An #Outsider Newsflash (Special Edition): On #HurricaneHarvey

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and the destruction it has wrought, please note the following that we just received that we are featuring on all our properties on this call to action by the Corporation For National Service:

Dear friends,

The American Red Cross is requesting volunteers who are skilled in shelter operations to support Hurricane Harvey response efforts in Texas. To learn about opportunities with the American Red Cross visit our blog.

More opportunities to volunteer may be available with Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. You can find a list of those and more at NationalService.gov/Harvey. There you can  also find information on where to seek assistance, should you, or friends and family be impacted by the storm’s effects.

Please share this email with others you know who may wish to volunteer to help Texans recover.

Stay safe,

Kelly DeGraff
Senior Advisor, Disaster Services Unit

Thought For the Week (Special W-End Edition) : Believe (An aria From the Woody Guthrie Opera, Woody For the People)

Our team decided on this as a small measure of thanks which we are honored to feature on all our properties as our journey of service continues:

 BELIEVE

(An aria from the Woody Guthrie Opera,

Woody for the People)

I believe in redemption 

I believe in the Truth 

I believe there’s a moment when all that is good 

comes shining through

I believe in transition 

I believe change is good 

It’s the steady confusion of life that transforms 

us from old into new

And I believe … nothing could be so fine 

As Love and Forgiveness … and Mercy Devine

I believe in remorse 

that forgiveness is Truth 

And that nothing else matters as much as the 

love between me and you

And I believe … nothing could be so fine 

As Love and Forgiveness … and Mercy Devine

~ Michael Johnathon

Notations From the Grid (Special Friday Edition): A Call to All For 2018 Nowruz Banner Contest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Farhang Foundation press@farhang.org 310-666-1546   Call for Submissions:  2018 Nowruz Banner Contest   Farhang Foundation invites artists worldwide to participate in its Annual Official Nowruz Banner Contest!   LOS ANGELES, CA, August 24, 2017 - Farhang Foundation is calling on aspiring and veteran graphic artists to submit original designs that conceptualize Nowruz (the Iranian New Year) commemorating Farhang's annual celebration of Nowruz in Los Angeles.  Eligible designs will be considered as the central artwork featured on street banners and other marketing material that will proudly promote Farhang's 10th Annual Nowruz Celebration at UCLA throughout prominent boulevards of Los Angeles in February and March of 2018.   2017 Winning Design By   Rashin Kheiriyeh The 2018 Nowruz Banner Contest offers contestants a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a vital part of Farhang Foundation's efforts to celebrate Nowruz with the public, receive recognition on Farhang's digital and social platforms and global PR campaigns, and have their design featured on hundreds of street pole banners throughout the city of Los Angeles! Eligible submissions will visualize some aspect of Nowruz orIranian culture and must be the original work of the contestant.  The selected design must be completed and submitted in high-resolution, printable .eps, .ai or .pdf, built to size. The winning designer is also required to be available and open to adjusting the final design, per the guidelines to be provided by Farhang Foundation and/or set forth by the City of Los Angeles.   The final selected design must incorporate the following phrasing, as well as Farhang Foundation's official logo using the standard Banner Template. - Celebrating Nowruz / Iranian New Year - March 11, 2018  - Royce Hall, Dickson Court at UCLA - Presented by Farhang Foundation  - Farhang.org For samples of past winning designs visit our Nowruz Banner Gallery.   2018 Nowruz Banner Contest Selection of the winner is discretionary. Farhang Foundation reserves the sole right to select the design submitted. Upon selection, the artist is required to sign a release for the selected design to be used by Farhang Foundation for the purposes stated above.   DEADLINE & SUBMISSION INFO: Submit your original conceptual design in low resolution format (.jpg, .png or .pdf format) by or before October 2, 2017 Include FULL NAME of the artist, location and TELEPHONE NUMBER All entries should be submitted via email to Nowruz@farhang.org.