600 Turkeys Delivered During Thanksgiving 2007 Turkey Drive!
Halal Consumer Magazine
Six hundred turkeys were donated by the Chicago Muslim community to needy families in Chicago for Thanksgiving, in 2007. The organizers of this drive were American Muslims for Activism and Learning (AMAL) and Sabeel Food Pantry. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors and the hard work of many volunteers, Emmett Till Academy did not have to turn away any of its families, for the first time in the history of the drive. In fact, because of the Muslim community’s amazing response, the drive was expanded outside of Emmett Till – another first. Co-sponsors, the Inner-city Muslim Action Network (IMAN), helped identify and deliver 100 turkeys to needy families in the Marquette Park community. Overall, Chicago Muslims helped feed more than twice the number of families this year, compared to Thanksgiving in 2006.
Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America ( IFANCA) negotiated prices for the turkeys resulting in savings of thousands in comparison to the 2006 pricing, Community Builders, Comet Press, Mohammed Webb Foundation, IQRA, The American Islamic Association Frankfort (AIA), Muslim Community Center(MCC), Chicago Islamic Center, Downtown Islamic Center (DIC), Muslims for a Safe America, Maghreb Association of North America ( MANA), Islamic Arab Voice of Chicago Community (IAVCC), Al-Offak Newspaper, The Muslim Journal Newspaper, The Future Newspaper, Chicago Muslims For Peace, Muslim American Society (MAS-Chicago),Muslim American SocietyYouth (MAS-Youth), Orland Park Prayer Center, Universal School, Al Aqsa School & Islamic Foundation (IF).
Dr. Azher Quader, Dr.Munir Chaudry, Ayesha Mustafaa, Dr.Afzal Ahmad, Khalid Mozaffar, Sadiya Khan, Sh.Nazir Chahin, Kareem Irfan, Kamran Memon, Nikia Bilal, Tabinda and Tarek Azam, Nida Shakir, Asma Shakir, Salman Chaudry, Sofia Shakir, Rifat Sivisoglu, Tamim Chowdhury, Zeshan Sadek, Quader Latifi, Rafi Peterson, Amani Ghouleh, Mansour Tadros, Dr. Ahmed Sakr, Yousif Marei, Dr. Zaher Sahloul, and last but not the least, Anam El-Jabali. Ms. El-Jabali volunteered countless hours over the six months prior to Thanksgiving, gathering most of the endorsements personally, soliciting donations at Muslim institutions, distributing thousands of flyers, and getting the Turkey Drive publicized across the country. We cannot express our gratitude enough.
Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America
Jihad Shoshara and Sofia Shakir
Munir Chaudry and Ejaz Rahim
Nejd and Fauzia Alsikafi
Pediatric Health Associates, Ltd.
Tahan Thraya and Amany Jondy
Rany Jazayerli and Belsam Kashlan
Moeen Saleem and Saera Arain
Anonymous (1)
Suha Ahmed
AIA Masjid
The Future Newspaper
Carol Rahim
Ghulam and Mehrunnisa Panawala
Yousuf and Dilara Sayeed
Samir Gouda
Mohammad and Ruhi Shariff
Salman Chaudry
Eric and Samina Waggoner
Marcia Hermansen
Adil Pediatrics, Inc.
Rummana Hussain
Sami Khalid
Mohammed and Shamim Moinuddin
Rashaad Balbale
Sara Sultan
Sameer Afsar
Hassan and Dema Alzein
Ashraf Hasan and Madiha Syed
Shakoor Wali
Mahmood and Soffiya Siddiqui
Zaher and Suzanne Sahloul
Edward and Pamela Caulfield
Nikia Bilal
Iltifat and Maihlaqa Alavi
Tarannum Qureishi
Eiman Abdelmoniem and Asma Akhras
Tamim Chowdhury
Naazish YarKhan
Bill and Martha Strening
Mohammad and Catherine Iqbal
Bushra Munif
Andrew Pigott
Rizwan Merchant
Syed Majid
Talath and A. Wajid Ahmed
Adam Rimawi
Monsur Hossain
Ruqia Shamsi
Viquar and Saima Ahmed
LaDale and Donna George
Mohammed and Shazia Khan
Scott and Karen Whitsitt
Orville and Patricia Borrowdale
Paul and Heidi Tanzillo
Rauf and Amena Yousuf
Affan and Kiran Arain
Muslims for a Safe America
Arab Womens Association
Anam El-Jabali
We are planning to add an Islamic school and Islamic centers to receive halal turkeys during 2008, in addition to the two locations we served during 2007. Donations can be sent year round to AMAL P.O. BOX 2187, Chicago, IL 60690 or online using PayPal at www.sabeelpantry.org.