In Hard Times We Come Together - Support the IC Today
A Personal Note from Amira
In hard times, we come together.
Support the IC today.
Asalaamu Alaykum,
I pray this message finds each of you and your loved ones well. As 2023 comes to a close, it feels as though Ive lived an entire life and more since the beginning of October. Like many of you, Ive been glued to social media watching the injustice taking place in Palestine, the place my grandparents so proudly called home, crying more tears than I've ever cried before. At times like this its easy to lose sight of the good in the world, but when I look back at what we've accomplished as a community over the past year, it gives me hope for our future.
These last few months, we've hosted well over a hundred programs including du'a and healing spaces, Know Your Rights workshops, a Quran khatm, and a new class for parents and toddlers. Our community again has shown that we live up to our name of being a generous community. Hundreds of our members have volunteered at our weekly iftars and IC Serves meal distributions, we've raised millions of dollars in humanitarian aid for the people of Turkey and Syria, Morocco and Palestine, and in the past two weeks alone, we've collected thousands of winter clothing items for migrants in our city.
Now more than ever our Islamic Center needs your help to sustain and grow our programming to meet the needs of our community. Your support will allow us to continue to be a space where individuals can reaffirm their relationship with the divine, foster meaningful connections, and find a place of refuge in these difficult times.
Today Im asking that you give whatever amount youre able to so that we can continue to do our best to serve our community here at the Islamic Center and help facilitate the collective good that comes from this blessed community. You can make a tax-deductible contribution online by clicking here to support the Islamic Center and selecting Islamic Center General Fund.
If you'd like to make a recurring gift or donate in other ways, you can find more information on how to do so by clicking here.
The Islamic Center falls under NYU's non-profit status and is able to receive corporate gift matching. If you'd like to see if you're company has a matching gift program, you can type in their information here: https://www.matchinggifts.com/nyu/
Whatever amount you're able to give is greatly appreciated, no matter how big or small.Thank you for continuing to show up and make this such a special place.
Please keep our IC community in your prayers and as always, if at any time you need anything at all, please do not hesitate to reach out.
With Gratitude,
Amira
SUPPORT THE ISLAMIC CENTER
All of our programs are run completely on donations, so we rely heavily on the generosity of our community to provide the services that we do.
Please consider making an online tax-deductible contribution today to help support the cost at www.givecampus.com/campaigns/25895/donations/new
Should you have any questions, feel free to email us at [email protected].