The community at the Islamic Institute of Ahl El Bait, East Hartford - Collection point for Towel Drive
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Sr. Noora Brown at Farmington Valley American Muslim Center, Avon - collection point for Towel Drive
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Center collection point for Towel Drive
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NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE
January 19, 2015
BATH TOWEL COLLECTION FOR SHELTERS
LOOK OUT FOR OUR COLLECTION BINS
Please let us know if your masjid or center would like to participate:
This is our fifth year for collecting towels for the shelters around Hartford. We would like to expand this effort and identify other shelters in other areas. If you are living in an area that has a shelter outside Hartford and you would like to coordinate a collection for at your masjid in the week preceding Jan 19, 2015 and on Jan 19, 2015, let us know. (Email :aidamansoor@mcct.us and title it "TOWEL DONATIONS" and let us know your thoughts on this).
Here are the collection points for Jan 2015:
1. Muslim Coalition of Connecticut New Office, Suite E-102, 705, North Mountain Road, Newington, CT Please call or Email Aida Mansoor before delivering towels at this location! aidamansoor@mcct.us or 860 794 5141
2. The Islamic Association of Greater Hartford, 1781, Berlin Turnpike, Berlin, CT
3. Farmington Valley American Muslim Center, 35 Harris Road, Avon, CT 06001
4. Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest Street, Hartford, CT 06105.The Harriet Beecher Stowe center will be hosting free tours every day for Hartford residents! Our bath towel collection bins will be in the Visitor Center.
5. Islamic Institute of Ahl El Bait, 994 Tolland Street, East Hartford, CT.
We plan to collect towels from Thanksgiving weekend - Jan 19th at various masajid and centers
Here are the places where there has been a collection bin in previous years - please let us know if you would like to do this again! Thank you all for your support.
1. Muslim Coalition of Connecticut New Office, Suite E-102, 705, North Mountain Road, Newington, CT Please call or Email Aida Mansoor before delivering towels at this location! aidamansoor@mcct.us or 860 794 5141
2. The Islamic Association of Greater Hartford, 1781, Berlin Turnpike, Berlin, CT
3. Farmington Valley American Muslim Center, 35 Harris Road, Avon, CT 06001
4. Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest Street, Hartford, CT 06105.The Harriet Beecher Stowe center will be hosting free tours every day for Hartford residents! Our bath towel collection bins will be in the Visitor Center.
5. Bosnian American Islamic Cultural Center, 595 Franklin Ave, Hartford, CT 06114.
6. Masjid Al Taqwa, 100 Arch Street, New Britain, CT 06051
7. Madina Academy, 519 Palisado Ave, Windsor, CT 06095
This is our fifth year for collecting towels for the shelters around Hartford. We would like to expand this effort and identify other shelters in other areas. If you are living in an area that has a shelter outside Hartford and you would like to coordinate a collection for at your masjid in the week preceding Jan 19, 2015 and on Jan 19, 2015, let us know. (Email :aidamansoor@mcct.us and title it "TOWEL DONATIONS" and let us know your thoughts on this).
Here are the collection points for Jan 2015:
1. Muslim Coalition of Connecticut New Office, Suite E-102, 705, North Mountain Road, Newington, CT Please call or Email Aida Mansoor before delivering towels at this location! aidamansoor@mcct.us or 860 794 5141
2. The Islamic Association of Greater Hartford, 1781, Berlin Turnpike, Berlin, CT
3. Farmington Valley American Muslim Center, 35 Harris Road, Avon, CT 06001
4. Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest Street, Hartford, CT 06105.The Harriet Beecher Stowe center will be hosting free tours every day for Hartford residents! Our bath towel collection bins will be in the Visitor Center.
5. Islamic Institute of Ahl El Bait, 994 Tolland Street, East Hartford, CT.
We plan to collect towels from Thanksgiving weekend - Jan 19th at various masajid and centers
Here are the places where there has been a collection bin in previous years - please let us know if you would like to do this again! Thank you all for your support.
1. Muslim Coalition of Connecticut New Office, Suite E-102, 705, North Mountain Road, Newington, CT Please call or Email Aida Mansoor before delivering towels at this location! aidamansoor@mcct.us or 860 794 5141
2. The Islamic Association of Greater Hartford, 1781, Berlin Turnpike, Berlin, CT
3. Farmington Valley American Muslim Center, 35 Harris Road, Avon, CT 06001
4. Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest Street, Hartford, CT 06105.The Harriet Beecher Stowe center will be hosting free tours every day for Hartford residents! Our bath towel collection bins will be in the Visitor Center.
5. Bosnian American Islamic Cultural Center, 595 Franklin Ave, Hartford, CT 06114.
6. Masjid Al Taqwa, 100 Arch Street, New Britain, CT 06051
7. Madina Academy, 519 Palisado Ave, Windsor, CT 06095
LOOK OUT FOR THE COLLECTION BINS!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS
Photos from National Day of Service - Jan 21st 2013 and Delivery of Towels to Shelters
Heather from South Park Inn receives 153 towels on their behalf
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Unloading at Mercy Shelter
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Jose from Mercy Shelter receives 153 towels on their behalf
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Thank you to ALL who gave towels for the homeless - it is something that is greatly needed and appreciated!
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Thank you to all those who collected towels for the 2013 MLK National Day of Service:
National Day of Service in 2012 - Thank You for your donations!
Photo: Daphne and Kay from Mercy Shelter in Hartford, CT receive 108 towels from
the Muslim Coalition of Connecticut as part of our Annual Towel Drive on
National Service Day (Jan 16, 2012)
the Muslim Coalition of Connecticut as part of our Annual Towel Drive on
National Service Day (Jan 16, 2012)
Photo: Alex from South Park Inn Shelter receiving 108 towels from the Muslim
Coalition of Connecticut - Part of our Annual Towel Drive on National Service
Day (Jan 16, 2012)
Coalition of Connecticut - Part of our Annual Towel Drive on National Service
Day (Jan 16, 2012)