Eid Party — Canadian Council of Muslim Women

CCMW Durham Region held its Second Eid Party at Quaker House in Ajax, ON, and had sixty-five people attending. Our Master of Ceremonies was VP Maryum Ahmed. We were honoured to have Nuzhat Jafri, CCMW National Executive Director, Mariam Hamoudi, Fundraising officer and Chapter Liaison, Soraya Khaleeli, President of CCMW Mississauga and Brampton, and Thamina Rizvi, President of CCMW Scarborough attend our Eid party. We were privileged to have Maleeha Shahid, Deputy Mayor of Whitby speak at our event.

Dinner was catered by Affys https://www.affysgrill.com/. Thank you to our members who brought donations for Nurish Food Bank in Oshawa Mosque.

Thank you to our Eid planning committee of Farzana Anjum, Rubina Nakhuda, Sabira Saleem, Sheeba Khan, Maryum Ahmed, and Kubra Mir.

CCMW Durham is very thankful to its members who volunteered and helped make our events a success. The following members were presented certificates by Executive Director, Nuzhat Jafri:

Arshi Shaik, Ramadan Storytime in Clarington

Arshia Ali, Youth Group Lead

Bushra Sarosh, Beauty Fundraiser for Pakistan

Fatima Mustafa, Ramadan Storytime in Pickering

Hanan Hassanein, Showcases in Brooklin

Houda Alassad, Showcase in Brooklin

Maryum Ahmed, Ramadan Storytime in Whitby

Mumtaz Patel, International students Iftars

Nahsreen Karim, Youth Group Lead, Showcase in Ajax

Rabeah Malik, Spotlight Member

Rashmina Afzalally, Shoeboxes for Shelters

Rubina Nakhuda, Haleem Fundraiser

Sabira Saleem, Youth Group Lead

Safia Malik, Showcase Islamic History Month, Ajax

Sheeba Khan, Islamic History Month, and Ramadan Storytime in Whitby

Sumaira Munir, Nature walk, and park clean up

Syeda Nishat, Islamic History Month

Tarannum Khatib, Ramdan Storytime in Whitby

Umbreen Akhtar, Youth Group Lead

Uzman Mohiddin, Islamic History Month, and Ramadan Storytime in WhitbyYouth volunteers were presented with certificates at the events.

Thank you to those who sponsored prizes for the event:

Arbonne-Reema Rafaay
Bushra’s Energy Spa –Bushra Sarosh
Haleem Queen- Ruby Nakhuda
Jeweloholics Babe- Muqaddas
Made by Maryum- Maryum Ahmed
Momtaz Soap- Sara Chawra
Nur shop- Tahira Munir
Oh! Festive feeling -Arshi Shaikh
Zayver- Shazia Chohan Hafeez