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Ramadan Mubarak to all!
After our inventory of food items at the pantry, we are most in need of the following food items to help us serve our local families in need through the remainder of the summer and fall season, Insha’ Allah:
Sweeteners: Honey; Sugar (brown or white);
Tea: Green tea, herbal teas
Canned fish: tuna and salmon;
Mayonnaise, Veganaisse
Canned milk;
Bread: Naan, pita, roti or whole wheat sandwich bread;
Snacks: Granola bars, fruit bars, graham crackers, cheese crackers
Spaghetti sauce, tomato paste, diced tomatoes;
Raisins; Dates;
Canned vegetables (low sodium or no salt added);
Potatoes; Onions;
Oranges;
Milk (almond milk, coconut milk, soy milk, 1% milk);
Eggs;
Cereal: Grits,Sooji or cream of wheat; Boxed cold cereal (assorted types).Please avoid frosted varieties as they usually contain gelatin.
Syrup;
Oatmeal (flavored and unflavored);
Pancake mix;
Grape jelly; Strawberry jam;
Juices (100%)-apple, grape, mango, pineapple, orange;
Spring water;
Beans: pinto, garbanzo, black, kidney, lentils, fava beans (Ful Muddammas), great northern;
Rice (basmati or brown);
Hot sauce, Sriracha or salsa;
Seasonings: Shan Masala assorted types
Personal care items (deodorant, soap, toothpaste, shampoo, toilet tissue, facial tissue, dish and laundry detergent) and baby items (diapers, baby wipes, baby shampoo)
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Ramadan Mubarak to all! Alhamdullilah, we would like to thank pre-K teachers from Al Falah Academy sister Maajida and sister Sanda and the pre-K students who made personal care packages for families in need in our local community. These will be delivered the first few days of Ramadan, In sha’ Allah.
Throughout the year we have families who need these items on a monthly basis so we know how grateful and appreciative all the families who will receive them will be. May Allah Subhana wa Ta’Ala bless and reward both sisters, all parents and anyone who donated items for these personal care packages and all the children for their efforts in making them.
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Alhamdullilah, the blessed month of Ramadan is fast approaching. Allah Subhana wa Ta’Ala provides many opportunities for us to do good deeds throughout the year, and in particular this month many Muslims try to take full advantage of these opportunities.
Insha’Allah, for those who are willing and able we have opportunities in the following areas:
Ramadan Food packages for families in need (packages include foods for Sahoor and Iftar—cereals, pancake mix, syrup, cream of wheat, eggs, breads, jams, crackers, tea, evaporated milk and other staples such as juices, fruit cups, tuna fish, canned vegetables, rice (basmati), flour, sugar or honey, spaghetti sauce, pasta, peanut butter, spring water, fruits—bananas, oranges, apples) or donation of $10.00 per day or $250.00 for a food package per family for the month of Ramadan.
Sponsor a family for Ramadan (sadaqa or zakat funds for particular families to help with bills, personal care items, or any emergency expenses). As a result of there being so many widows and disabled Muslims living on very low social security disability (more than 65 families) we have a fund just for that this year. If you wish to sponsor a widow or Muslim who is disabled or terminally ill, please let us know as this is our largest group needing assistance. Muslims who receive SSI will never be able to return to work due to disability, illness or frequently hospitalizations requiring extensive care. We also have refugee families (at least 30 families) and single parent families (sisters with children) who need assistance, and some homeless Muslim families (about 10 families) who are still looking for permanent housing but due to lack of funds have been unable to secure housing.
If you wish to sponsor a family in any of these categories, please indicate when you make the donation, so we know where the funds need to go. You can choose to sponsor a family for $75-$100 per week ($300-$400 for the month of Ramadan) or more if you choose. All of these families struggle throughout the year with bills and are zakat eligible.
Iftar dinners sponsorship-sponsor an Iftar meal at a masjid in lower incomes areas during Ramadan or for any individual family in need of food items for iftar that can’t get to their local masjid for iftar meals because of illness of lack of transportation or they live too far from masjids to get iftar meals. For individual families we recommend ($50), particularly for larger families. Most masjids have 100 people we are feeding so the cost for sponsorship of an Iftar meal at a masjid is $500 (for 100 people) which include appetizer, main meal and dessert. In sha’ Allah, this year we will be coordinating Iftar meals at 5 different masjids (four in metro Atlanta and one in Northeast Georgia).
Eid clothing collection- In sha’ Allah, during the month of Ramadan we will collect new clothes for families in need of them for the EID. These include children’s shalwar khameez, kufis, hijabs, abayas, men’s and ladies shalwar khameez, thobes, chaddars. In particular, we need children’s shalwar khameez and kufis and hijabs.
EID toy and gift card drive (Insha’Allah, we are working on our EID toy drive for children 17 and under this year which includes toys, books, gift certificates to local stores-particularly for the teens 13 and up, games). The toys, books and games need to be new if anyone wishes to donate these for families. We can pick them up once we are contacted. We need volunteers in various areas to coordinate collection of these gifts for families in need. As of now we have over 125 children on our EID toy drive list. All children on the EID toy drive list are from zakat eligible families.
