Ramadan to Ramadan Under COVID-19: Why Support YOUR Masjid?
Despite the challenges of the past year, your involvement, dua, and support of the Mosque Foundation continue to propel it as a leading Muslim organization addressing the diverse community’s spiritual, religious, and communal obligations.
In 2020, although our doors temporarily closed, our services never stopped. As soon as it was safe, we re-opened our doors to welcome the community while keeping the cleanliness and preservation of our Masjid a top priority. Your generous support maintains the Masjid, Community Center, Al-Siddiq School, Zakat assistance programs and expand endowment properties and improvement projects.
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Through the hard work and dedication of its employees and the generosity of its membership, Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union raised $235.65 in monetary
donations for Sunrise Community Food Pantry in Hubbard Lake.
Sunrise Community Food Pantry collects and distributes food to those in need
throughout Alpena and Alcona County.
Along with member donations, Ossineke Branch team members held various raffles and donated $2 per employee to dress down on Fridays to help raise funds for Sunrise Community Food Pantry.
Pictured are Brooke Schiller, Angela Metheringham, Deborah Henzel, Helen Timm, Charlene Oliver, and Samantha Rupert.
AAACU serves members primarily in Alpena, Alcona, Montmorency, and Iosco counties with nine locations: a main office located in Alpena, with branch offices in Ossineke, Lincoln, a Tiger Branch in Alcona Community Schools, Atlanta, Oscoda, the Owl’s Nest in Oscoda Area Schools, Tawas, and an additional branch in Alpena. As of February 28, 2021
Apr 15, 2021
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Pictured from left to right are Martin Thomson, FFNM Legacy Foundation Board chairman, and Ron Hayes, Sunrise Community Food Pantry Board co-coordinator.
ALPENA First Federal of Northern Michigan Legacy Foundation recently presented a $1,000 check to Sunrise Community Food Pantry as one of their first quarter grant recipients. The $1,000 will be used to replenish the food pantry’s food inventory so that they can continue to provide for families in need.
Sunrise Community Food Pantry operates out of Hubbard Lake Bible Church. They distribute food to families in Alpena, Alcona, and Montmorency counties with household income below government established poverty thresholds. From October 2020 to December 2020, they provided food to an average of 93 families and 192 individuals. Their food distributions are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.
The new Banksy -like artwork by Hendog at Winchester hospital. Image: Gina Stanley, Divisional Chief Nurse for Medicine at Hampshire Hospitals A BANKSY-STYLE artwork has appeared on a wall at Winchester hospital to say thank you to NHS staff. The work by local artist Hendog is was painted overnight at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital. It shows a young child handing a bunch of flowers to an NHS keyworker. Julie Dawes, chief nurse offering a huge thank you to local artist Hendog for this piece outside Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester - it’s caused a lovely buzz amongst staff and put smiles on many faces! pic.twitter.com/uXTDDiHi9W Hampshire Hospitals (@HHFTnhs) April 9, 2021
Written by Tompkins Mahopac Bank
Community Event to Benefit the
American Heart Association’s Dutchess-Ulster Heart Walk
Food Truck Fridays are headed back to the Hudson Valley this spring. The first in the series, featuring free to-go lunches from Party of Two Catering, will take place at the grand opening of Tompkins Mahopac Bank’s new LaGrange location at 673 Freedom Plains Road, Poughkeepsie on Friday, April 23. The event, which will be held from 11:30 a.m. through 1:30 p.m., is open to the public. It will feature a ribbon cutting at noon from the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, as well as remarks from the bank’s leadership, elected officials and dignitaries, and a donation to the American Heart Association’s Dutchess-Ulster Heart Walk.