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ICNA Relief-Canada Fundraising Iftaar Dinner July 6th 2014
7-16-2014
ICNA Relief Canada organized fundraising iftaar dinner to raise funds for Syria and Orphan sponsorship. Program held at Crystal at York banquet hall in Surrey on July 6th. Program started with beautiful recitation from holy Qur’an by Hafiz Hamadullah Qazi. Over two hundred concerned community members from all races and walk of life attended the Surrey, July 6th program and helped our brothers and sisters across the globe by their donations and prayers. Guest speaker shaikh Ahmed Shihab highlighted the importance of helping these brothers and sisters in need. He quoted that we should put our self in the shoes of those brothers and sisters who are going through hardship to get the feeling and motivation to help them. He also added that helping these brothers and sisters is actually helping ourselves in the hereafter inshaAllah.
Br Shehryar Gilani presented about ICNA relief’s domestic and international programs. He also explained how ICNA-Relief strives to keep administrative and overhead cost as low as possible.
He also outlined the strategy of ICNA Relief Canada.
•To assist and empower the people in need, locally and internationally
•Develop effective disaster and emergency response domestically & internationally
•Donors’ Satisfaction & Trust
•Develop highly responsive professional leadership, staff & volunteers
•Effectively utilize the means of mass communication
Domestic Programs:
•Muslim Family Services
•Food Banks
•Emergency Relief and Financial Help
•Seniors Support
•Funeral Support
•Matrimonial Services
•Foster Parenting
•Youth Leadership and Development Program
International Programs:
•Education for poor and needy
•Medical Health Care Program
•Water for Life during Drought
•Zabiha Program
•Skill Development program
•Orphan Sponsorship Program
•Helthcare
•Women Empowerment Program
Br Riam Al-Safadi (A volunteer from Canadian Relief for Syria) who recently came from Syria from a relief mission presented about the situation in Syria. Since the conflict started huge number of people have been affected and forced to live in refugee camps because their homes have been completely destroyed. According to UN over three millions are living in refugee camps outside Syria and over 6.8 million have been displaced internally. 165,000 died and over 850,000 injured since the war started. Lots of human lives could have been saved if there was medical treatment available. Over 75% hospitals have been destroyed in the area. Because of unavailability of medical treatment even minor wounds turns infectious and causing deaths.
ICNA Relief launched a massive campaign two years ago to help our brothers and sisters in Syria. We raised and spent $500,000 on emergency food relief, medical supplies and equipment and children education.
ICNA Relief also supports close to 3000 orphan kids in different parts of the world every year through its “orphan sponsorship program”. Funds raised for this cause are spent on building orphanages and provision of food, education and lodging of orphans.
Over two hundred concerned community members from all races and walk of life attended the Surrey, July 6th program and helped our brothers and sisters across the globe by their donations and prayers. Guest speaker shaikh Ahmed Shihab highlighted the importance of helping these brothers and sisters in need. He quoted that we should put our self in the shoes of those brothers and sisters who are going trough hardship to get the feeling and motivation to help them. He also added that helping these brothers and sisters is actually helping our selves in the hereafter inshaAllah.
ICNA Relief Canada wants to thank all brothers and sisters who attended the event and those who had intention but couldn’t attend for any reasons. We have raised over 31k so far and donations are still pouring in, lots of brothers and sisters who could not come to the event and wanted to donate have called after the event.
Donation for any of these causes can be made online at icnareliefcanad.ca OR by calling our Surrey office at (778)578-3080. We also thank all the volunteers for their efforts, may Allah give you all the best of reward….aameen
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