Shukran! That means ‘Thanks’ in Arabic. Boise Metro Rotarians have donated $446.10 towards this project. That has allowed Cornelia to complete almost all of the necessary purchases, after receiving gifts-in-kind from Amalgamated Sugar and PNW Farmers Cooperative, plus a $500 grant from the Albertsons Companies Foundation. The purchasing side has been handled, so now it’s on to deliveries!
There are 2 ways you can help deliver grocery bags to newly arrived Afghani families:
- Pick up some pre-addressed, filled bags at Rotary next week. About 20 bags will be available.
- Pick up some pre-addressed, filled bags at Cornelia’s home on April 23. The pickup window is 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and the address is 3600 Trail Circle. Please let Cornelia know (email csprung@redbuilt.com or text 754-777-8642) if she should expect you on Saturday.
In either case, deliver the bags to the addresses provided no later than April 30 which marks the end of Ramadan in Eid al-Fitr, a 3-day celebration of feasting and gift giving. You may want to say “Ramadan Mubarak” or “Eid Mubarak” to recipients as you give them their gift, to wish them a blessed Ramadan/blessed Eid. And you may even hear them respond with “Shukran”.