On January 20th, at the Pelham Civic Center and Ice Arena community members gathered to help Palestinian students reach their dreams. The event was organized by Reach Education Foundation, REF, a non-profit organization whose vision is to help support Palestinian students who are high achievers to complete their college education in Palestine.
Four students, Odai, Bassel, Sujood and Evelyn, came from Palestine to visit 14 cities and bring awareness, raise funds, and meet people. Alhamdulillah about $24,000 were raised. We hope to see more participation from our community next time. If anyone would like to donate to this organization, they can do so online at the organization website www.reacheducationfund.com.
The event was kicked off by Evelyn reciting from the Quran, then followed by the two speakers. Waleed Mizyed who is the founder of REF and Sheik Monzir Taleb who conducted the fundraising.
REA extends its appreciation to our community members who came and supported this great cause.
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