Assalamu Alaykum,

Thank you!

Alhumdulilla. As many of you know, we held our 3rd Annual fund-raising BBQ in partnership with the Afri-Can Connection last week. All profits raised will be donated towards the building a well in Larabanga, Ghana. Larabanga is a Muslim village that has no source of clean drinking water, children are forced to drink water that cause many diseases. The Afri-Can Connection has developed a sophistical plan to build this well and inshAllah it will provide clean water for many generations to come.

With the help of so many dedicated volunteers, plus juma collections, we were able to raise $2236.02!!

We wanted to sincerely thank each and every one of you who came out to attend and volunteer at the event. All of our volunteers were exceptional and stayed out in the scorching heat with big smiles and no complaints. Jazakum Allah khair, may Allah truly bless you for your efforts. Ameen.

Please see a short video of the event here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XstcVu6CVQM&hd=1

OSP Sports Days

The Friday and Saturday following the BBQ the OSP held fund-raising Sister’s Basketball Tournament and a Brother’s Squash Tournament. Alhumdulilla, we had great groups of enthusiastic brothers and sisters and together we raised $145.00! All proceeds will go towards orphan sponsorships.

Want to get involved? Have questions?

The OSP will be holding an Orphan Awareness Day on Friday July 24th from 12:00pm to 3:00pm in the SLC. We’ll be there to answer questions about the program and we’ll have profiles for the orphans our community has sponsored. Full details will be provided soon.

Jazakum Allah khair,
Looking forward to seeing you all next week.

Tareq Ismail
Orphan Sponsorship Program
UW Muslim Students’ Association