Dear Community Members,

As we approach World Mental Health Day on October 10, FEZANA is asking our community to come together around an issue that touches almost every family and every generation: mental health and emotional well-being.

For too long, mental health has remained a subject we hesitate to discuss openly. As a community that has always believed in caring for one another, we feel this World Mental Health Day is a meaningful time to turn awareness into lasting action.

FEZANA is therefore appealing to our community to help establish the FEZANA Mental Health Endowment Fund, a permanent resource dedicated to supporting Zoroastrians across North America, with a goal of [USD amount].

What the Fund will do

• Raise awareness of the importance of mental health for quality of life and overall well-being.
• Reduce the stigma that keeps community members from seeking help.
• Offer guidance and referrals to qualified professional care.
• Provide financial assistance for counseling and treatment where it is needed.
• Train carefully selected volunteers, youth leaders and Mobeds to recognize distress and guide individuals toward available options for help.

All support will be provided sensitively, confidentially and with dignity, just as we have always done in welfare situations within our community.

We have invested in Dar-e-Mehrs, community centers, scholarships and programs that strengthen our community. Now, let us also invest in the well-being of our people, in body, mind and spirit.

The Fund will grow with your generosity. Every contribution increases the number of individuals and families who can be helped, today and for generations to come.

Please consider making a meaningful contribution to establish this Endowment. Donors contributing USD 100,000 or more may establish a named endowment within the Fund, in honor or memory of a loved one.

To donate

Online:

Donate through the FEZANA Donation Portal, selecting “Mental Health Endowment Fund” from the Fund dropdown menu.

Donate by Cheque

Mail a cheque to

Rooky Fitter  

FEZANA Treasurer

4611 Stellrecht Circle

Huntington Beach, CA 92649

USA

Please write “Mental Healt Endowment” in the memo line of your cheque.

A U.S. tax receipt will be issued on behalf of FEZANA.

Together, let us build a community where no one feels they must struggle in silence, and where seeking help is met with understanding, compassion and support.

With deep appreciation and kind regards,

FEZANA Fundraising Committee in collaboration with

FEZANA Welfare and Critical Assistance Committee

fundraising@fezana.org