Last year we got a special thank you from Council-member Yvette Alexander, the representative of Ward 7:
“It’s so important to have organizations like Islamic Relief USA participate and help our community,” she said. She was eager to express her gratitude and to remind us of the problems that we face here in America, “It means a lot,” she said. “Times are hard—I represent a ward that is very economically diverse. There are a lot of families that are struggling in these economic times, and really these turkeys could make the difference between whether they have food on the table or not.”
Location:
Deanwood Recreation Center – 1350 49th St NE, Washington, DC 20019
Date: Tuesday, November 24th
Time: 9 am – 2 pm
Contact on site:
Said Durrah
703-915-5179
Media Contact:
media@irusa.org or 703-370-7202
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Islamic Relief USA, based in Alexandria, Va., is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) humanitarian organization. Its mission is to alleviate suffering, hunger, illiteracy and disease regardless of color, race, gender or creed, and to provide aid in a compassionate and dignified manner. Islamic Relief USA aims to provide rapid relief in the event of human and natural disasters and to establish sustainable local development projects, allowing communities to better help themselves. Its programs benefit millions of people each year around the world, including in the United States.
Islamic Relief USA meets all of the Standards for Charity Accountability of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, a national charity monitoring group affiliated with the Better Business Bureau system. Islamic Relief USA is on the U.S. government’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) charity list, and it is also a signatory to the code of conduct of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.