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		<title>A Better Ramadan 1432 for all</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[$1 donated when you share In the name of Allah, compassionate &#38; merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ Peace be with you السلام عليك &#8220;In-sha-Allah (God willing), this Ramadan, I&#8217;ll simplify my Iftar to save more time for worshiping and to save some money for needy people, and I&#8217;ll reduce my throw away garbage!&#8221;  To check [...]]]></description>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>In the name of Allah, compassionate &amp; merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ</strong></span><br />
<strong> Peace be with you السلام عليك</strong></h3>
<p>&#8220;In-sha-Allah (God willing), this Ramadan, I&#8217;ll simplify my Iftar to save more time for worshiping and to save some money for needy people, and I&#8217;ll reduce my throw away garbage!&#8221;  To check out Naeem Nisar Sheikh TEDx AUI (4 December 2010) powerpoint presentation <a href="http://halfdate.com/wp-content/uploads/GARBAGE.ppt">GARBAGE click HERE</a></p>
<p>If you agree with this goal and want to have a wiser Ramadan for 1432 Hijr, post a comment.</p>
<p><strong>Pledge #1:</strong> Simplify My Iftar: Less time, less quantities, less spending, and less garbage</p>
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<p><strong>References:</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.tedxaui.com/nns" target="_blank">http://www.tedxaui.com/nns</a></p>
<p><strong>Pledge #2:</strong> Spend my saved money 1/3 on myself and family, 1/3 for Sadaqah, and 1/3 for saving.</p>
<p>Some places we recommend you to donate: (come back each week for new ones)</p>
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<strong>Project 2: Building Block Emergency Assistance</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.thebuildingblocks.org/social-services/about-social-services/195.html" target="_blank">Building Blocks Emergency Assistance</a> Progam to relieve those in dire financial need.</p>
<p>Since 2006, the program has alleviated the hardship of more than 300 families and saved several families from eviction, utilities shut-off, and overwhelmed medical expenses. Many recipients, unfortunately, are single mothers.</p>
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<h2>Completed Projects</h2>
<p><strong>Project 1: Feeding needy brothers and sisters</strong><br />
33 DONORS donated $1186.21 to Building Blocks of NJ for iftar program at a Newark Masjid that serves more than 200 needy brothers and sisters.</p>
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Sponsor of the Drive MidmarHalal.com</p>
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		<title>Sharing the burden, Sharing the fruits</title>
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<p><strong>DateDrive of رجب of 1431/June 2010</strong></p>
<p><strong>Type of DateDrive:</strong> Half a date (financial)</p>
<p><strong>Registered Non-Profit?</strong> No</p>
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&#8220;Whosoever removes a world grief from a believer, Allaah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Judgment&#8221; -Collected by Al-Bukhari and Muslim
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<p><strong>Details:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Drive Deadline: July 1st, 2009</strong></p>
<p><strong>Drive Target:</strong></p>
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  يا قبيصة ! إن المسألة لا تحل إلا لأحد ثلاثة : رجل تحمل حمالة فتحل له المسألة حتى يصيبها ثم يمسك ، ورجل أصابته جائحة اجتاحت ماله فحلت له المسألة ، حتى يصيب قواما من عيش ، ورجل أصابته فاقة حتى يقول ثلاثة من ذوي الحجا من قومه : لقد أصاب فلانا فاقة ، فحلت له المسألة حتى يصيب قواما من عيش ، ثم يمسك ، فما سواهن من المسألة فسحت ، يأكلها صاحبها سحتا<br />
صحيح الجامع
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<p>According to this Hadith collected in Sahih Muslim, one cannot ask for Sadaqah unless he is in dire need and should ask to the extend that suffice him. So, we are only going to ask you to help pay off the loan of the needy doctor, whom we lent several months back and now, HalfDate needs to pay back the lender and we need a helping hand.</p>
<p>We have also asked a shaikh, and he said as for community service organizations and projects that needs collective efforts, it&#8217;s okay to ask for such projects in the West. However, HalfDate still feel uncomfortable to ask, may Allah help us to sustain such a project by our admins. If you want to share the rewards and volunteer or help out, that&#8217;s your call. May Allah help us all and accept from all of us.</p>
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<li>Help HalfDate pay off the loan of the needy people in Canada and USA $3700</li>
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<strong>Sponsors</strong></p>
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<h2>Ajwa Date Level Sponsorship</h2>
<h1><a target="_blank" href="http://knowinterest.com">KnowInterest.com</a></h1>
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<h2>Alexandrite Level Sponsorship</h2>
<h1><a target="_blank" href="http://halalbuzz.com/buzz/">HalalBuzz.com</a></h1>
<h2>Diamond Level Sponsorship</h2>
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<p><del datetime="2010-07-17T19:12:15+00:00"><strong>Summary:</strong> Over the last few months, you have noticed that HalfDate has slowed down in its growth, part of it was due to lack of full time staff (even that we have over 10 admins working tirelessly Alhamdulillah, but we still can&#8217;t meet the demand). Another reason that slowed us is the financial burden. This project is totally ran by private donors and we have lent some money to several worthy/needy people and they couldn&#8217;t pay back. So, if you think this palm tree deserves to survive and grow, please support us.<br />
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<p>Okay, after discussing with a brother who did a tote bag before. The conclusion is with the budget we have we will end up doing one color printing.</p>
<p>So, it boils down to what slogan to print on the bag.<br />
Text will be: HalfDate.com Recycle Drive<br />
then a slogan: &#8230; so suggest your slogans.<br />
Please choose your <strong>three most favorite</strong> slogans:</p>
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.
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Allah’s Messenger (peace and prayers be upon him) said: &#8220;Removing a litter from the road is charity.&#8221; -Sahih AlJamea </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;font-size: large;"><span style="color: #006600">&#8220;This [student learning about recycling video] makes me feel good! Very good!&#8221; -Hadayai, Atlanta, Georgia<br />
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<p style="text-align: center;font-size: large;"><span style="color: #006600">&#8220;This [recycling drive] is exciting, MAshaa&#8217;Allah. May Allah reward you for putting these together, ameeen.&#8221; -Umm Zahidah, Anchorage, Alaska<br />
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<p style="text-align: center;font-size: large;"><span style="color: #003366;">&#8220;I am a senior in high school. I recently started a youth group called the Youth Muslim Fortress. My mom showed me your e-mail and this task looked very interesting. Insha&#8217;allah my group will take responsibility for this task. Thanks for this opportunity and hope there will be more to come!&#8221; -Zuhra, Bloomington, Minnesota<br />
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<p><strong>DateDrive of Muhharam 1430/Jan 2009<br />
</strong><strong>Type of DateDrive:</strong> Non-monetary</p>
<p><strong>What: </strong>Benefiting Muslims organizations by recycling unwanted your mobile phone, ink cartridge, etc. while saving the environment from toxic waste!</p>
<p><strong>DateDrive Goals:</strong> Have 20 masjids/schools as collecting points</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=250x75&amp;cht=bhg&amp;chg=5,0&amp;chxt=x&amp;chxl=0:|0%|25%|50%|75%|100%&amp;chco=006600&amp;chds=0,20&amp;chtt=29 Collection Points - Goal: 20 &amp;chd=t:29.0" alt="" width="250" height="75" /></p>
<p><strong>Collection Points:</strong><br />
So far, the following fine organizations are participating in the collection, may Allah reward them. (<a href="http://halfdate.com/2009/01/01/recycle-drive/#comment">See comment section for their address and contact, if you don&#8217;t find the address, post your question as a comment</a>)</p>
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<li>Bait Salaam, Atlanta, GA</li>
<li>Maidah, Atlanta Food Consortium, GA</li>
<li>Ella Johnnaber, Pine Lake, GA</li>
<li>AlMaun Fund, NJ</li>
<li>Muslim Community Bloomington, IN</li>
<li>AlMadinah school, Los Angeles, CA</li>
<li>North Hollywood Islamic center, CA</li>
<li>Masjid Quba, CA</li>
<li>Girl Scout, Raleigh, NC</li>
<li>Millennium Pharmacy, Brooklyn, NY</li>
<li>Life Maker at Foundation for Islamic Education, PA</li>
<li>Life Maker at Devon Mosque, PA</li>
<li>Temple University-MSA, Philadelphia, PA</li>
<li>The Bridge @ Baabun Nasr, PA (address in the comment section)</li>
<li>George Mason University MSA working with the Mustafa Center, VA</li>
<li>AlHuda Masjid, Worcester, MA</li>
<li>Youth Muslim Fortress/BuildingBlocks @ Masjid Ar-Rahman, Bloomington, MN</li>
<li>BuildingBlocks @ Masjid Dar Al-Farooq, Minneapolis, MN</li>
<li>BuildingBlocks @ Islamic University, Robbinsdale, MN</li>
<li>BuildingBlocks @ Mesjid Al-Huda, Minneapolis, MN</li>
<li>BuildingBlocks @ Masjid Abu Bakar al Sadiq, Minneapolis, MN</li>
<li>Dawah Institute, St. Paul, MN</li>
<li>Masjid As Sabr, Portland, OR</li>
<li>Masjid Bilal, Portland, OR</li>
<li>Masjid Beaverton, OR</li>
<li>Halal Market in Tigard, Portland, OR</li>
<li>Muslim community of Anchorage, Alaska</li>
<li>STTAR Consultancy Services, Lewiston, ME</li>
<li>Evelyn Roberson, Atlanta, GA</li>
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<p><strong>What’s in it for you:</strong>Rewards from Allah, in-sha-Allah for benefiting women shelter and needy Muslims with recycling income. Also, you are protecting the environment and cleaning your house <img src='http://halfdate.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Also, HalfDate is giving away Amazon gift certificates.</p>
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<li>$57 for the most collected items  (according to Baitul Salaam evaluation)</li>
<li>$57 for the most number of participants (how can we tell? Ask them to post a comment with the masjid/school name, or send activity pictures)</li>
<li>$57 for media coverage by your local media</li>
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<p><strong>And the winners are&#8230;.</strong> </p>
<ol>
<li>Most collected items: Weekend school of Islamic Foundation, 35 phones. 9 ink cartridges, 4 MP3 players and 1 camera.</li>
<li>Most participants: Weekend school of Islamic Foundation, about 40 students</li>
<li>Media Coverage: Temple University</li>
<li>And Extra Category, the most collection points: Building Blocks in Minnesota</li>
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<p><strong>Deadline:</strong> Jan, 31, 2009 (extended to Feb 10th for reporting purposes)</p>
<p><strong>Action Required:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>If you are outside the US, simply send the link of this drive to your friends</li>
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<p style="text-align: center;">http://halfdate.com/2009/01/01/recycle-drive/</p>
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To give an equal opportunity for HalfDaters outside the US to participate, we will accept their donations to cover part of the costs of the drive. Notice your donation will help promoting HalfDate in various communities, so we can do more in the future, in-sha-Allah.</p>
<p>Contributors to the costs of this dateDrive:</p>
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<li>Fatimah, Singapore (new HalfDater, gave trice :p)</li>
<li>Clothing Store, Florida, USA (new HalfDater)</li>
<li>Ifrah, Ontario, Canada</li>
<li>Jamie, Massachusetts, USA</li>
<li>Rached, California, USA</li>
<li>Hannah, Cardiff, UK</li>
<li>Mohima, Essex, UK</li>
<li>Caynan, Oregon, USA (gave twice)</li>
<li>Abdalfattah, North Dakota, USA (new HalfDater)</li>
<li>Qamar, West Yorkshire, UK (gave twice)</li>
<li>Lina, Ontario, Canada (new HalfDater, gave twice)</li>
<li>Shazia, Ontario, Canada (new HalfDater)</li>
<li>Zabeen, London, UK</li>
<li>Nadia, Illinois, USA (new HalfDater)</li>
<li>Anisa, California, USA</li>
<li>Saira, Tuscany, Italy</li>
<li>Rahmah, Quebec, Canada</li>
<li>Hoda, Ontario, Canada</li>
<li>Cynthia, Romania</li>
<li>Aishah, Maryland, USA</li>
<li>Mustaque, Illinois, USA</li>
<li>Arif, Ohio, USA</li>
<li>Mohammed, Texas, USA</li>
<li>Latoya, Florida, USA</li>
<li>Tanweer, California, USA</li>
<li>A sister who wanted to donate, but the drive is closed</li>
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<p>Total collected for the drive cost (gifts, printing, and tote bags): $469 &#8211; Paypal fees $23.21 &#8211; gifts $171 (3x$57) &#8211; $50 (pizza party for BuildingBlock for having the most number of collection points) = 224.79 left for designing tote bags.</p>
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<li>If you are in the US, talk to your masjid/school to be a collecting point (it&#8217;s a good way of developing relationship between organizations). <a href="http://halfdate.com/2009/01/01/recycle-drive/#collectionpoint">Click here for instruction</a>.</li>
<li>If you have participated in the drive (volunteered or recycled), please enter your name and email.</li>
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<p><strong>Beneficiary Organizations (why only two? Because only two applied on time):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Al Maun Fund (sadaqah fund for Muslim families)</li>
<li> Baitul Salaam (women shelter)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>More About Recycling/Fundraising</strong></p>
<p>Your donation may be tax deductible. (ask your tax specialist).</p>
<p>Did you know that one cell phone can pollute up to 132,000 liters of drinking water. Your unwanted Cell phones and inkjet cartridges will be recycled in accordance with EPA regulations or Refurbished and reused.</p>
<p>Every time we throw electronic gadgets in the trash we hurt our environment. The casings do not biodegrade and the metals (lead, gold, lithium and others) eventually find their way into our ground water. Heavy metals in our rivers and creeks kill fish, plants and other forms of life causing an imbalance in nature. We can stop this from happening and support a worth cause at the same time.</p>
<p>This project is perfect for students and others who need to earn Community Service hours. It is also a good project for Girl/Boy Scout Troops, service organizations, masjid/Islamic centers and other places of worship. Each item donated is like cash to us. Please do not alter the shipping label. All the information is there for it to go directly where it needs to go and we (e.g. Baitul Salaam) get the credit for the shipment, insh&#8217;Allah.</p>
<p>If your employer has not contracted with someone to dispose of toner packs from copiers let us know right away, insh&#8217;Allah. We will contact them to show them how they can properly dispose of the toner packs.</p>
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<strong>How To Be A Collection Point?</strong></p>
<p>As Salaamu Alaikum,</p>
<p>We recycle in Atlanta all the time.  Let&#8217;s keep it easy.  I am going<br />
to lay out the steps for an easy recycling drive.</p>
<p>Step 1</p>
<p>Secure permission from the leadership in your community to collect<br />
items listed:  old cell phones (can work as well as non-working),<br />
empty ink jet cartridges and toner packs from copy machines, iPods,<br />
mp3 players, game consoles, digital cameras, digital video recorders<br />
and laptops. Get a large box and get some children to decorate it.<br />
Give them some paper, scissors, bright color paper and let the have<br />
fun.  Someone older can go over the box to make sure everything is<br />
pasted on it is secure.</p>
<p><strong>** Please use <a href="http://halfdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/recyclingdrive.jpg">this flyer</a></strong></p>
<p>Step 2</p>
<p>Check the box once or twice a week to make sure only electronic items<br />
are going into he box.  When it fills, or close to filling or at the<br />
end of the month (January 31) whatever happens first email<br />
<a href="mailto:haleem1@aol.com">haleem1@aol.com</a> (me) for simple directions on how to ship.  You will<br />
receive postage paid labels from me to use (no cost to you).  Collect<br />
some old boxes to ship (do not buy new ones).</p>
<p>Now if you are going to support both Al Maun and Baitul Salaam<br />
organizations at the end of the drive check with Al Maun and see what<br />
items they are collecting, insh&#8217;Allah.  Donate some or all of those<br />
items to them.  We will take the balance, insh&#8217;Allah. Baitul Salaam is<br />
collecting more items than Al Maun.</p>
<p>The main thing is to not over think it.  Keep it simple.  If you need<br />
me to send you an annoncement that can be made to your community after<br />
Salatul Jumuah, etc., will be glad to do so, insh&#8217; Allah. Also if<br />
people in your community need to talk to me directly fine they can<br />
email me at <a href="mailto:haleem1@aol.com">haleem1@aol.com</a> or call me at (404) 608-8649.</p>
<p>Thank you for wanting to assist.</p>
<p>May Allah continue to bless you.</p>
<p>ma salaam<br />
Hadayai Majeed<br />
Baitul Salaam Network, Inc.<br />
<a href="http://www.baitulsalaam.net/" target="_blank">www.baitulsalaam.net</a></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Recycle" src="http://scribalterror.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/recycle.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="607" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #003366;"><br />
You can earn the rewards of this hadith without having to do like this man! </span></p>
<h2>Special Thanks</h2>
<p>All praises and thanks are due to Allah, Alhamduillah. Having said that, we would like to follow the teaching of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and prayer be upon him) when he said, &#8220;Whoever did not thank the people, he did not thank Allah.&#8221;</p>
<p>So, on behalf of HalfDate family from New Zealand to Hawaii and from Alaska to Australia, we would like to thank all of you who participated as collection points, turned your unwanted eWaste into charity, chipped in for the expenses, posted pleasant words, spread out the words, created <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd3m9g54_18gnsqcdfc">lesson plans</a> to teach about recycling, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/968576@N24/">uploaded pictures</a>, involved your children or students, <a href="http://dawahposters.com">designed posters</a>, <a href="http://imuslim.tv">created videos</a>, or made Duas.</p>
<p>As always, we pray that Allah reward you all with the sweetest date in Jannah.</p>
<p><strong>Drive Fruits:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>27 entities including Masjids, schools and businesses are joining the drive.</li>
<li>Over 107 students, teachers, parents, imams, business owners, and children are either recycling, learning about it, or teaching it.</li>
<li>15,478 people have noticed that we Muslims DO CARE about the environment (this number is an estimate based on YouTube, Facebook, comments, and email responses). This estimate does not include the free Facebook ad that was displayed over 24,000 times (thanks to br. Ahmed from Silicon Valley for free ads coupons).<br />
<img src="http://halfdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/facebook-ads-for-recycling-drive.jpg" alt="facebook-ads-for-recycling-drive" title="facebook-ads-for-recycling-drive" width="175" height="181" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1142" />
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<li>Temple University Radio covered the drive:
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<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvcqjS8mkDg&#038;feature=channel_page">A teleseminar </a>to show how individuals and organizations can cover its utility bills by recycling.</li>
<li><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd3m9g54_18gnsqcdfc">A lesson plan</a> for teachers to teach recycling, with a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgW5lLl_v3o&#038;feature=channel_page">sample video</a>.
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<p><strong>How to Turn eWaste into Charity: A Guide for Organizations and Individuals</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Reporting Your Numbers:</strong></p>
<p>To enter the contests, please submit a list of the items collected and a list of the volunteers (so we can send you certificates), if you have any pictures of the items collected or picture of collection activities please include them too. For contest number 3, you can send us the contact and the name of your local Muslim newspaper.</p>
<p>Email all your submissions by Feb 1st, 2009</p>
<p>As for shipping your items to AlMaun and Baitul Salaam, please email them (scroll down for their contact).</p>
<p>Al Maun is only collecting cell phones and empty ink jet cartridges.  Baitul Salaam is collecting cell phones, empty ink jet cartridges, iPods, mp3 players, empty toner packs, laptops,digital cameras, digital video recorders and game consoles.  Do an inventory of your collection:  total number of each item.  Decide how you want to split your collection.  Then contact each group to receive further instructions.  Warning:  When you pack your items do not use air pillows, peanuts or other fancy packing materials just use newspaper.  Please do not buy shipping boxes use old ones remember we are recycling.  You will receive easy to follow detail instructions from the organizations.  If you need a tax letter let them know in advance of them shipping you the postage paid labels. When the labels arrive use as instructed please do not alter (unless instructed).  </p>
<p>If groups want to continue to collect on their own contact each group separately. Baitul Salaam recycles all the time and can give you tips on how to sustain a collection drive in your community.  If a masjid wants to start recycling Sr. Hadayai will be glad to act as a consultant. She only ask that your community makes a donation to the Baitul Salaam Network, Inc. at least once a year, in-sha-llah.    </p>
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<p><strong>DateDrive of Ramadan 1429/Sept 2008</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #003366;">Alhamduillah, this dateDrive is successfully completed.</span></p>
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<td>For all HalfDaters, you got gifts. A limited edition Ramadan 1429 *HANDMADE* bookmarks.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #003366;">You can claim yours at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6097537&amp;section_id=5697806">Ramadan 1429 bookmarks</a> </span></p>
<p>Contact the site owner if you want to mix and match or put a custom wording!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;font-size: x-large;">Here is a sneak peak: <a href="http://halfdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bookmarksforcause1.jpg">Sample1</a> and <a href="http://halfdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bookmarksforcause2.jpg">Sample2</a></p>
<p>On the right-hand side under &#8220;Sections in this Shop&#8221; you will see a section called &#8220;HalfDate Members Only.&#8221; Once you enter that section, you will see 10 different bookmark designs for the Ramadan 1429 Special Edition collection. Right now, I am only listing 1 bookmark under each design (total of 10 on sale), but as orders come in, I will add more quantity (until 29 is reached). As you can see, I put the price as $0.25 each. The system would not allow me to enter $0 (I hope that&#8217;s okay). So the total cost for anyone in the US is $2 for each special edition bookmark (these are mostly shipping charges).</p>
<p>As far as custom bookmarks, just tell the members that they will have to contact me personally for this and that they can mix and match things that they like from the website. Custom bookmarks are $7.99 (plus shipping) for each one and $1 from each sale will go to HalfDate.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #003366;">Show Allah your generosity.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;font-size: x-large;">&#8220;Ramadan is already sweeter to me this year as HalfDate has led me to the good works of the Baitul Salaam Network and in sealing my envelope containing my donation, we are all made grateful.&#8221; -Br. S</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;font-size: large;">This drive is still OPEN, two more projects to go.</p>
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<td><strong>Matching Challenges: To respond to a match, post in the comment the match # and how much (anonymously is fine)<br />
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<td><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Match #1: Brother Sam from California will match $20, if a $20 is donated during Ramadan to help homeless Muslims (women shelter).</span></td>
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<td><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Match #2: Ibn Halal will give $3 for every $1, for the first 3 high school students who can ask their family members to donate $20 to any of HalfDate listed causes. Post a comment once you donate, so we give the matching</span></td>
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<td><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Match #3: Brother Ahmed will give $2 for every $1 up to $100, for donations from students to any of HalfDate listed causes. Post a comment once you donate, so we give the matching</span></td>
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<td><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Match #4: Sister Mina will match $50, mashallah, if $50 is donated to BaitulSalam during Ramadan.</span></td>
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<td>Match #5: A sister will match donations up to $500 to Naseeha Youth Helpline.</td>
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<td>Match #6: A UK sister will donate a £1 for every £4 donated for the Dawah Booklet project.</td>
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<td>Match #7: <a href="http://coaching-duo.com/">Coaching Duo</a> will donate $2000 if 10 clients joined by Sept 30. Contact them for a free sample session. Sisters can contact their sister coaching service.</td>
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<td><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Match #8: Sister anonymous from Australia will match up to $100 if anyone working in high tech sector donates $100 during Ramadan. Post in the comment section to confirm this match.</span></td>
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<td>Match #9: A software engineer will donate $100 if any hardware engineer donates $100 <img src='http://halfdate.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </td>
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<td><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Match #10: Br. B Inshallah will match every dollar (upto $100) for any current undergraduate college student that donates to any of the causes listed!</span></td>
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<td><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Match #11: Sister Muslimah will match $200</span></td>
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<p><strong>What:</strong> Appreciating Allah&#8217;s generosity by being generous with others</p>
<p><strong>DateDrive Goals: </strong>Collecting $10,000 for several causes, one cause at a time (in-sha-Allah, throughout Ramadan, we will be listing new causes once the requests of the current cause are met)</p>
<p><strong>What’s in it for you</strong>: Rewards from Allah, and getting things done, in-sha-Allah</p>
<p><strong>Deadline: </strong>Oct 7th, 2008</p>
<p><strong>Actions Required:</strong></p>
<p>Individually or as a group,</p>
<p>1- Donate or raise $100, $20, $10, or $5 from your family and friends.<br />
2- Post a personal message to that cause.<br />
3- Email your friends about this drive</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was the most generous of people, and he was at his most generous in Ramadan when he met Jibreel; he used to meet him every night in Ramadan and review the Qur’aan with him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was more generous than the wind.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (6) and Muslim (2308)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضي الله عنه<span class="hilite">ما</span> قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ ، وَكَانَ أَجْوَدُ مَا يَكُونُ فِي رَمَضَانَ حِينَ يَلْقَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ ، وَكَانَ يَلْقَاهُ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَيُدَارِسُهُ الْقُرْآنَ , فَلَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجْوَدُ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنْ الرِّيحِ الْمُرْسَلَةِ . رواه البخاري  6  ومسلم  2308</p>
<p style="text-align: center;font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #003366;">Your brothers and sisters are waiting for you. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #003366;">ACT NOW. Show Allah your generosity.</span></p>
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<h1>Completed Requests</h1>
<p><strong>AlMaun Fund</strong></p>
<p><strong>Requests</strong>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">cr.605 Sister needs food, prescription medication and transportation assistance. $200.00</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">cr.611 Family seeks aid with utility bills. $200.00</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">cr.616 Mother with health issues seeks help with food. $125.00</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">*Special* HalfDate recommends that you contribute for Almaun Fund non-profit registration cost, $400 and you can share the rewards of this Sadaqa Jaria (continuous charity). The official registration status will qualify them to apply for more public/private grants, bulk mail discounts, and other benefits.</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">cr.617 Mother of (5) recently began working, needs assistance with utility bills. $200.00</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">cr.619 Father currently out of work, seeks aid with pending cancellation of car insurance. $200.00</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">cr.624 Mother of (2) who also cares for five siblings needs food/personal items/transportation costs. $200.00</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">cr.625 Mother needs aid with back rent and electric bill. $200.00</span></p>
<p>Donations can be given by Paypal, google checkout, or postal checks.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;font-size: x-large;">Click <a href="http://www.almaunfund.org">here</a> to donate, the first donation form is for Paypal, and the second is Google Checkout.</p>
<p>Almanu Fund&#8217;s email is maunfundorg [at] yahoo.com (it&#8217;s also their Paypal account email). If you prefer to mail in your contribution that supports the poor and needy of the ummah (our request for assistance are ongoing), please send to: (please post a comment so we update the progress)</p>
<p>Al Maun Fund<br />
PO BOX 7691<br />
Atlantic City, NJ 08404-7691</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=250x75&amp;cht=bhg&amp;chg=5,0&amp;chxt=x&amp;chxl=0:|0%|25%|50%|75%|100%&amp;chco=b9bbe5&amp;chds=0,925&amp;chtt=$2169.3 lent to Allah - Goal: $925 &amp;chd=t:2169.30" alt="" width="250" height="75" /></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">No-Riba-Movement by LivingHalal, o</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">only $69 needed</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Go to </span><a href="http://ilovehalal.com "><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">http://ilovehalal.com </span></a><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">and enter your email, name, and payment info</span></p>
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<p><strong>Care for abused sisters and children, $2000 needed for emergency fund</strong></p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.baitulsalaam.net">Baitul Salaam Network, Inc.</a> a national domestic violence awareness organization is fund raising to expand its services to families struggling due to some form of abuse.</p>
<p>Since Nov 1999, this organization has housed 608 women and children, answers hundreds of calls monthly, provides educational workshops and advocates for those who temporarily can not advocate for themselves. We work with the entire family when asked.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="http://www.baitulsalaam.net/donation/">here</a> to donate. If your donation is Zakah, PLEASE SPECIFY that in the paypal note.</h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=250x75&amp;cht=bhg&amp;chg=5,0&amp;chxt=x&amp;chxl=0:|0%|25%|50%|75%|100%&amp;chco=b9bbe5&amp;chds=0,2000&amp;chtt=$3671 lent to Allah - Goal: $2000 &amp;chd=t:3671.00" alt="" width="250" height="75" /></p>
<p>You can also donate by check or money order, send to (please post a comment so we update the progress)</p>
<p>Baitul Salaam Network, Inc.<br />
PO Box 11041<br />
Atlanta, GA 30310</p>
<p style="text-align: center;font-size: large;"><span style="color: #003366;">&#8220;If n e sisters from my state [RI] register with baitulsalaam and need a place to crash for a couple weeks with her kids i have a small room in my apartment i just gotta move some stuff out of, i live with my husband and kids so if the sister doesnt mind we dont either!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&#8221; -Sr. M</span></p>
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<p><strong>Advice is an Islamic right</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://naseeha.net/">Naseeha.Net</a> is a Muslim youth helpline, based in Canada, but serving North America.</p>
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<p><strong>Requests:</strong></p>
<p>1- 2000 heroes who care about Islam&#8217;s future (easy payment plans, can be $20 every 6 months)<br />
2- Link to us <a href="http://naseeha.net/heroes.asp">http://naseeha.net/heroes.asp</a><br />
3- Upload this video to video sharing sites, and tell all your friends.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="http://naseeha.net/support.asp">here</a> to invest in future generations</h2>
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<p><strong>Help My School</strong></p>
<p>Al-Manidah School is a US registered not-for-profit organization, Tax ID 51-0179919.</p>
<p><strong>Requests:</strong></p>
<p>-Pay my teacher, $2500 (zakatable because teachers are low income)<br />
-Protect my school, $1,195, commercial fire alarm control panel (sadaqa jariya, not zakatable)<br />
-I need textbook, $3,479.85</p>
<p>Pay by check, bank transfer/deposit, or credit card.</p>
<p>Al-Madinah School<br />
3510 Exposition Place<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90018<br />
(323) 296-5961</p>
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<strong>Eid Gifts for Duaa, Tawka, Afaf &amp; Leena</strong></p>
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<p>Duaa, six, and her family suffered serious burns due to a gas explosion a year ago. Many non-Muslims have been gratefully helping them, yet many Muslims in NY don&#8217;t know about their case.</p>
<p>Their mom was completely unrecognizable at the hospital. Before she died, she removed all of her gold (jewelry) and asked for it to be given to charity, because she knew her death was coming, subhanAllah. At the day when sister Lazeena visited them for Eid, the children, one by one sat on their father&#8217;s lap and repeated after him, making du&#8217;a for Allah to place their mother in Jannah and to reunite them all together there with her, Ameen.</p>
<h2><a href="http://www.ny1news.com/content/top_stories/84818/girl-injured-in-harlem-explosion-leaves-hospital/Default.aspx?ap=1&amp;Flash">Watch this video</a> and help them.</h2>
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&#8220;Yes! I just showed my kids the video, and they are writing letters to Duaa and her sisters during homeschool today. We made it a lesson on caring about others. Jazak Allah khair for passing this along to us.&#8221; -Sr. Amina</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #003366;">Then Leena came home. SubhanAllah it was much more emotional seeing her because of her being blind. She walked into the living room, her arms stretched out feeling around. Her father told her she had guests and she was beaming. She felt around the livingroom hugging us, kissing us and giggling. No doubt she was the one who laughed and smiled the most out of all of them mashaAllah. However, it&#8217;s obvious she still needs time to get comfortable with her condition. Eating is very difficult for her to do on her own, she also seems to get really irritated and emotional whenever she&#8217;s playing with her sisters and they take something from her or even get up and leave without telling her. She starts wailing right away and throwing a tantrum. I can only imagine how she must feel. Remember she wasn&#8217;t born blind, she remembers the world of sight I&#8217;m sure, subhanAllah, and so now being trapped in a world of darkness will take her a lot of time to get used to, but overall she&#8217;s very happy mashaAllah.</span></p>
<h2>Update: Read about the Eid visit to Al-Ghaithi family at <a href="http://alghaithigirls.com">http://alghaithigirls.com</a></h2>
<p><strong>Requests:</strong></p>
<p>A <a href="http://ALGHAITHIGIRLS.BLOGSPOT.COM">sister has been collecting</a> for them, so we just want to add an Eid gift package for the children $400.</p>
<p>And if you have kids, please ask them to send cards or letters to this family. Of course, make dua!</p>
<p>If you have any questions or comments, you can email lazeena.hosain[AT]yahoo[DOT]com (this is the same email for Paypal, please specify HalfDate Eid Gift, otherwise it goes for general donation)</p>
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<p>We&#8217;d like you to also thank the firefighters and the hospital that took care of them, as the Prophet (SAW) said, &#8220;Whoever did not thank people, did not thank Allah.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stmaryskids.org/contact.html ">Click here to contact the hospital</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/events/2008/082108a.shtml">The firefighter link</a></p>
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<p><strong>Thrift Shop</strong></p>
<p>Since 2005, <a href="http://www.baabunnasr.org/">Baabun Nasr</a> has been helping Muslims women and families in Philadelphia, PA and surrounding areas.</p>
<p><strong>Requests:</strong></p>
<p>(not zakatable, but sadaqa jariya, in-sha-Allah)</p>
<p>In need of about $800.00. $500 to file non-profit status and $300 to repair the location rented for the community thrift shop. The cost covers:</p>
<p>Store Supplies, cash register, office supplies, desk, chairs, file cabinets, and building supplies<br />
1- five gallons of paint</p>
<p>2- sheets of dry wall sheet rock<br />
3- bio fold doors</p>
<p>Baabun Nasr accepts monetary donations, via Paypal at baabunnasr05@yahoo.com , money orders, cashiers-checks or non-monetary donations.</p>
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<strong>Dawah Booklet</strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://IslamBradford.com">IslamBradford</a> is an UK Islamic Dawah organisation and registered charity (no. 1105942) established in January 2004.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;font-size: x-large;">How much do you value the message that your beloved prophet (SAW) gave you?</p>
<p>Now, with HalfDate bargains, you can print 2000 Dawah booklets at an affordable price.<br />
HOW? By collectively pooling the money.</p></div>
<p><strong>Requests:</strong></p>
<p>Printing dawah material for non-Muslims. As currently they have a book at the publishers produced by IslamBradford entitled: What Is Islam?</p>
<p>The publisher was originally meant to print the book for free as it had only been five pages. However after revising and expanding the whole booklet, it ended up as 17 pages and the publisher just last week contacted us stating that he would have to charge for the project.</p>
<p>A5 Booklet &#8211; What is Islam? &#8211; Cover, 4pp printed full colour on 250gsm gloss, 16pp printed black throughout on 100gsm bond, saddle stitch and delivery to one address.</p>
<p>1,000 copies &#8211; £788 (1,464.60 USD)<br />
2,000 copies &#8211; £907 (1,685.32 USD)</p>
<p>When you donate, notice the amount is in British Pound (roughly £1 GBP = $2 USD)</p>
<p>Donate using checks, bank transfer, credit cards, or PayPal.</p>
<p>Checks payable to: IslamBradford, PO BOX 835, Bradford, BD9 6WW, UK.</p>
<p>Bank transfers account: Lloyds-TSB Plc. Hustlergate. Bradford. Sort Code: 30-91-12 Account No: 04752431.</p>
<h2>Bismillah, O Allah, for you, I give</h2>
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