San Diego 2010 'Angel' Award Nominations

Volunteer Leadership Angel Award Nomination
Dr. Maryam Davodi-Far, Executive Director and Founder Cancer Coping Center maryam@cancercopingcenter.com Cell/work: (619)709-8112 From an early age, Maryam has been an advocate for others around her. Conceivably it was her fellow classmates who were too poor to purchase school supplies, or the ones that could not participate in sports, because their parents could not afford a pair of sneakers for their child. She clearly remembers telling her mother and father at dinner time that she was disappointed with the way things were at her local elementary school. The less fortunate children were made fun of as they were punished for not having the right tools to do their school work. In Iran, school children and their parents are responsible for paying for their school supplies. There are no vouchers and there is no welfare system. When Maryam voiced her concern to her parents, they in turn told her to take this up with the school principal. With the aid of her parents she was able to set 1/19/2010 7:14:01 PM

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