Step by Step
NEW YORK CITY
❖ At the Thawab Event Abayas, scarves and jewelry sets were sold to raise funds for the The Fouzia Naheed Center. ❖ Programs were held to raise awareness of contemporary issues including Breast Cancer, Mental Health, and Mother-Daughter relationships. ❖ A Dawah booth was arranged at the Fall festival, MCNA children participated. ❖ WhyIslam team also arranged for booths at a local college and distributed flyers and copies of the Quran. ❖ Funds were raised to help revert sisters in local jails. ❖ ICNA Relief distributed up to 200 boxes of food a month to needy Families. ❖ MCNA held Teachers’ training sessions and Parent-Teachers meetings. ❖ A program was arranged to teach the children about Isa AS in an effort to clarify the Muslim stance on Christmas. ❖ MCNA also arranged a winter clothing drive for needy families which were packed by the children. ❖ Sisters visited the elderly at nursing homes.
WEST REGION
❖ ICNA Seattle held events to discuss the issue of Halloween, a Seerah Quiz, and a Poetry Competition. They also hosted the Regional Tarbiyah Seminar in October. ❖ MCNA Seattle held weekly classes, Story Time, and prepared blessing bags for family member ❖ ICNA Relief Seattle held a winter drive. Sisters also hosted breakfast and dinner in shelter homes ❖ ICNA Santa Barbara made a display about Islam for the local library, as well as hosting an “Ask Muslims” event and arranging a Domestic Violence walk, as well as distributing Food bags at an interfaith event. ❖ MCNA events included, a halaqa, two pool parties, and volunteering at a food pantry ❖ ICNA Alaska held a Seerah event and took part in monthly interfaith meetings. They also prepared food for local youth shelters and made hats for homeless children. ❖ ICNA San Diego organized a study group to understand the ICNA Charter and By- laws. ❖ WhyIslam Arizona arranged a Dawah booth where Sisters put henna on the hands of women from all different faiths and backgrounds. ❖ ICNA Reno distributed cash to needy people in a Family Depot and arranged a visit to a nursing home.
SANTA CLARA
❖ A Tarbiyah Seminar was held in October open to non-members. ❖ ICNA Relief organized blanket drives and provided 180 blankets to homeless shelters.
DALLAS CITY
❖ There was heavy participation in relief efforts following the devastating tornado. Food, clothing, and daily essentials were collected and distributed. The “Roadmap to Relief” program was arranged to teach sisters how to obtain aid from government-sponsored programs. ❖ Through HHRD 48 solar water pumps were funded at a cost of $1300. MCNA also contributed ot HHRD by holding a bake sale.
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