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In addition to the
blossoming love from adoring
family and friends all
around, Nai’s passing has
provided opportunities for
many enhancements to our
world. Under the coordination of
LifeLink of Georgia, her
organ donations to two
recipients (one received her
liver and one kidney, the
other received her pancreas
and the other kidney), have
brought hope and better
health to two deserving
individuals and their
beautiful families. Nai
expressed her desire to be
an organ donor as soon as
she received her first
driver’s license.
You may
wish to consider this
wonderful expression of
selflessness. You can
contact LifeLink of Georgia
at
http://www.lifelinkfound.org/georgia.cfm. The
recipient of Nai's pancreas
and one kidney is Maureen
Templeton-Adams. She had
been a Type 1 diabetic since
the age of 11, and suffered
greatly due to her
diabetes.
Contributions in her honor
to the
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation will
assuredly bring joy to Nai's
spirit. Please visit
http://www.jdrfgeorgia.org/support.asp.
Because of Naiyareh’s
dedication to justice
throughout her life, and her
indomitable spirit as a
vibrant young woman, one of
the charities designated to
receive memorial donations
in her honor is the Tahirih
Justice Center in Virginia.
This center is dedicated to
enable women and girls who
face gender-based violence
to access justice. We can
just hear Nai cheering them
on! Please visit
http://www.tahirih.org/
for more information.
Several thousands of dollars
have been donated in Nai’s
name. Nai, to quote a dear friend
of hers and mentor, was
“gracious, lovely, and
enthusiastic about life and
her future…she was thrilled
about her career choice…”
What better way to recognize
her fervor for the law than
to establish a scholarship
in her name where she
attended law school?
The
Georgia State University
Student Trial Lawyers’
Association is the trustee
for this scholarship.
According to the Dean of the
Law School, Steven
Kaminshine, "The recipients
of the Nai Award will be
recognized for their
perseverance, tremendous
efforts and involvement in
the area of litigation
studies as well as their
willingness to encourage and
help others, as Nai
exemplified as a law student
and as a person." They have
a website at
http://law.gsu.edu/stla/contact.php,
and donations may be made in
Naiyareh’s name in the
scholarship block at
https://www.applyweb.com/public/contribute?s=lawcont.
Recently a project has been
started in Nai’s memory
through the Mona
Foundation. There is a need
for another dormitory at the
Ruaha School in Iringa,
Tanzania, and it is being
funded in Naiyareh’s name.
Please visit
http://www.monafoundation.org/
for more information. The
Mona Foundation is dedicated
to supporting grassroots
educational initiatives and
raising the status of women
and girls in the United
States and abroad. After
the Ruaha project is fully
funded, we expect to expand
to other needs supported
through the Mona
Foundation. Baha’is may consider helping
with the Edgewood Baha’i
Center restoration project
in Atlanta, Georgia. When
completed, the rear
courtyard is expected to be
named “Naiyareh’s Garden” in
honor of donations made in
her name and Naiyareh’s
dedication to the Baha’i
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