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Leaving To Egypt In The Morning To Deliver Aid To Gaza | $650,000 Raised So Far | Donate Now To Help Us Fill The Trucks

Islamic Center at NYU
MasjidPlus AI
1 year ago

as'salaamu alaykum,

I'll be heading out in the morning inshAllah to Egypt to help deliver much needed humanitarian aid and supplies to our sisters and brothers in Gaza. Alhamdulillah in just the last few days we've already raised more than $650,000 to help fill the aid trucks.  I'm so grateful for this community and all of you who are in it. 

Please continue to give what you can by making a zakat-eligible/tax-deductible contribution today at launchgood.com/AidToGazaNow and sharing the link with others to encourage them to give as well.

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I'll be taking off this Monday morning, December 18th, and plan to be back in NYC on Wednesday the 20th inshallah.  I'll be going with Penny Appeal who has been working in conjunction with The International Red Cross/Red Crescent and has been given approval to send goods across the Rafah border. I plan to send an update when I'm on the ground inshallah but here are some images of the good work they are already doing mashallah. 

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I know it's a constant concern for many of us as to whether aid is actually reaching those who are in need of it.  I'll be personally helping to pack these trucks with much needed food, medical assistance, emergency shelter, and hygiene products. The Red Crescent are part of a contingency of 100 or so trucks that have been given permission to provide daily aid to our sisters and brothers in Gaza right now.  The steps below outline how Penny Appeal is working with them to get aid into Gaza through Egypt. 

  • Step 1: Supplies are procured and delivered into Penny Appeal's warehouse in Cairo where we pack all the boxes that will be delivered.
  • Step 2: Packed supplies from the Penny Appeal warehouse go to the Egyptian Red Crescent warehouse where they will undergo an inspection to ensure all supplies that are declared to be delivered are packed and loaded.
  • Step 3: Trucks are then sent to an IDF checkpoint next to Rafah crossing, where the supplies will undergo a secondary inspection.
  • Step 4:  Once the supplies pass the secondary inspection, they are then put into a queue to enter Gaza through Rafah.
  • Step 5: Once inside Gaza, Palestinian Red Crescent takes over and then distributes the supplies via our team on the ground in Gaza. Aid is currently being distributed in Khan Younis.

This aid is getting to the people in Gaza alhamdulillah.

I'm asking each of you to give what you can so that we can fill these trucks again and again and provide as much to them as possible. All contributions to this campaign are zakat-eligible and will also be tax-deductible for US and Canadian citizens.  The appropriate receipts will be provided through Penny Appeal Canada and Penny Appeal USA respectively based on the address you provide when donating. Please do give what you can - it will go a long way in helping out so many inshallah.  

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ITEMS WE ARE SUPPLYING

Dignity/Hygiene Kits

  1. Women Sanitary Pads
  2. Soap Bar
  3. Toilet Paper
  4. Shampoo (400m)
  5. Toothbrush
  6. Toothpaste
  7. Wipes
  8. Laundry Powder
  9. Sodium Hypochlorite Solution
  10. Dishwashing Liquid
  11. Dish Washing Sponge
  12. Plastic Bags

Shelter Kits

  1. Tent (for 4 people)
  2. Blankets x2
  3. Tools (hammer, nails, rope, etc)

Food Packs

  1. Two boxes of Halva sesame paste
  2. Two boxes of Fig rolls
  3. Three boxes of Tuna
  4. Five boxes soft white cheese
  5. Two jars of jam
  6. Three tins of chickpeas
  7. Two tins of flava beans
  8. Two bags of sugar
  9. One box of soft biscuits
  10. One bag of rice
  11. Two bags of pasta
  12. One bag of flour

Medical Kits

  1. Plaster
  2. Bandages
  3. Disinfectant

Please do give what you can at launchgood.com/AidToGazaNow and share with others to encourage them to give as well.  May Allah reward you for your generosity and give you and your loved ones only the best in this world and in the next. Ameen.

- Khalid
                                                           
Imam Khalid Latif
University Chaplain  |  Global Spiritual Life at NYU 
Executive Director  |  The Islamic Center at NYU 
Senior Fellow & Co-Founder  |  Of Many Institute for Multifaith Leadership
Adjunct Assistant Professor  | NYU Wagner 
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