As Salaam Alaykum!

The OSP is holding its 4th Annual BBQ!

Our Mission: To raise $2500 in profit, enough to sponsor 7 orphans for a year!!!

Volunteers: We could really use a helping hand for this big fundraiser event. Come on out and help the OSP!

For Volunteer Opportunities, please sign-up here!!!
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If you have any questions regarding volunteering, e-mail us at:
uwmsa [dot] orphans [at] gmail [dot] com

Time: 10:30am to 5:30pm.

Directions: You can drive into Parking Lots M and N, which are near the BMH (B.C. Matthews Hall) and off of the intersection of Hagey Boulevard and Columbia Street West. From there the BMH green is a 5 minute walk.

For more information on directions and parking click here.

A single dollar from you can clothe, feed, educate, and shelter a child for a day! Let’s do our part, and make a difference in the world!

Please come out to support your local Orphan Sponsorship Program and earn the reward of close companionship with the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wassalam in Jann’ah, insha’Allah!

Spring Term Squash Tourney Is Here!!

This Saturday June 5th, 2010 we will be having our termly Squash Tournament!

100% of the proceeds will go towards sponsorships. You can pay the entrance fee at the tournament, or at the OSP Squash Registration that will happen after the upcoming Jumah this week at MC and SLC.

It’s been a big hit over the past few years and we are expecting a huge turnout.

This is a great opportunity to change the lives of children all around the world by having a great time with brothers from all over the campus – by getting your squash on!

This tournament is open to anyone who wants to play squash. We welcome the enthusiastic squash-master as well as the curious beginner playing for the first time.

Please fill out the form below and we’ll meet you at the tournament!!!

Questions? Contact uwmsa.orphans[at]gmail[dot]com

With the amazing generosity of our Adopt An Orphan sponsors and our OSP donors, we have successfully raised over $40 000 since the Spring term of 2007, providing 42 orphans with education, health care, shelter, food and most importantly an opportunity for the future. We cannot be more thankful to our Adopt An Orphan sponsors and our OSP donors for their amazing contribution in the last few years.

We look forward to reaching new heights this term in our aim to provide opportunities for vibrant young children all around the world.

InshAllah, we have a few projects this term that will generate funds to support our orphans, and potentially help sponsor additional orphans this year. This includes some really fun events like a Squash Tournament coming up after midterms, as well as some other projects that will be organized within the next few weeks.

Please continue to visit the site for updates, and feel free to e-mail us with any questions, comments, or concerns.

We’re excited to invite you all to our OSP Awareness Day!

When: Friday Nov. 20th (tomorrow!) 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Where : SLC 2134

Exciting stuff! Free OSP Eid Cards with Packages

Snacks: Milk and Cookies!

This is a great opportunity:

• to explore the OSP’s efforts, get a chance to see what we are doing, and how we are doing it!
• for all those wanting to get involved, whether it be volunteering or donating, learn how to contribute!
• for those wanting to meet our orphans, come and see photos, letters and drawings our loving orphans have shared with us

Hope to see you all there, inshaAllah

As a reminder to ourselves and everyone else – While we are busy with our studies we often forget that many children all around the world crave to have the opportunity to go to school. This is just one of the many privileges they do not have; many children don’t even have access to clean drinking water, food or shelter.

JazakAllah Khair, and all the best on your midterms.

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

Asalamu Alaykum,

The MSA Orphan Sponsorship Program, in partnership with The Afri-Can Connection, is organizing a BBQ on Wednesday, July 8 and Thursday, July 9. The time of the event, taking place in the Arts Lecture Courtyard (between Arts Lecture and Dana Porter) is 11:00am-4:00pm on both days, insha’Allah.

All of the BBQ’s proceeds will be going towards building a well in Larabanga, Ghana, a village that has no source of clean water.

We also need volunteers and would love if you could help, please email us with your availability at uwmsa.orphans@gmail.com.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Tareq Ismail

Date: Thursday May 28th, 2009
Time: 5:30pm to 6:30PM
Room: SLC 2105B
We will be introducing the OSP, what we do and how you can help! We will be handing out packages and setting goals for the term. We would love to hear any comments and suggestions!

Looking forward to seeing you all there inshallah!

Date: Wednesday March 25th 2009
Time: 5:00pm to 6:00PM
Room: SLC 2132
The UW-MSA Orphan Sponsorship Program will be holding our End of Term meeting this coming Wednesday March 25th @ 5:00PM in SLC 2132! We will be collecting packages and reflecting on the last term. We will discuss possible ideas for next term and take comments and suggestions!

Looking forward to seeing you all there inshallah!

OSP Mid-Semester Volunteer Meeting

Date: Thursday, March 5 2009
Time: 5:00pm
Room: SLC 2134

The UW-MSA Orphan Sponsorship Program will be holding a meeting this coming Thursday March 5th @ 5:00PM in SLC 2143! This is your opportunity to do more than just listen about the suffering of Muslims in the news and actually do something about it! The onus is on all of us to make an effort, so come out and show your support.

We’ll be discussing what the OSP is, what we’ve accomplished and what you can do to help.
Free snacks will be provided! Looking forward to seeing you all there inshallah!