Invite your friends to fast with us
October 16, 2006RAMADAN FAST-A-THON: INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO FAST WITH US!
When: Tuesday, October 17th, 2006 (dinner at 6:25 pm)
Where: 89 Chestnut Residence
Why: Non-Muslims have the chance to experience the fast that Muslims undertake during Ramadan, while raising money for the Daily Bread Food Bank!
How to spread the word:
- Forward this message to a few of your friends and tell them to sign up at
http://uoftmsa.wordpress.com/upcoming-events/ramadan-fast-a-thon/
- Tell your friends on campus where to sign up: 12-2 pm at Sid Smith on Friday, 12-2 pm at Med Sci on Monday, or any time at the SAC Office.
- If you use Facebook, invite your friends to the FAST-A-THON event on Facebook.
Never heard of the Fast-a-Thon?:
Our annual Ramadan Fast-a-Thon is on Tuesday, October 17th, 2006! Participants are invited to fast with us on that day from dawn to dusk, and local businesses will donate at least $1 for every person who fasts. Proceeds will go to Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank.
Participants are invited to break their fast with us for free at 6:25 pm at the 89 Chestnut Residence. We will have a presentation on fasting from an Islamic perspective, as well as a presentation by Daily Bread on the issue of hunger and food bank use in Toronto. We present the funds raised to Daily Bread at the event.
This event is part of Xpression Against Oppression Week. It is brought to you by the MSA, SAC, and Dialogue on Diversity, a Student Affairs Initiative.
[...] Last night I was privileged to be able to speak with students who had participated in MSA’s annual Fast-a-thon. “Did you fast the whole day?” I asked the woman sitting across from me. “You know, I tried so hard,” she admitted guiltily, “but I just had to have a smoke at around 11:30. Besides that, I’ve been very good!” I smiled inwardly at her innocent zeal before being interrupted by another girl who, bubbly and excited at what she’d accomplished, confided to me how very hard it had been to remain fasting: “At some points during the day, I was just dying!” she explained laughingly, “but somehow I was able to keep up.” A thin, nervous-looking student with a charming British accent described how he’d dragged himself out of bed at 6 a.m. to eat and ready himself for the fast. But still, he said, “the thirst was most difficult to ignore.” [...]
There was some last-minute craziness, but overall the program went well. An event review would be nice.
I wasn’t there, but I heard great things about it. Good job to those who organized it!