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United Muslim Foundation
April 2012/Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1433 |
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Orlando Premier
Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World
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Al Huda Islamic School, Jama Masjid
Maghrib, Friday 4/27 till Fajr, Sunday 4/29
The event is open to boys 10-20 years old. Fee is $25 and includes daily meals.
Registration Form must be received by April 20.
For more information, please contact Brother Shabir at 407-592-0733
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Annual Reception for 2012 Graduates
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EEI will be holding a Recognition and Rewards reception for graduating High School students from the Muslim Community of Central Florida.
Sun, June 3, 2012
Key West Ballroom, UCF Student Union
11 AM - 2 PM
Scholarships & Awards may be available to graduating HS seniors. Submitted transcripts must be from at least the 3rd Quarter and received no later than April 27, 2012.
Please include your home phone number and parent's e-mail address with your submission & mail to:
450 Silver Springs Drive
Oviedo, Florida, 32765
For more information, call (407) 977-5022 or (407) 486-9205
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The American Muslim Youth Leadership Council is holding a sisters camp as follows:
*April 27-29, 2012
*Ages 13-25
*Register by April 23
Cost is $50. For more information and to register, click here.
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Spiritual Retreat at Moss Park
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Sat, April 21, 2012
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
The retreat is free and open to everyone (kids too!)
Contact Ashraf Almaghraby at
407-341-9279 for more information
Click here to register
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Hifz Program
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From Aug 2012, your child can memorize the Holy Quran along with the Academics at MAGO.
Spaces are limited.For more information, call 407-361-6666 and visit DarulHifz
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ISNA Conference
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Join speakers Jamal Badawi, Tayyibah Taylor, Mohamed Magid, Altaf Husain, Salma El-Kadi, and other ISNA leaders and local speakers for a weekend of learning, networking, and community building.
Click here to register
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The challenge was for faith based orgs who are helping make a difference in the health of children.
Nadoona is the only Muslim group in the challenge.
Click here to support Nadoona with your vote! You can vote daily till May 11.
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Boonaa Mohammed
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When the World Changed - The Life of the Prophet of Islam
Fri, April 20 at 6PM
MSA @ UCF: HEC 125
Fundraiser for Syria
Sun, April 22 at 6PM
Olympia High School
Fundraiser presented by Qabeelat Noor and Helping Hand for Relief and Development. Click here to purchase tickets ($10 advance, $15 at the door).
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Junaid Jamshed
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Fundraiser for Darul Uloom in New York. Event will take place on April 29 from 1-4pm at Hilton Orlando.
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Salaam Alaikum/Peace be with you,
It's been a while since you've received one of these newsletters. Did you miss us? We sure hope you did!
We won't lie; keeping United Muslim Foundation running has been a challenge without an Executive Director. There's a lot of work to be done, and our board members have been through everything from weddings to surgeries, making it hard to keep up.
But in the end, we decided that UMF's work and impact, and all we had accomplished even in our hardest times - when we were running simply on volunteer power - was just too important to give up on.
So... here we are again, regrouped, re-energized, and excited to get the ball rolling again. And we hope you are too (keep reading!)
Below you will find some updates on what we've been doing and where we're planning to go, as well as the usual announcements on area events you might be interested in. But wait, there's more!
Besides the updates, we've also got some important information on how you can get more involved in the rebirth of UMF. As I said before, there's a lot of work to be done, so we're looking to our main source of power - our volunteers - for help! Please take a look below for more information on available positions, as well as to get an idea of the projects we have in mind.
Oh, yeah, there's one more thing...
UMF is also on the search for a new Executive Director! We need somebody to help lead this organization to do all the great things we know it can do, and we hope you can help us find them!
Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree and at least three years of successful management or leadership experience, preferably within a nonprofit organization. Applications will be accepted through May 15, 2012. For more information, please see the job posting below.
Thank you once again for your continued support! I know it's cliche, but it's also 100% true that we just couldn't do it without you :-)
With wishes of peace,
Fatema Kermalli Walji, Director
P.S. When I mentioned that we'd regrouped, I meant it! Meet the rest of our new Board of Directors:
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Job Opening: Executive Director
United Muslim Foundation is looking for a new Executive Director to oversee the organization's daily operations, manage finances, and establish long-term strategies for implementing the vision of the organization.
Minimum qualifications include:
* Bachelor's Degree. * Three years of successful management or leadership, preferably within a non-profit organization. * Strong verbal and written communication skills, including computer skills. * Ability to work collaboratively with the Board, staff, volunteers, external organizations, and the community. * Displays a positive attitude, sound decision-making, adaptability to change, a desire for continuous improvement, and respect for confidential matters. * Works with great integrity, and has a proven track record of success. * Must reside in the Orlando area and be committed to represent and work with Muslims of all cultures and races. Application materials should be received by May 15, 2012. For more information or to submit your resume and cover letters, email us at info@unitedmuslimfoundation.org. |
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UMF Officer Positions
UMF is looking for some talented, dedicated, and energized individuals to take on officer positions within the organization for 2012.
These positions include, but are not limited to: Marketing, Fundraising, Journalism, Event Planning, and Volunteer Coordination.
More complete position descriptions can be found at the end of this newsletter. If you are interested in volunteering your time and skills, please contact us at info@unitedmuslimfoundation.org.
We look forward to working with you!
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UMF is once again joining thousands of teams across the country in the annual March of Dimes "March for Babies" event to be held on Sunday, April 22nd. The team will be participating in the 2.5-mile walk beginning at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA.
The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency dedicated to saving the lives of America's babies. Their mission is to prevent birth defects, low birth weight, and infant mortality. Each year, an estimated 150,000 babies are born with often devastating birth defects. Another 500,000 babies are born too soon, drastically increasing the chance that they will die before their first birthday. That averages to 1 out of every 8 babies. Premature birth is the #1 cause of newborn death and is growing at an alarming rate. That's why we need your help.
If you would like to join the team or sponsor a walker for this very worthy cause, please visit UMFs March for Babies website.
Credit/debit card and PayPal donations are accepted online. Thank you in advance for your support and for being a part of this great cause! |
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Hunger Team Update
 Alhamdulillah, UMF Hungerteam has being going very well these past few months. It is amazing to see how, month after month - without fail - the donations keep rolling in for the homeless!
This month already, we have collected a number of items to donate, including clothes, housewares, and much more.
Last month, Seminole High School collected and donated about 800 personal hygiene items, including shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and the like.
In addition, we are extremely fortunate to have community donors who help with the feedings. Each week, Panera Bread Bakery donates breads and pastries to the homeless, while IHOP donates pancake batter for us to make fresh pancakes for breakfast.
Many, many thanks to all our donors!
Our next feeding is inshaAllah going to take place this Saturday from 9am -11:30am in Sanford. Please join us for a few hours in helping to cook a hot breakfast for the needy who stay in and around the homeless shelter.
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Arabic Class Update
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UMF's Arabic program is in full swing, Alhamdulilah. We've even started an Adult online Arabic class as a pilot program because of increasing demand!
Dedicated students sacrifice 2.5 hrs of play time almost every Friday and Sunday evening to learn Arabic from our awesome teachers. As one student put it, "It is a good opportunity for people who care about the Arabic language, to learn it."
All our students are learning from the Medina Arabic Reader series and progressing quickly. They are even learning Arabic poetry and idioms and relating the words and phrases they're learning to Qur'an and Hadeeth. Our older class enjoyed conversation over coffee on their field trip this month to the coffee shop and local grocery store with their teacher.
UMF Arabic class is simply سوبر !
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UMF Scouts Caprisun Brigade
 Don't throw out your Caprisun pouches!
UMF Scouts are continuing to collect them in order to get points, which can then be used to support various different causes.
Last time, the Scouts collected 1,297 pouches and got 2,594 points. With those points, they provided food to the hungry and school supplies to a homeless child, adopted 468 square feet of wildlife land, planted a tree, helped reduce 13 pounds of carbon from the atmosphere, and gave two baby chickens, one goose, and ten honey bees to needy families.
Help the UMF Scouts do their part for a better world. Save and donate your Caprisun pouches!
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Sincerely,
Board of Directors United Muslim Foundation |
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Don't forget to check out the officer descriptions below!
Marketing: Developing and Distributing Paper and Media Ads, Marketing calls and e-mails, UMF information booths at Special Events
Fundraising: Online Fundraising through Social Media, e-mail and mail, Organizing other Fundraising endeavors
Journalism: A team needed to write on the Muslim perspective to current issues that come up in the news media, and on Muslim Holidays and observances.
Annual Eid Event Planning: Planning and executing a successful Eid Unity Event from initial stages and seeing it through to the end.
Volunteering: Planning and Organizing various family volunteering opportunities monthly.
Events Volunteer Coordinator: Recruit and Manage volunteers for various different events throughout the year
Arabic Program: Helping to manage all aspects of running an Arabic School children's program from food, to premises, parent-teacher-student communication, classroom discipline etc. Helping to manage online classes and with technical difficulties that may arise with adults Arabic class.
Presentations on Islam: A team of individuals to call upon for presentations. Create training for best strategies to get the message across on most important topics. Research on current issue topics that may be required in presentations
UMF Scouts: Help promote Caprisun and other UMF Scout Brigades to help reduce, reuse and recycle and promote awareness about taking care of the earth and our natural resources; Help UMF Scouts come up with innovative ways to raise money to support Scout Projects like bake sales etc.
UMF Scout Projects Coordinator: Fun events for our scouts working with other groups like MSA, YMWO, AMYLC and Amal Group and getting youth to attend different youth events across Orlando.
Interesting in volunteering your time and developing great, marketable skills?
Email info@unitedmuslimfoundation.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
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