On Saturday 18th January 2015, a cultural dinner party was held to celebrate the birthday of our holy Prophet, Mohammed (P.B.U.H.)
The event was organized by the Fundraising Team of Shakiry Charity, and the proceeds went towards supporting the vulnerable families of the forced displaced people in Iraq, in particular widows and orphans.
Layla, Media Coordinator of Shakiry Charity, opened the event and welcomed the guests. This was followed by a poem reading praising our holy Prophet P.B.U.H. Thereafter, there was a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran performed by Ikram.
Khalida, our Fundraising Manager, delivered a high powered presentation, complete with photos and videos, which explained in detail the aims and activities of Shakiry Charity.
During the intervals, songs of praise for the holy Prophet P.B.U.H. were performed by Um Akeel and Zahra.
The event proved to be highly successful with guests participating in the various educational, cultural and recreational activities presented by Amaleed, Shakiry Charity Public Relations Officer.
These activities included:
- A competition for the best cultural traditional dress
- An Auction of collectibles (kindly donated to the charity for this event)
An excellent dinner was served and thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The guests enjoyed the function and were extremely impressed with the event programme, delicious food and good hospitality. They expressed their gratitude to the Chairman, Staff and Volunteers of Shakiry Charity for all their efforts in organising such an excellent gathering in support of the needy people in Iraq.
We would like to extend our gracious thanks to the following organizations and people for their wonderful and generous support in making this event so successful:
The management of Dar Al-Islam venue, especially Fatah Sharif (Abu Ja’afar) for his help in facilitating the use of the main hall for our party.
The restaurants and organizations which generously provided catering and food supplies for the event, in particular
- Al-Mustafa Restaurant (Abu Hayder)
- Al-Salaam Supermarket (Mr Hassan)
- Simsim Bakery
- Babylon Supermarket
- Zamzam Supermarket
- Sweetland
Our volunteers who gave up their valuable time and worked tirelessly at pre-event planning, set-up of the venue, meeting and greeting the guests, serving tea and coffee as well as dinner, and finally packing up after the guests had departed.
Special thanks to:
- Dr Sundus Bahia, Hajja Um Akeel, Sister Zahra, Mrs Ikram Hussain and Mrs Amel Saeed, and
- Our team of volunteers – Naba Al-Rikabi, Manaare Al-Hassaani, Hilana Alwan, Sumaya Alwaan and Wajad Hassan
Our Chairman, Mr Abdul Sahib Shakiry, and the staff and volunteers at Shakiry Charity London office for their support in organizing this amazing event.
We trust that the success of this event will be the starting point for further social activities aimed at promoting and encouraging charity work and social solidarity in order to alleviate poverty in our society, and may it set an example for our children and future generations to follow.
