TODAY: 9/11 MSA Banquet @ Penn
Marwa Ibrahim
The Philadelphia community is warmly invited to this year's 9-11 Ramadan Banquet. Please join us for an evening of remembrance as we celebrate an organization that has truly bettered our country since 9-11.
In honor of the fact that 9-11 falls during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the Muslim Students Association is hosting this landmark banquet in collaboration with College Republicans, Penn Dems, Hillel, PRISM, UA, UMC, APSC, PCUW, SAS and many other diverse organizations across campus.
It is no easy task to grow and improve ourselves without forgetting the past, but in the eight years since the world-changing calamity our country has done exactly that. The months immediately following the tragedy were not easy-- the victims and the victimized had to persevere in the face of many uncertain tomorrows. Those tomorrows became a little less uncertain through the good will of many federal, local and non-governmental initiatives that have drastically changed communities.
This year, we will honor one such organization that has actively helped America come out stronger from the events of 9-11. The Twin Towers Orphan fund provides long-term assistance to the children of 9-11 victims in the form of educational savings accounts as well as mental and physical healthcare. In doing so, the fund is able to give these young children the chance to lead normal lives. All funds raised at the banquet will go towards this worthwhile cause.
The collaboration of organizations involved in this initiative are working to make this Ramadan Banquet a very special event for the Philadelphia community. In celebration of the fact that 9-11 falls during the Islamic month of Ramadan, we would all like to give our wonderful community an opportunity to sit down with one another, break fast, and enjoy dinner in honor of how far we have come in the years since the horrible atrocity and its aftermath.
Iftar will be served to all who attend. Please find the flier attached.
