Eid Party at Oak Mountain by Sakeena Ahmed

BIS held its annual Eid ul Fitr Party at Oak Mountain State Park Fishing Pavilion on Sunday, June 17 from 1-5 PM. This is always fun celebration for the community and families to celebrate our holiday together after spending a whole month of fasting and extra worshipping.

BIS sold halal KFC boxes, a community favorite, for the picnic lunch. Free rides were set up for the children, including a giant slide, bounce house, mind-winder carnival spinning ride, and airbrush tattoos.

About half way through the picnic, the sunny skies quickly turned gray and rain fell, sending most attendees to take shelter under the pavilion. Some adventurous children continued enjoying the rides in the rain. Many families socialized with each other before heading home soon after.

Unfortunately, there were many picnic lunches left unsold. May Allah reward Br. Tariq Hamid who made home deliveries of the unsold lunch boxes to community members later that evening.

May Allah reward the volunteers who organized and managed the event. Despite the weather, many families enjoyed the chance to see their friends and families.