Generous donations to orphan support at the MAS-ICNA Convention in December, 2014, will enable Zakat Foundation of America to sponsor 545 new orphans for the coming year, nearly doubling the number of Zakat Foundation of America-sponsored orphans.
Donors’ enthusiasm reached its peak during Orland Park Prayer Center Imam Sheikh Kifah Mustapha’s speech on Entertainment Night, when those present inspired one another to pledge sponsorship and join #TeamYateem (orphan) by raising their hands to publicly commit.
The Zakat Foundation of America booth allowed donors to give to the Orphan Sponsorship Fund throughout the convention, and place a tealight inside a large, transparent globe to symbolize helping an orphan’s light to shine by providing food, shelter, health care and education. With donations rolling in, the staff had to empty the globe at the end of each day to make way for new donors to help “light up” the world.
“People gave so generously,” said Leena Suleiman, Zakat Foundation of America Communications Coordinator. “It was incredibly moving. Everyone contributing to orphan sponsorship and lighting up the globe made us all feel like anything is possible.”
The trivia contests at the conference booth attracted crowds who vied to share their knowledge by answering the questions and winning small prizes.
The Zakat Foundation of America presence at the MAS-ICNA convention was a resounding success thanks to you and your generous donations. Your charity really can light up the world.
