SEMA FOUNDATION
9 MONTH REPORT Oct 18’ – June ‘19
INDEX • Within Our Community • Outreach • Representations
WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY
PARENTING SEMINARS
EARLY EDUCATION & MENTORSHIP
EARLY EDUCATION & MENTORSHIP
OBSERVATIONS OF IMPORTANT DAYS Our community is strongly committed to celebrate important days and holy nights with our community such as Observation of Holy Nights, Celebration of Eid as well as important days in our calendars such as mother’s day, Thanksgiving and so forth.
HOMELAND RELIEF EFFORTS Our community is deeply saddened with the human right violations occurring in Turkey and trying to raise awareness for those human right violations as much as they can. Besides, we are continuously working with human relief organizations such as Embrace Relief, Helping Hand for Relief and local organizations such as Tempe Community Action Agency and Feed My Children to reach out to the people in need.
FIRESIDE CHAT SERIES • 2 Guests • Resit Haylamaz • Emine Eroglu • 2 Day Seminars
RETREAT PROGRAMS Our committee initiated one day retreat program for SEMA members to increase social and spiritual awareness. Everyone enjoyed with grilled fish as the meal of the day!
OTHER SERVICES ADULTS CV Assistance Settlements in Conflicts Announcements New Baby Death In Need of Emergency
YOUNGSTERS • Saturday Math classes for Middle school • Wednesday Quran and Coding program • Winter program in San Francisco (15 teenagers joined) • Tucson Visits • Summer Camps for Boy and Girls (HighSchool) • Summer day camp for K to 5 grade
OUTREACH
• Avg Guest : 100 • Some Feedbacks
19 IFTAR DINNERS • 4 Iftar in Turkish Language • 4 Custom Iftar Dinners • 5 Partnership Dinners • City of Chandler • Good Tree Institute • Community Christian • Arizona Faith Network • Temple Emanuel • 2 Neighborhood Iftar • 1 Youth Council • 1 Kids Iftar • 1 Charity Iftar • 1 Eid Al Fitr Program
TEA & TALK • 4 Season l 15 Episodes • Organized 2 Tea & Talk since last 6 Month
NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKFASTS CDC initiated a community breakfast for friends and community members to engage and enjoy with delicious food. Thank you for SEMA members for helping and supporting this event.
NOAH’S PUDDING Members of our community shared Noah’s pudding with neighbors and friends.
BOOK CLUB • 10 Seasons • Longest Streak for an event in Sema History • 6 times since last 6 Month
COOKING CLUB • Largest Cooking Meetup in The Valley • 5 Seasons • ~30 Meetups • Published Their FIRST COOKBOOK • New Season in August
CONVERSATION CLUB • Ladies & Gentlemen Separately • Weekly Program
LANGUAGE CENTER • Offer 4 Different Languages with Different Levels • Very Affordable
REPRESENTATION
REPRESENTATION Tempe Interfaith Fellowship • 1st Thursday of Each Month • Partner since 2010 • 23 Interfaith Organization
AFN / Next Step • 2nd Week of Each Month • Partner since 2016 • 45 Religious Organization
City of Chandler • Neighborhood Meetings Every 2 months
Arizona Muslim Alliance • Every 2 months • Unvoting Partner • 17 Mosques
FESTIVALS • Tucson Meet Yourself • Chandler Multicultural Festival • Global Village Festival • VIP Vendor for over 10 Years • Over 100.000 attendees + 600 Volunteers + More than 50 Food Vendors • Over $13000 Income
TURKISH FESTIVAL(S) Over 2000 Guests $3000 Income An Authentic way of Gathering and Refreshment
PARTNERSHIP WITH TEMPE INTERFAITH FELLOWSHIP
PARTNERSHIP WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
PARTNERSHIP WITH SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS CHURCH
GRANT RECEIPENT ($10,000) FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ATTENDEE @ADVANCING JUSTICE CONFERENCE
SOME EVENTS WE ATTEND
Some Church & Synagogue Events ASU Events And Many More….
YOU MAY OUTREACH ANY DAY; EVERYDAY Mon
• Conversation Group (Ladies)
Tue
• Interfaith Conversation + Next Step Meetings
Wed
• Conversation Group (Gents)
Thu
• Tempe Interfaith Fellowship Meetings
Fri Sat
• Cooking Club + Book Club
Sun
• Soccer Games + Breakfasts
SOME NUMBERS FOR 9 MONTHS
Within Community • 112 Events • Fridays Prayers • Social Events
Outreach
Representations
• 47 Events • Iftars • Outreach Events
• 36Representations at Various Occassions