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From the desk of Jihad Shoshara, MDI am pleased to report that the Sixteenth Annual Chicago Muslim Turkey Drive is a success. As of this writing, eight Chicago Public Schools in the Woodlawn and Chicago Lawn neighborhoods have successfully distributed 4,500 free Thanksgiving turkeys to families of their students and their communities. Another 500 turkeys are also currently being distributed to needy families by the Inner-city Muslim Action Network (IMAN) around their central office in Chicago Lawn. All told, we have smashed records in terms of the numbers of schools helped and numbers of turkeys provided. (Our expansion of the Drive has garnered some attention; keep your eyes and ears open in the next day or two for what we hope will be some positive stories about it.)The Drive is a simple gesture writ large; the sunny idealism of the Drive ’s start has over the years been threaded with pragmatic goals meeting neighborhood needs. The results have borne fruit over three different communities. Muslim Americans (and increasingly, Americans of all faiths) are able to share the spirit of Thanksgiving with their donations of money and time . Schools are able to draw parents a little closer into the partnership of educating their children. And families in need can share in the tradition - and dignity - of a home-cooked turkey for Thanksgiving with their loved ones.To make this possible first and foremost requires the support of people of good will LIKE YOU. Every year, the generos...
Source: Pediatric Health Associates - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Volunteer Opportunities Source Type: news