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On Saturday, August 27, 2011, Jersey City Muslims will be extending a helping hand to their neighbors during these tough economic times. The Jersey City branch of ICNA will be distributing school bags filled with school supplies to local children in partnership with Al-Tawheed mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

This initiative is part of ICNA Relief’s national Back-2-School Giveaway Project, which is hosting over 30 similar events across the U.S. These efforts are helping over 15,000 children nationwide, where each child present will receive a school bag filled with supplies such as notebooks, pens, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, rulers, crayons and scissors.

The month of Ramadan also gives special importance to increasing charitable acts, as fasting develops compassion for those who are poor and needy, inspiring the act of giving. Through the Back to School Giveaway, ICNA will inspire the American Muslim community to partake in this commendable act of helping struggling, low-income families provide for their children.


Back-2-School Giveaway, Jersey City Event Information
Saturday, August 27, 2011, 2:00 PM - 4:00PM
Masjid Al-Tawheed 984 West Side Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306

Press Contact
Azeem Khan
E-mail: azeem@icnait.com
Cell: (516)-369-6542

To view all of our giveaway locations please visit: www.back2schoolgiveaway.com

For more information, contact:
E-mail: info@Back2SchoolGiveaway.com

ICNA Relief is the social services branch of the Islamic Circle of North America, a leading American Muslim organization dedicated to the betterment of society through the promotion of Islamic values. ICNA Relief’s projects include women’s housing, hunger prevention, family counseling, medical aid, emergency financial support and funeral and burial assistance. For more information on ICNA Relief please visit icnarelief.org

ICNA Relief USA Programs
87-91 144th Street
Jamaica, NY 11435, USA

Press Contact
Azeem Khan
E-mail: azeem@icnait.com
Cell: (516)-369-6542