On December 13–14, the Grand Iranian Charity Auction Festival of Toronto was held with the goal of supporting five cancer patients in the Toronto–Richmond Hill area.
At this festival, all vendors who rented tables were required to sell their items below market price to maximize charitable impact.
We would like to acknowledge the generous sponsors of this event: Dr. Zohreh Shafagh, dentist; Souri Sabri, real estate broker; Farnaz Tavakoli, immigration consultant; and Pars College.

Avid is the seventh school built by the Help the People group, located in the village of Sib in the Sistan and Baluchestan province.
The school was completed through the contributions of the group’s members and the proceeds from the Mehregan Festival.
Mr. Habibollah Khodadadzehi oversaw the entire process—from securing approval from the Department of Education to supervising construction until its completion.
The school features a cement-paved courtyard, sturdy brick walls, a small kitchen, and restroom facilities.

Mehregan Festival 2025,

After two months of dedicated effort, the Mehregan Festival was successfully held on Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th, in Richmond Hill — and it truly turned out to be one of our best events yet!
This year, an incredible number of people came together to make this festival as wonderful as our community deserves. Below is a summary of our amazing team and supporters:

    Gold Sponsors:

•Farnaz. A. Tavakoli – Immigration Consultant- Road To Future

Following the explosion at Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, many dock workers and truck drivers tragically lost their lives. In response, we came together to raise funds and offer support to the families of the victims.
Fortunately, the same team that previously delivered housing units on our behalf to earthquake victims in Khoy kindly agreed to travel to Bandar Abbas. With the help of a local insurance representative, they obtained a list of names and contact numbers of several affected families.

As in previous years, we decided to prepare and donate New Year food packages and traditional sweets for underprivileged children and their families.
To support this cause, we organized a festival called Valentine, where we rented out vendor tables and dedicated all proceeds to benefit the children.
You can see the process and highlights of this initiative through the photo gallery below.

We launched a heartfelt campaign to support a 19-year-old mother of 8-month-old twins, who had been diagnosed with colon cancer and urgently needed surgery, chemotherapy, and extended care. With her husband being visually impaired, the young family was facing overwhelming financial and emotional challenges, relying heavily on her as the primary source of income.

This year, our school named Avand was built in the village of Maidan (Anark), located in the Bam Pusht district of Sirkan.

Construction began in May, and thanks to the generous contributions raised during the Mehrgan Festival, the full cost of the project was successfully covered. Avand is the sixth school built through the collective efforts of the dedicated members of our group.

Today, the school is fully operational, and children are already attending classes—turning a shared dream into a lasting reality.

Mahsa is a 24-year-old woman battling cancer. Due to her young age, she had never undergone a mammogram, and tragically, the cancer had already spread to surrounding tissues by the time it was discovered. She lost her job as a shop assistant four months ago and has been unable to work since. Mahsa’s story is marked by deep loss—she also lost her father in the Kermanshah earthquake.

Kourosh is a young man whom we helped treat his cancer a year or two ago. Unfortunately, his cancer returned and spread to his stomach. He had to have surgery. We helped together again and $2,410 was raised. Cyrus returned to the hospital for treatment and we hope he can beat the cancer.

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