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 for people starving globally during Ramadan at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook. Courtesy of Islamic Relief USA
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.”