Persian Cultural Center Annual Meeting and Election
Dear PCC Members,
The Persian Cultural Center is committed to providing a safe and enjoyable experience for the Iranian American community. As you all may know, PCC typically holds its Annual Meeting and election for the Board of Directors in the third week of May. With the growing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, we understand that our members and their families’ safety and health are the priority. The PCC Board of Directors has therefore decided to postpone this year’s Annual Meeting and election to a later date, most likely around the end of September. We are hoping by then, we will be able to maintain a regular assembly for discussions around PCC plans and conduct a question and answer session with the candidates.
We are still accepting candidates for this year’s election, so feel free to contact the PCC office with any questions. We’d like to offer our sincere gratitude to all of our PCC members for your continued support.
Stay safe and healthy,
Persian Cultural Center Board of Directors
COVID-19 Response
Here at PCC we are blessed to be able to reach out to those in need. Members of our community are facing many challenges with layoffs and furloughs due to COVID-19. We are seeing an increased need to reach out to these individuals and families more than ever. If you or someone you know is in need in anyway, please reach out to us, we mean that sincerely and wholeheartedly. For those who are able and willing to volunteer, your help is more than welcome during these times. Donations of any size are greatly appreciated, since the work of many is greater than one.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
PCC’s Board Meetings
Persian Cultural Center’s board of directors holds its meetings every second Wednesday of the month. The March meetings took place at IAC. In compliance with social distancing guidelines, the April meeting was held online.
On the Steps at SDMA – March 6, 2020
On March 6, 2020, The San Diego Museum of Art held a celebration in honor of Persian arts and culture on the steps of the museum at Balboa Park. The event consisted of: presentation of the works of local Persian artists; live music performed by Kourosh Taghavi and the Dornob group with Farhad Bahrami; dance performances by students of the Iranian School of San Diego; and a screening of the movie, “Children of Heaven.
PCC events – March, April and May 2020
The Covid-19 outbreak and for the safety and health of the community, all PCC March, April and May events including all Nowruz events, Jong e Farhangi, Poetry night and Movie night were cancelled.
Census 2020
PCC has been very active in reaching out to, and encouraging, the Iranian American community to participate in the Census, 2020. For this purpose, we have been using Peyk magazine, weekly mass emails, and social media to reach everyone in the community. PCC has also installed information banners in Balboa International Market, Atlas Market and North Park Produce Market.
PCC Youth Committee
The youth group had their last Family fun night in February. It was a full house with a few new families.They have collected and donated two boxes of food to the SD Food Bank (Thanks to those who donated items).Unfortunately due to the COVID -19 they had not been able to visit the nursing home which they visited several times before during the year.The PCC Youth Committee is offering free remote tutoring to those who need help. The subjects are math, history, English, chemistry, and more. Please contact Fariba Babakhani, PCC at (858) 552-9355 or email pcc@ppcsd.org for more information.
