Join your YWCA of Orange County for an evening of Bon Temps Mardi Gras Style celebrating our 29th Annual Gala, Dinner Party and Community Awards on February 13, 2021. You will be virtually in great company in the comfort of your home, dress-up or down with our Mardi Gras party favors, enjoy a sumptuous meal by Colette’ Catering (optional) and together we will recognize the our outstanding Leader of the Year, Sharon Quirk-Silva, California Assembly Member and Dr. Faisal Qazi, Humanitarian of the Year.
MEET THE HONOREES
Humanitarian of the Year
Dr. Fasel Qazi
When Dr. Faisal Qazi graduated from medical school, his father said to him, “there is no success in you until and unless people around you benefit from your work.” He has since carried that mantra of community service his entire life.
His parents faced the struggles of an immigrant family with its economic and social challenges while focused on their children’s education and instilled the values of always giving back to society. Dr. Qazi is a devoted husband and a father to four children, including two adopted children and a foster child. He and his wife chose to relocate to Fullerton in 2012 for its diverse, culturally rich, and family oriented environment.
Through every stage of his career—as a medical student, a practicing neurologist, a health-clinic business owner, a nonprofit founder, and an educator— Dr. Qazi has made it his life’s mission to give back and serve others. While serving on Fullerton’s Community Development Citizen’s Committee, he helped invest in Fullerton’s nonprofit community.
Early in his medical career, as a resident in training in Detroit, he co-founded a free clinic to provide services in an area of the city where healthcare was not readily available. Dr. Qazi later co-founded and continues to serve as the President of MiNDS (Medical Network Devoted to Service), a community service non-profit based in southern CA, which focuses on providing free of cost specialty healthcare to patients-in-need and those with neurological disabilities.
In 2015, in the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting in San Bernardino, Dr. Qazi spearheaded a campaign that raised $200,000 for the victims and their families on behalf of the American Muslim community, one of the largest sums collected for this cause.
Dr. Qazi serves on staff at St. Jude Medical Center, and is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Western University and UC Riverside. While contributing to the education of medical students he is maintaining a private group practice.
He completed his undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at UCLA, medical school at Touro University, residency in Neurology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, and a Neurophysiology fellowship at University of California, San Diego.
Dr. Qazi currently lives and practices in Fullerton, CA.
His parents faced the struggles of an immigrant family with its economic and social challenges while focused on their children’s education and instilled the values of always giving back to society. Dr. Qazi is a devoted husband and a father to four children, including two adopted children and a foster child. He and his wife chose to relocate to Fullerton in 2012 for its diverse, culturally rich, and family oriented environment.
Through every stage of his career—as a medical student, a practicing neurologist, a health-clinic business owner, a nonprofit founder, and an educator— Dr. Qazi has made it his life’s mission to give back and serve others. While serving on Fullerton’s Community Development Citizen’s Committee, he helped invest in Fullerton’s nonprofit community.
Early in his medical career, as a resident in training in Detroit, he co-founded a free clinic to provide services in an area of the city where healthcare was not readily available. Dr. Qazi later co-founded and continues to serve as the President of MiNDS (Medical Network Devoted to Service), a community service non-profit based in southern CA, which focuses on providing free of cost specialty healthcare to patients-in-need and those with neurological disabilities.
In 2015, in the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting in San Bernardino, Dr. Qazi spearheaded a campaign that raised $200,000 for the victims and their families on behalf of the American Muslim community, one of the largest sums collected for this cause.
Dr. Qazi serves on staff at St. Jude Medical Center, and is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Western University and UC Riverside. While contributing to the education of medical students he is maintaining a private group practice.
He completed his undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at UCLA, medical school at Touro University, residency in Neurology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, and a Neurophysiology fellowship at University of California, San Diego.
Dr. Qazi currently lives and practices in Fullerton, CA.
Leader of the Year
Honorable Sharon Quirk-Silva
Assembly Member, District 65
CUISINE OPTIONS
(DELIVERED DINNER)
MENU #1
*Seafood Gumbo
*Cajun Rubbed Baby Back Ribs
with Andouille Pork & Beans + Red Potato & Corn
*Pecan Brown Butter Cake
MENU #2
*Seafood Gumbo
*Blackened Crispy Skin Salmon
with Zatarain’s Wild Rice with Pine Nuts & Chopped Herbs
*Pecan Brown Butter Cake
MENU # 3
*Vegan Seafood Gumbo
*Stuffed Zastarain’s Wild Rice Peppers
with Roasted Tomato & Chopped Herbs + Vegan Corn Maque Choux
*Vegan King Cake
*Seafood Gumbo
*Cajun Rubbed Baby Back Ribs
with Andouille Pork & Beans + Red Potato & Corn
*Pecan Brown Butter Cake
MENU #2
*Seafood Gumbo
*Blackened Crispy Skin Salmon
with Zatarain’s Wild Rice with Pine Nuts & Chopped Herbs
*Pecan Brown Butter Cake
MENU # 3
*Vegan Seafood Gumbo
*Stuffed Zastarain’s Wild Rice Peppers
with Roasted Tomato & Chopped Herbs + Vegan Corn Maque Choux
*Vegan King Cake
ITINERARY
|