Event Description
In loving memory of Deah, Yusor and Razan, the Drexel Muslim Students Association along with Drexel University will be holding a charity food drive.
We will be collecting non-perishable food items beginning Monday, March 2 through the end of winter term on Friday, March 20.
Please help us give back to the community of Philadelphia in honor of the legacy set by Deah, Yusor and Razan by collecting as many non-perishable food items as possible to feed the hungry. The collected items will be distributed to various food banks and pantries around Philadelphia by the DMSA.
Drop off locations:
- Main Building Lobby
- Creese Student Center Lobby
- Recreation Center Lobby
- Gerri C. Lebow Hall Lobby
- Paul Peck Research and Problem Solving Building 3rd floor
- New College Building Lobby, Center City
On Tuesday, February 10, 2015, Deah Shaddy Barakat (23), his wife Yusor
Mohammad Abu-Salha (21) and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha (19)
were found shot and killed in their apartment in Chapel Hill, NC. The
loss of Deah, Yusor and Razan was devastating not just to their
community in North Carolina but to the nation, as these three activists
continuously gave selflessly to their community and were exemplar
models. Whether it be the homeless community of Durham, NC or the Syrian
refugees based in Turkey, these three leaders were coordinating ways to
help and serve.
Deah's last Facebook post, dated January 29, was of an evening where he
and other selfless individuals gave food and free dental supplies to
over 75 homeless people and he used the hashtag: #Downtownsmiles.
In
honor of and to continue their legacy of feeding those in need, there
will be a National Canned Food Drive where all collected food donations
will be given on behalf of Deah, Yusor and Razan. Through this
coordinated national service effort and drive, we hope to
#FeedTheirLegacy.
"Believers do not eat their fill while their neighbors go hungry" - Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم
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