Daily Herald : Volunteers pack meals during Ramadan for the hungry across the globe


Daily Herald| Volunteers pack meals during Ramadan for the hungry across the globe

April 3, 2023

 

 

Volunteers helped pack 35,000 meals for people starving globally Saturday at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook.

Volunteers helped pack 35,000 meals for people starving globally Saturday at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook. Courtesy of Islamic Relief USA

Volunteers pack meals during Ramadan for the hungry across the globe

Dozens of volunteers helped pack meals Saturday for people starving globally during Ramadan at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook. Courtesy of  Islamic Relief USA

Volunteers pack meals during Ramadan for the hungry across the globe

Roughly 130 volunteers helped pack 35,000 meals for people starving globally Saturday at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook. Courtesy of Islamic Relief USA

 

Dozens of volunteers helped pack meals Saturday at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook for people starving globally, during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan when Muslims fast daily from dawn to dusk.

Islamic Relief USA, a nonprofit humanitarian and advocacy organization, sponsored the event where volunteers packed 35,000 nutritious meals.

“Everyone in this room is fasting while they are packing these meals,” said Wsmah Siddiqui, senior volunteer engagement specialist for Islamic Relief’s Midwest region. “We normally (get) 60 to 100 volunteers. It is great that 130 volunteers came out.”

Roughly 130 volunteers helped pack 35,000 meals for people starving globally Saturday at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook. "These meals are going to be shipped internationally to either orphanages, schools or hospitals," said Wsmah Siddiqui, senior volunteer engagement specialist for Islamic Relief's Midwest region.

Roughly 130 volunteers helped pack 35,000 meals for people starving globally Saturday at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook. “These meals are going to be shipped internationally to either orphanages, schools or hospitals,” said Wsmah Siddiqui, senior volunteer engagement specialist for Islamic Relief’s Midwest region. – Courtesy of Islamic Relief USA

The meal bags contain rice, beans, dried vegetables, soy and vitamin packs. Each bag serves six people and has a shelf life of two years.

“These meals are going to be shipped internationally to either orphanages, schools or hospitals,” Siddiqui said. “They go to people who are malnourished, who have not had a meal in a long time. Most of these meals end up going to countries in Africa.”

Recipients can add local spices and meats to the meal packs to suit their cultural tastes, she said.

Another packing event is planned for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 16 at the Mosque Foundation Community Center, 7260 W. 93rd St., Bridgeview. To view upcoming volunteer opportunities, visit irusa.org/volunteer.

Islamic Relief currently is accepting donations for Turkey and Syria earthquake relief and global orphans at irusa.org/give.”

 

 

 

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