Salihah Central Partners With Rohingya Cultural Center
Salihah Central is pleased to announce its partnership with the Rohingya Cultural Center. As we take the time to learn more about the stories of each member of this community, we can’t help but wonder ‘how can we help?’ With the Rohingya Cultural Center being a new community in Chicago’s northside, opportunities for both our communities to correspond is limitless. With that being said, we have come up with two ways in which our communities can learn from each other and how families can help.
#1. Care Packages
Sign-up Today and Donate! Care packages that run approximately $30-45 per package are needed for our friends at the Rohingya Cultural Center. You can donate one or more care packages and this is how:
The Box
Purchase a small box (2’x2’) and Label the box “Salihah Central Toiletry Box”
The Supplies
Purchase the following items and fill the box
- Bandaids
- First-Aid Ointment
- 1 Pack of Sanitary Napkins/ Pads
- 5 Toothbrush
- 3 Toothpaste Bottles
- 2 Dental Floss Packs
- 3 Deodorant
- 1 Hair Brush
- 5 Hand towel
- pack Soap
- 2 Shampoo Bottles
(*Please make sure all items are new. All items need to be unopened and leak-proof before placing into the box.)
The Drop-Off
Tape box with thick clear tape and transport to Rohingya Cultural Center on the drop-off date and location.
Drop Off Date/Time: Saturday; May 1st, 2021 12:00 P.M-5:00 P.M
Drop Off Location: Rohingya Cultural Center 2740 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
May 1st, August 1st, November 1st, February 1st are the collection dates for the Care Package Donations and are done on a quarterly basis. For any further questions, please contact Hirrah (773) 943-1339.
Take advantage of earning reward this Ramadan and stop in to say salaam. The Rohingya Meet and Greet on May 1st is meant to introduce you and your family to Refugee Rohingyan families. Whether you have a box you are donating or not, all are welcome to introduce themselves to our Muslim neighbors would love to see and know of your support. Visits are meant to be short and sweet with an optional outdoor visit; of course masks are required and the majority of the Rohingya community has been vaccinated. More opportunities for working together and donating are forthcoming insha’Allah.
#2. Pen Pal Student Collaboration
Collaboration between students of two communities opens our horizons, breaks down barriers, and promotes understanding as we all work towards the same goal of striving towards good. Here is how the Pen Pal Collaboration Project works:
Write The Letter
Each community classroom will write letters to the corresponding/partner community.
Mail The Letter
The letters will be mailed to each corresponding community and responses will be mailed back.
Meet and Greet
After two or three letters have been exchanged, the classrooms will meet with each other at a Collaboration Fair. The project will be facilitated by an adult/teacher. The duration of this project will be one month.