Governor's Award for 99 Orphan Members

 Assalamualikum,

The 99 Orphan Team recently got invited into the Governor's Award Ceremony for our work not only overseas but also for what we do in the community. The date is to be on 4/21/15 when we will go to accept the award.We took our group picture on the 15th of March. The Governor's Award is a prestigious award given to those who recognize problems in their community and fix them. I will be accompanying Furkan, Aarif, Zaid, Bilal, Suehale, Samiya and Rania.

Making a Flyer

Assalamualaikum,

This week for the 99 Orphans team I made a flyer for our video game party. It took me some time but I gained valuable experience in advertising, and improved my technical ability using Microsoft Publisher. Hopefully my flyer will reach at least one or two people and will make our video game party a successful event. We are aiming to get enough money to support half an orphan and have fun while we are at it. Please come on March 21st and support our cause.

Mother-Daughter Tea Party

We will be hosting a Mother- Daughter Tea Party on Sunday, March 22 at the new ZF Center. The time is from 3:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m. It is an all girls event with a lot of fun events. The tickets are $10 per mom and $5 per daughter. We will be having a fashion show, lots of delicious food and many games for moms and daughters. So all moms and daughters cancel all your plans for SUnday and come enjoy a lovely evening with your beautiful daughters.

Video Game Party

Assalamualaikum,

We will be having a video game party at Zakat Foundation on March 21 from 1:30 to 7:30. Some consoles available at the party will include PS4, Xbox 360, and the Wii U. We will also have games such as FIFA 15, Naruto, and Smash Bros. Everyone is guaranteed to have a great time. Admission will be $10 and pizza will be provided.

Bengali Bake Sale for Orphanage in Bangladesh

Our second bake sale was a success, alhamdulillah.  The 99 orphan team and Bengali families of Delaware worked hard to provide an amazing dinner to our guests and we had lots of additional fun games and activities for everyone to enjoy. 

Bengali Display

99 orphan member handing out menus

Names written in Bengali

99 Orphan member serving Bengali dessert

the photo booth with Bengali clothing was a hit

the carrom board tournaments were lots of fun

Lots of guests enjoyed dressing up in the photo booth

Alhamdulillah, we raised more than $2,700 at the bake sale, even more than we raised in January's Indian bake sale!  We look forward to witnessing what we can accomplish in our next events with the help of generous donors like you.

- Nur Kose
President

99 Orphans Team at ZF 4th Annual Award Ceremony

Alhamdulillah, the 99 Orphan team had a great time at ZF's fourth annual award ceremony at DelTech.  Our team members presented briefly about our project, had an awesome auction, and even got a few more orphans sponsored!  It was definitely a memorable experience for us all.  Here are some pictures of the 99 Orphan team members from the event:

Our coral theme was a hit :)

99 Orphan team members sporting their new ties

Enjoying the pizza and snacks before the ceremony began

99 Orphan Table

Our chocolate bar basket sold for $350 during our auction!

Our pashmina sets sold for $25 each. 

99 Orphan team talking about our project

Movie Night: Captain America, Popcorn, and One Orphan Sponsored!

Alhamdulillah, our movie event on Saturday was a great success.  Everyone enjoyed watching Captain America and the Winter Soldier (Captain America 2) while eating yummy, crunchy, buttery popcorn popped and served by 99 Orphan team members at the ZF Center.  Over twenty attendees were there to watch the movie and we raised $100 from the movie ticket proceeds.  Generous donors gave additional donations in honor of our event that totaled up to $500, allowing us to complete our eighth orphan!  Here are some pictures from the event:

We have a few exciting events coming up during the next few weeks, insha Allah.  Stay tuned to find out more!

- Nur
President