Dear Friends & Members,
Community/Volunteering opportunities are here!
Let's get involved your children's in our community following projects for this year 2010
BAGKC- need your help and support on these projects, so we can plan and move ahead to execute them as a BAGKC program.
Following are some projects and headups.
#1. BAGKC-ISGKC partnership to volunteer (bagging grocery) for poor family - ACTIVE
ISGKC purchase food thru Harvester to provide for about 30 poor families
Families are both muslims and non-muslims
Requires 5 volunteers for 2 hours on Saturday (noon-2pm) twice a month
We need 4 Volunteer this Saturday Oct 9th at 10am(please call Saiful bhai at 214-336-680)
Br. Russell (in-charge of graveyard) leads this effort
Can be an excellent & easy volunteering place for our youth as well as adults
#2. BAGKC Thanksgiving Brown-bag sponsorship for poor - around Thanksgiving time
ISGKC purchase Turkey and other thanksgiving ifood items thru Harvester
This is voluntary. So, it is only those who wants to participate!
We need 10 interested families for sponsorship
Cost may run between $20-$30 per family according to Br. Russell
We will be notified 2-3 weeks before Thanksgiving and may need few volunteers
Can be an excellent easy volunteering place for our youth as well as adults
#3. Winter Coat Drive for the poor families by Al-Inshirah - October-November
Al-Inshirah partnering with other inner city organization has been doing a wonderful job for last several years. Last year several others participated in this drive.
This will need few volunteers as well.
##4. Annual food drive for poor families in Kansas City by Al-Inshirah - same as #3
Al-Inshirah runs an annual food drive to replenish their food pantry
We will notify all of you when it happens. May need few volunteers.
#5. BAGKC-ICT (Islamic Center of Topeka) to support Topeka Rescue Mission - ACTIVE
Islamic center of Topeka arranging dinner for 300 plus people in Topeka Rescue Mission to help homeless,hungry,frightened and often sick from the extreme conditions.
This project needs about $1,000 and ICT is already paying 50%. Bagkc family if we can collect other 50%, we can go to the center and feed the homeless.
This is an excellent project and can be done by collecting as little as $25 per family may be some family can pay even more. Let's give this a chance.
Write check to ICT:
6021 sw 29th st,PMB-250,Suite A
Topeka,KS -66614
