This year‘s Ramadan Unity dinner with Mayor Andy Schor of Lansing and Mayor George Brookover of East Lansing raised funds for the Greater Lansing Food Bank.
This event invites all community members to unite and work together toward a common goal. The keynote speaker was Lieutenant Governor Garland Gilchrist II.
The dinner was MC’ed by Areesha Shah and included a prayer by Pastor Iris Cotton, an overview of Islam and Ramadan by Imam Sohail Chaudhry from the Islamic Center of East Lansing, a poem by Lansing Poet Laureate 2024-2026 Ruelaine Stokes, a discussion on our work as a community by Thasin Sardar, an introduction to the keynote by Dr. Farhan Bhatti of Carefree Medical & Dental, and final remarks by Michelle Lantz, CEO of the Greater Lansing Food Bank.
The event raised $20k and the food bank turns every dollar raised into three meals for those facing food insecurity in our region.
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