Phoenix Regional Office

Pune Ghebleh, Director
8201 N. 54th Street
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
480-609-0093
pune@monafoundation.org

Phoenix Celebrates Mona!

The Mona Foundation Phoenix Regional Office launched its grand opening with a “First Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show” fundraiser, organized by Regional Director, Pune Ghebleh, assisted by many supporters. Every detail of the event was lovingly arranged, from the beautiful lakeside country club setting to the exquisite lunch and dessert, the fragrant fresh flower arrangements at each table, and the continual tea and coffee service at an outside buffet next to the lake.

Tickets were sold in advance for $75 each and the demand surpassed the attendance goal of 150 people. Local merchants, contacted to donate gifts or services, responded with gift certificates for dinners-for-two at renowned area restaurants, “Culture Packages,” or sports event tickets that were raffled off for $25 apiece. Over $3,000 was raised from the sale of these tickets. Additionally many other items were donated for a silent auction.

The centerpiece of the event was a spring fashion show. Pune coordinated with an exclusive boutique that agreed to feature its clothing line and ten of Pune's daughter's friends were asked to model. The event room was set up with 17 decorated tables arranged around the runway. Before the lunch and fashion show, Mona Foundation and its goals were presented in an introduction to the assembled guests. The thought and love that went into planning the event resulted in a very successful fundraiser. But even more, it was a beautiful, dignified and prestigious launch of the newly formed Phoenix Regional Office.

Regional Office Guidelines

Mona Foundation support of its adopted projects contributes to a process through which people of all nations become the protagonists of their own development and learn how to direct their own affairs. Mona Foundation Regional Offices are established in order to build the Foundation’s infrastructure for growth and hence increase the circle of the Foundation's friends in support of these projects. These offices are considered the regional agencies of the Foundation and are governed by these guidelines

An Office shall be established in an area where a strong nucleus of Mona Foundation supporters already exists, and at which a core team of supporters have demonstrated their commitment and support of the Foundation goals through a variety of activities.

Each Office shall be guided by the same mission, guiding principles, goals, objectives and all other policies of the Mona Foundation reflected in its legal documents, and as outlined by the IRS code for 501 (c) (3) organizations includ- ing adherence to all necessary accounting procedures that assure legally binding accountability and transparency.

The Office shall have a Director, appointed by the Board of Directors, who will hold the responsibility of managing the daily operation of the Regional Office. The Director is responsible to the Board of Directors of Mona Foundation and works directly with the President in execution of its various activities. The Director works with its core team (selected by the Director) to devise an annual plan for the Office, outlining its scope of activities and goaals in support of the Mona Foundation’s adopted projects.

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