Mission Statement

Temporary Restraining Order(TRO) Extended Indefinately

ESFNA ONE, through its attorneys DLA Piper, has agreed to an extension of the TRO indefinitely. Because of this agreement, the hearing scheduled for May 14, 2012, afternoon has been suspended.  In the mean time, the parties will be working on language that will resolve the issue on a permanent basis.  If there is an agreement, the matter will be resolved.  If there is no agreement, the matter will be set for a hearing once again.

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ESFNA Statement Regarding Temporary Restraining Order (TROp) to avoid confusion among ESFNA’s customers, vendors, sponsors and the Ethiopian Community at large.

Maryland, Friday, April 13, 2012: Ethiopian Sport Federation in North America, ESFNA, was granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against ESFNAONE. The Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) directs ESFNAONE and its, officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys and other persons who are in active concert or participation with ESFNAONE, to cease and desist from using the name ESFNAONE., ESFNA or any variant thereof of, or the slogan “Bringing All Ethiopians Together” or any variant thereof, any domain name containing “ESFNA” or any variant thereof to hold, promote, or sponsor any soccer tournament to be held in July of 2012 during the pendency of this Order.
Additionally, ESFNAONE  was ordered to notify all persons and business with which it has  dealt in connection with its announced soccer tournament to be held July 1-7, 2012, that it  has no connection with ESFNA.  Further, ESFNAONE was ordered to publicly announce that it has no connection with ESFNA and that it has not previously sponsored any soccer tournament.  Finally, the parties were ordered to appear in court on April 27, 2012 for a hearing on a Preliminary Injunction.
Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA):Bringing Ethiopians Together

ESFNA prides itself in creating a unique stage where Ethiopians of all background, ethnicity, religion and political convictions can come together to celebrate our long enduring unique heritage and the diversity that has become our strength through the millenniums.  Our goal and vision through the past 29 years has been to maintain ESFNA’s annual festivities as the Mecca where ALL Ethiopians and supporters can come together once a year and create our own mini Ethiopia in the land of our refuge.
Founded in 1984, ESFNA is a non-profit organization dedicated to promote the rich Ethiopian culture and heritage as well as build positive environment within Ethiopian-American communities in North America. Its mission is bringing Ethiopians together to network, support the business community, empower the young by providing scholarships and mentoring programs, primarily using soccer tournaments, other sports activities and cultural events as vehicles.  ESFNA, by virtue of its status is non-political, non-religious and non-ethnic. We adhered to this position all along because we are legally expected to take such a stance.

ESFNA Public Relation

ESFNA – In commemoration of Maitre Artiste World Laureate Afewerk Tekle (April 10/2012)   

It is with great sadness that ESFNA received the news of the passing of the renowned Ethiopian painter, the Most Honorable Maitre Artiste World Laureate Afewerk Tekle at the age of 80.  ESFNA’s board of directors, Executive officers, players and members at large join millions of Ethiopians around the world in expressing our condolences to his family and friends.  The loss is no less felt by millions of Ethiopians who have idolized him for his great work and humanity cross generations.   

ESFNA was thrilled to have had Maitre Afewerk Tekle as our guest of honor in the Arts and Humanities category in our 2007 event in Dallas, TX.  His presence, sense of history and culture was very evident during the week.  He was a true patriot, an eloquent speaker and a humorous man of the people.

ESFNA board members and players enthusiastically heeded to his advice and well-wishes during his presentation at the Players’ Orientation Dinner as ESFNA’s 2007 Guest of Honor in Dallas.  His friendly disposition and visibility; be it, at the hotel lobby or stadium, chatting – posing for pictures with families and players – signing autographs – speaking - are memories forever etched in our memories. 

Arguably, one of the best and most unique artists our world has ever seen and one of the top Ethiopian icons; his passing invokes great sadness, in the same token, great appreciation for having experienced his work and talent. There are many of us who have a painting or two on our walls, his designed playing cards on our coffee tables, his murals and mosaics woven or printed on our wives’ or sisters’ dresses or scarves and Villa “Alpha” (his house) in our minds.  We will forever be grateful for the way he has touched our lives and rest in the thought that he is in a better place. 

ESFNA celebrates and acknowledges a national gift!   God rest his soul.

በዋሽንግተንና አካባቢው የሚገኙ ኢትዮጵያዊያን የአቋም መግለጫ  Sunday,March25,2012

መግቢያ፦  የአንድ ወጣት እድሜ ያስቆጠረው መኩሪያችንና አገናኛችን የሆነው ብቸኛው የስደተኞች ዓመታዊ መተያያ ጐዳና ሆኖ የቆየው በሰሜን አሜሪካ የኢትዮጵያ የስፖርትና የባሕል ፌዴሬሽን -ESFNA- ከትውልድ ወደ ትውልድ ይቀጥል ዘንድ፣ እንቅፋቶችን ለማሶገድ ማርች 25 ቀን 2012 በዲሲ ሜርየት ስብሰባ አካሂዷል። ፌዴሬሽኑ የዲሲ አካባቢ ማህበረሰብ ግልፅ ውይይት ያካሂድ ዘንድ ባደረገው ጥሪ፣ ቁጥራቸው እጅግ በርካታ የሆኑ ኢትዮጵያዊያን ተገኝተው፣   read more..

ESFNA Town Hall Meeting March 25, 2012 

Thank you for participating in the ESFNA Town Hall Meeting which was organized by the Sport Clubs of the Federation to shed light on the current status of ESFNA to the Ethiopian Community in North America. These gathering of approximately over 1000 community leaders and representatives from various Ethiopian-serving organizations in eight major cities Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Toronto and Washington DC (representing the Mid-Atlantic Teams, DC, MD, VA, NY, PA – 7 teams in total), were convened to exmaine issues related to ESFNA current position.

 During the meetings, we received input and recommendations on improving our strategies that will help ESFNA enhance its efforts dealing with the individuals who are using our brand name – ESFNA- without legal right and tarnishing ESFNA image in public. ESFNA will review the recommendations to improve its legal strategies and mobilize broader community action.

Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA):

Bringing Ethiopians Together

ESFNA prides itself in creating a unique stage where Ethiopians of all background, ethnicity, religion and political convictions can come together to celebrate our long enduring unique heritage and the diversity that has become our strength through the millenniums.  Our goal and vision through the past 29 years has been to maintain ESFNA’s annual festivities as the Mecca where ALL Ethiopians and supporters can come together once a year and create our own mini Ethiopia in the land of our refuge. 

Founded in 1984, ESFNA is a non-profit organization dedicated to promote the rich Ethiopian culture and heritage as well as build positive environment within Ethiopian-American communities in North America. Its mission is bringing Ethiopians together to network, support the business community, empower the young by providing scholarships and mentoring programs, primarily using soccer tournaments, other sports activities and cultural events as vehicles.  ESFNA, by virtue of its status is non-political, non-religious and non-ethnic. We adhered to this position all along because we are legally expected to take such a stance.

Thank you again for taking the time to be part of this important meeting. 

ESFNA Public Relation

Thank you   

To ESFNA Sponsors:  

 Ethiopian Airlines

 Western Union

On behalf of the Ethiopian Sport Federation in North America (ESFNA) I would like to thank you for so kindly sponsoring our annual summer tournament for the past several years. Your support has significantly contributed to the growth of ESFNA to a point where it has become the most favorite annual destination of tens of thousands of Ethiopians in North America and indeed from around the world.  

This year in Dallas, our goal is to attract over 100,000 attendees between July 1st and July 7th to enjoy the week-long event.  ESFNA takes aim at creating a positive immigrants experience by using an annual amateur soccer and cultural events as a vehicle.  ESFNA also believes education is a cornerstone of any society; hence we provide opportunity for the youth through our educational programs:  scholarship funding, mentorship and internships. Our community outreach program includes donations for natural disasters, and famine relief.  Since we are a low and moderate income community, we rely on your continued support to make this event possible.

I look forward to speaking with you more about this year’s event in the upcoming months.

Sincerely,

Getachew Tesfaye

ESFNA, President  

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