Who comes out for a dinner and fundraiser on a Sunday night? And better yet in still-melting-snow-decorated Ottawa? Well lots of good hearted people do and last night, April 13th, at the Host Indian Cuisine Restaurant almost 150 gathered from among varied backgrounds to listen the inspirations of Prophet Muhammad from the vibrant and erudite Imam Dr. Zijad Deklic, who turned out to be a great singer and effective fundraiser among other things he does at the Canadian Islamic Congress.
Decked in their studded camaraderie of sorts and held by the aura of family bonds and country these Ottawa citizens showed their commitment to community and faith as they dined and listened, socialized and smiled at the various presentations and singing.
The Guyanese-Caribbean Muslim Association did it again, an annual feat in remembering the Holy Prophet and donating towards the Wells of Hope in Kenya through the North American Muslim Foundation. Habeeb Alli explained during the fundraising that these four wells will add to the already thirty to enable suffering Muslims in Gharissa, Kenya. One well, at $1500.00, provides for almost 2000 in a village along with their crops and animals besides the wells provide wudu water for the host mosque.
The silent auction also added value to this event held for almost twenty years annually and as the CCMA President Shireen Khan rightly said: "It's is part of our mandate to help others and the Guyanese Muslim community is often singled out for this, however, we are grateful to everyone who attended and contributed as that is what makes us distinguished- we embrace people as people and that is the crux of Faith."
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