Partners in Good Works Honored at ICNA Relief Annual Banquet- Strengthening the Community, Together

Key to ICNA Relief Chicago’s efforts is its collaboration with local Muslim and Non-Muslim organizations and businesses. Organizations and individuals with a track-record of collaborating with ICNA Relief Chicago were honored with the Excellence in Collaboration Award at the ICNA Relief Annual Banquet on April 19, 2015. This included:

1. Muslim Community Center (MCC), Chicago, and Muslim Education Center (MEC), Morton Grove, for their monthly commitment  to donating food over $3000 monthly, through Project Rizq, to ICNA’s food pantries, and for their financial support of ICNA Relief Chicago’s Muslim Family Services.

2. Islamic Center Of Naperville (ICN), Naperville, and Muslim Society Inc ( MSI), Glendale Heights, were awarded  for their extensive collaboration, especially with Muslim Family Services and Transitional Housing.

3. Islamic Center of Wheaton (ICW) was recognized for collaborating on projects such as the Back2School campaign,Toy Drive and Meat drive, and for signing up to work shoulder-to-shoulder with ICNA Relief’s Refugee Empowerment Initiative and Transitional Housing Initiative.

4. Universal School, Bridgeview, Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines ( ICCD), Des Plaines, and Masjid Al-Huda, Schaumburg, were all recognized for strengthening the ICNA Relief Food Drive.

5. Islamic Foundation School was awarded for its donation of $4000 towards ICNA Relief Chicago’s food pantries, in addition to its contributions of hygiene kits and toys.

6. Masjid Al Farooq was recognized for providing space to distribute backpacks, meat, toys and more.

7. Br. Mohammed Misbahuddin played a leading role in establishing all ICNA Relief Chicago’s projects and services and especially the Transitional housing project and was the single individual to have received an award.