We are proud to announce that, Toronto Iranians Community Group with the collaboration of Parya Trillium Foundation are celebrating Yalda night on Sat Dec 19th.
The event is family oriented and everybody is welcome and there is no age range for the participants. Feel free and bring over your kids, parents and invite your friends.
The event includes:
- Live music performance
- Dinner
- Music and dance
-Faleh Hafez
-Yalda treats
-And much more
Tickets:
--Free for kids under 2 years old
--$25.00 (cash or cheque only) for members (Toronto Iranians Community Group and Parya)
--$30.00 for non-members (Cash, Cheque or Online Payment)
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKET ONLINE:

Dear all,
There will be a Backgammon Tournament which I will manage in the end of November at Parya Foundation.
Players will have a chance to play with so many other players before their elimination of the tournament.

Registration fee is set for $100 which you can count as a donation to the Parya Trillium Foundation. For you “expert” players out there, there will be great prizes for the final 4 players. (Might be changed to more prices)

This will be a two days tournament (November 28 & 29) and the number of players is limited to up to 100. (We can not even have one more person because of the structure of this tournament)

Orientation session for all players will be held on November 22 @ 1 PM at Parya. Registration will be closed on November 18 at 12 AM.
Please review the link below and read the details, you can easily pay your entrée fee on line and at the same time your will be registered for the tournament.

http://www.parya.org/news/Announcement-backgammon2.html

Thanks and hope to see the best of you at this tournament.

Behnam Esfahanizadeh

Orientation Sessions for Newcomers

We would like to announce that, Toronto Iranians Community Group with the collaboration of Parya Trillium Foundation are providing services for the Persian speaking newcomers in GTA.

The One To One orientation session for the newcomers is on every Tuesday from 10:00am to 5:00pm in Parya Foundation.

We also provide Group workshops every month. The workshops will

Halloween charity party, Sunday, Nov. 1st, 6 to 11 pm


Like previous years, we are holding a Halloween party for the third time on Sunday, November 1st, this year. The proceeds of the event will be donated through Pardis Charity Group towards sponsoring 5 children back home.

Cost: $20 if you buy the ticket on time and wear costumes at the party
($5 extra donation if you are not wearing a costume, and $5 extra if you buy your tickets late within one week before the event)
Place: Yonge and Steels area
Time: Sunday, Nov. 1st, 6 pm to 11 pm

The event includes:
- Halloween costume competition, voting and prize ceremony
- Live music performance
- Dinner, refreshments, ...
- Music and dance

You need to

Informational Seminar on Mortgage and Life Insurance

We are proud to announce that, Toronto Iranians Community Group with the collaboration of Parya Trillium Foundation are holding an Informational Seminar on Mortgage and Life Insurance.

Mr. Siamak Mozaffari and Hamed Hojjati will be talking on the basics of obtaining the suitable mortgage, life and critical illness insurance in the Canadian market.

This seminar will be held on October 13th 2009 from 6 to 8 pm at Parya Foundation. For securing your seat, please kindly send an e-mail to to register.

If you are not living in Toronto or can not attend the seminar, it will
be live broadcast and will be archived for future reference.
Please copy and paste the following link to your browser on Tuesday
October 13th 2009 from 6 to 8 pm for the Live Broadcast:
mms://video.torontoiranians.com/toronto


Refreshments will be provided.

Here is the address:
Parya Trillium Foundation
7171 Yonge St. Unit 1 (First traffic light North of Steeles/ Doncaster).
Thornhill, Ontario
L3T 2A9

Day trip to Algonquin Park on Sat Oct 3 (MUST SEE PLACE IN FALL)


Click here to see the pictures of our last trip to Algonquin Park

Algonquin's 7,725 square kilometers of forests, lakes, and rivers have assumed as on of the most spectacular places to visit in Fall. A visit to the park will definitely be rewarding as the mosaic of changing colors lights up the forests and hundreds of square miles of red and golden orange forest, blue lakes, and evergreen shores make it one that no one should miss .

The park is about 300 km away from Toronto and Toronto Iranians Community Group with the collaboration of Parya Trillium Foundation are renting a luxurious motor coach (56 seats bus). Due to seat constraint, we are able to have only 56 passengers, therefore advanced registration is required to attend the trip. Registration is based on first come first served basis and it is not refundable.There is no wait list. Please hurry up, before the registration is complete. There is no age limit for the participants in the event. Feel free and invite your family with the kids and your parents.

Registration is:
Free for Kids under 2 years old
$30.00 for members (cash or cheque only)
$40.00 for non-members (cash or cheque only)

Here is how you can register for the trip or become a member:
1- On Sat hiking events (Sep. 12, 19 and 26)
2- On Tuesday (Sep. 8, 15, and 22) in Parya ,7171 Yonge St. Unit 1, (First traffic light North of Steels / Doncaster Ave) from 10:00am to 5:00pm
3- If you live around Fairview Mall, please contact Mohammad at 416-887 7236 to arrange for registration
4- If you live in Downtown, please contact Behnam at 416-887 7236 to arrange for registration

Deadline for registration: Sat. Sep 26, 09

Click here to download the membership form

Here are more details:
Meeting Point 1: Parya Trillium Foundation, 7171 Yonge St. Unit 1 (First traffic light North of Steels / Doncaster (Free parking)
Click here to see the location of meeting point
Leaving time: 7:00am

Meeting point 2: Parking lot in the York Mills subway station($4.00 per car)
Click here to see the location of meeting point
Leaving time: 7:30am
Arriving time: Around 8:00pm
Hike length: about 4.00 km (Optional)
Rating: beginner
Walking time: 1.5 hr

Please practice punctuality and make sure to arrive before 7:00 am. Please gear up for a day trip in the Late summer time (Spring Jacket, hiking shoe, Sunscreen and cap) and bring over your own water, snack lunch and supper and enjoy sharing them with others.

Please refrain from tailgating the bus by your own car. The trip is for those coming on the bus.
We reserve the right to cancel the trip, if deem necessary and the ticket price will be credit back to the purchasers.
Click here for more details

Toronto Iranians Community Group Membership Campaign

We are pleased to announce that, we are lunching our Membership Campaign.

Toronto Iranians established in Nov 12, 2001 as an independent Non-political and Non-religious Online Community and in Nov8, 2006 registered as a Non-For Profit Organization (Toronto Iranians Community Group).
Toronto Iranians Community Group (T.I, henceforth) has been highly active in helping new comers, fundraising for humanitarian causes, sponsoring community events and organizing cultural and social events.

T.I organized various social events and outdoor activities. The intention of these events is to build up a network, improve existing social relations, creating a platform for exchanging ideas and help each other socially and professionally to advance our community.

To expand our programs and providing more professional services to our community, we are lunching our Membership Campaign.

By becoming a member of T.I, you

Toronto Trails END to END Certificate

We are pleased to announce that; to encourage walkers to enjoy the rich fabric of parks, open spaces, rivers and streams in Toronto and stay healthy, Toronto Iranians Community Group award END to END Certificate to anyone who completes the trails in Toronto either individually or in Toronto Iranians Saturday Programs.

Toronto has one of the most diverse trails systems anywhere in the world. There are over 200 kilometers of off-road trials, 90 of which are paved. Valley trails follow Etobicoke, Mimico and Highland creeks, and the Humber, Don and Rouge rivers are some of the trails. The trails are mostly joined by the Waterfront Trail along Lake Ontario.

Please fill out the attached Log and once it