(IQRA Community Services) Town Hall Meeting September 27 th, 2013

(IQRA Community Services)

Town Hall Meeting

September 27th, 2013

Agenda

• Key Updates

• Finances

• Events Policy

• Requests

• Questions & Answer

Key Updates• New Name: Islamic Center of East Brunswick• New website: http://www.icebnj.org• Mussallah Loan Payoff• Current Activities (Classes, Monthly Dars, Ramadan events,

Eid, Iftaar, Picnic, Quran Nazra, etc.)

• Expansion work – Wetland survey – NJDEP Approval – Plan for construction/parking.

• Moon sighting • Friday prayers• Weekend School• Meeting with Pastor of the church

Finances• Account Balance

As of Jan 1, 2013 As of Sep 26, 2013

• General Account: $10,348 $18,965• Expansion Account: $84,982 $48,141

Total Funds Collected in 2013 (Expansion Acct): $121,000Mussallah Payoff: $158,000

• Funds collected during Ramadan• General Account: $5,650• Ramadan Account: $7,010• Expansion Account: $45,481

• Total pledges during Ramadan: $27,500• Funds collected off those pledges: $12,834

Events Policy

• Funds• Mussallah Expansion Fund• Mussallah General Maintenance Fund• Community Services Fund

• We are not using Mussallah funds for community related events. So far we have collected money thru sponsors or fund collection for events like High School Awards, Eid Refreshments, Community Iftaar and Annual Picnic. So if you are donating for any such event then please mark your checks accordingly.

• Event/Program Policy• If you want to organize an event (classes, dars, etc.) at Mussallah,

it is imperative to get an approval from the administration; it will help us organize, and schedule programs effectively. Please provide us one week timeframe for approval.

Requests

• Volunteers for Mussallah Related Work• We need help from volunteers for misc. Mussallah work such as

housekeeping, monthly dars program food pickup, arrangement at Mussallah, Parking, Eid hall arrangement, etc.

• Dinner sponsors for monthly dars programs

• Membership Renewal/New Registration• We will be sending out an email for membership renewal and for

new registration.

Questions & Answers