According to Fostering Hope, there are approximately 500,000 foster children who require special care and love all around the USA. The number is around 3,500 in Clark County. It is our obligation to help them in anyway we can.
Our shining star, Teen Project youth gathered clothes for the foster children in Las Vegas. They gathered boxes of teen clothes from the volunteering families and dropped them at Hannah’s Closet. We partnered with Fostering Hope to gather children clothes donations and contribute to the foster care efforts in Las Vegas.
We also prepared Christmas greeting cards for the foster care children. We are extremely glad and happy to be a part of this initiative. We pray for each foster child to find a warm home. We would like to thank to our volunteer youth, cloth donors and Fostering Hope/Hannah’s Closet.
Silver Sage Foundation youth did not give up on kindling the Thanksgiving spirit in 2020 even though we are passing through a terrible pandemic. With the help of their volunteer mentors, our Teen Project unit organized several activities for the Thanksgiving 2020.
Giving Tuesday – Food and Clothes Drive
The Teen Project members collected non-perishable food to distribute to the people in need living in Las Vegas. They are also collecting gently used teen clothing until the 15th of December. The donations can be dropped at our location.
Visit to the Seniors
People might feel quite lonely during these pandemic times, but the seniors who reside at senior houses are in the extreme end of this loneliness. To make their Thanksgiving cheerful, our youth unit made a visit to Merrill Gardens with thank you cards and flowers.
Pie Decoration Contest
Thanksgiving and pies is a great match. Unfortunately, we cannot come together to enjoy these delicacies in this year’s Thanksgiving. But we organized a pie decoration contest online to showcase our children’s artistic talents and taste some virtual sweetness. The submission period is over, and the pies await your votes at this link:
Teen Project started a series of Zoom lectures in which we invite successful people from different career paths who can become role models to our youth. The first part of this series was held on November 28th. Our guest was Sevde Ilhan who is a post-graduate student at UCLA. Our next meeting will be held on December 10th and we will have several engineering students from various fields such as chemistry and landscape to give our future-college students some insights.
Imam Muhajid Ramadan (Chairman of the Interfaith Council of Southern Nevada) hosted a radio talk show at KCEP 88.1 on November 30 to discuss interfaith dialogue and the Hizmet movement. His guests were Dr. Daniel W. Skubik (Political Science Professor at California Baptist University) and Hakan Yesilova (Editor of Fountain Magazine).
In this fruitful discussion, the importance of dialogue between different groups in order to achieve peace and order in the society was emphasized. The crucial role of the Hizmet movement in this regard was another topic of discussion. Both Skubik and Yesilova pointed out how the Hizmet helps in building a future generation of love, tolerance, rationality and kindness through its education and dialogue initiatives.
We offer our thanks to KCEP Power 88 for this beautiful opportunity to discuss such important matter on air.
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Silver Sage Foundation laments the fact that we are not able to celebrate the Thanksgiving with our traditional community dinners due to the pandemic, but there are still some ways to spread the thankfulness.
After our donation efforts with Food Ally Friday last week, we came together with Helping Hands of Vegas Valley this week to donate bountiful bags of groceries for the senior citizens living in the Las Vegas Valley. Our donation weighed in at 200 pounds!
Helping Hands of Vegas Valley has been a vital part of our community since its founding in 2000. They aim to fulfill the needs of senior citizens, allowing them to maintain their daily lives and independence. The organization offers food and paper goods to over 1000 seniors. Helping Hands also provide free transportation services to medical appointments, shopping trips and errands.
We would like to thank Helping Hands of Vegas Valley for granting us this opportunity to help our community. Also big thanks to our volunteers who carried out the delivery of the donated goods and to our donors who supported this effort with their precious financial support.
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Unfortunately, we are unable to live the Thanksgiving spirit to our fullest in this year due to the pandemic. For Silver Sage Foundation, Thanksgiving has always been about gathering with our friends from different communities of Las Vegas and solidifying friendship, co-operation and peace.
But there are still some ways to keep the Thanksgiving spirit alive. Food Ally Friday event which was organized by Nevada Homeless Alliance and Share Village was a perfect opportunity for us to spread love and make people happy in this year’s Thanksgiving. Helping others to be thankful is as important as being thankful.
We volunteered in the meal distribution efforts and shared love with our neighbors. We would like to thank our volunteers, donors and lovely people at Nevada Homeless Alliance team.
On 21st of October, Imam Mujahid Ramadan, Officer Misael Parra and Y. Alp Aslandogan came together at Power 88 radio station to discuss the essence of the Hizmet movement and the importance of social dialog.
The talk show was presented by Silver Sage Foundation and hosted by Imam Muhajid Ramadan who is the co-chairman of Multi-Cultural Advisory Council of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). Even though it was a short 30-minutes discussion, the participants talked about the important issues related to the disparity between different social communities and how we can use dialog to bring an understanding between peoples from different or even opposing backgrounds.
LVMPD Public Information Officer Misael Parra talked about how the police department works hard to establish order by taking special care at reaching out to people, listening to their problems and try to solve them.
Y. Alp Aslandogan, PhD who is the executive director of the Alliance for Shared Values (AfSV) narrated his tale of getting into the Hizmet movement. He talked about how the movement turned into a global social organization from a small local community in Turkey. He stated that the movement’s ultimate aim is to bring people from different races, religions, backgrounds, ideologies together and establish harmony in the society.
We offer our thanks to KCEP Power 88 for this beautiful opportunity to discuss such important matter on air.
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Henderson Libraries’ Teen Service department organized a beautiful initiative as they provided ‘Thank you’ card kits for children between ages 11-17 so that they could express their gratitude to the healthcare workers who risk their lives to help others during these harsh pandemic conditions.
Silver Sage Foundation rallied our community’s parents and children to get the kits, write fill them up with best wishes and thanks, and send our best wishes to the doctors, nurses and other healthcare personnel. Fortunately, our children were greatly enthusiastic about this initiative and they prepared beautiful and heart-felt cards to be distributed to the healthcare workers all around Henderson.
We would like to thank to all healthcare workers around the world. We also would like to thank Henderson Libraries for this precious initiative. Lastly, we gave thanks to the children participated in this effort to share love and support during these demanding days of COVID-19 pandemic.
In accordance with the meaning and spirit of Eid al-Adha, we donated meat to various organizations and communities during the Eid al-Adha 2020.
As our final event for the Eid, we participated at Pop-up Project Homeless Connect event held on 4th of August by distributing meals. We would like to thank to Nevada Homeless Alliance for organizing this event and also for giving us an opportunity to spread goodwill and love. Special thanks to our donors and volunteers on-site.
In accordance with the meaning and spirit of Eid al-Adha, we donated meat to various organizations and communities during the Eid al-Adha 2020.
On the 4th day of the Eid, we visited Helping Hands of Vegas Valley. We donated 220 pounds of meat to support the seniors of our community. We would like to thank to the executive director of Helping Hands, Marcia Blake for their co-operation. Also special thanks to Beril Berk, US Halal Meat, donors and our volunteers.
After the event, we received a very special letter from Helping Hands of Las Vegas Valley’s Director of Senior Necessities Program, Diana Barrett.
We applaud Helping Hands of Las Vegas Valley’s efforts on supporting the elderly population of Las Vegas.
Also special thanks to Beril Berk and our donors for giving a hand in this honorable effort of spreading goodwill and love.
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In accordance with the meaning and spirit of Eid al-Adha, we donated meat to various organizations and communities during the Eid al-Adha 2020.
On the 2nd day of the Eid, we paid a visit to Masjid Ibrahim. There, we shared some meat and lots of love with the local community. We would like to thank to Imam Shamsuddin Waheed, donors and our volunteers.
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Teen Project – Foster Care Donations
According to Fostering Hope, there are approximately 500,000 foster children who require special care and love all around the USA. The number is around 3,500 in Clark County. It is our obligation to help them in anyway we can.
Our shining star, Teen Project youth gathered clothes for the foster children in Las Vegas. They gathered boxes of teen clothes from the volunteering families and dropped them at Hannah’s Closet. We partnered with Fostering Hope to gather children clothes donations and contribute to the foster care efforts in Las Vegas.
We also prepared Christmas greeting cards for the foster care children. We are extremely glad and happy to be a part of this initiative. We pray for each foster child to find a warm home. We would like to thank to our volunteer youth, cloth donors and Fostering Hope/Hannah’s Closet.
Teen Project – Thanksgiving 2020 Events
Silver Sage Foundation youth did not give up on kindling the Thanksgiving spirit in 2020 even though we are passing through a terrible pandemic. With the help of their volunteer mentors, our Teen Project unit organized several activities for the Thanksgiving 2020.
Giving Tuesday – Food and Clothes Drive
The Teen Project members collected non-perishable food to distribute to the people in need living in Las Vegas. They are also collecting gently used teen clothing until the 15th of December. The donations can be dropped at our location.
Visit to the Seniors
People might feel quite lonely during these pandemic times, but the seniors who reside at senior houses are in the extreme end of this loneliness. To make their Thanksgiving cheerful, our youth unit made a visit to Merrill Gardens with thank you cards and flowers.
Pie Decoration Contest
Thanksgiving and pies is a great match. Unfortunately, we cannot come together to enjoy these delicacies in this year’s Thanksgiving. But we organized a pie decoration contest online to showcase our children’s artistic talents and taste some virtual sweetness. The submission period is over, and the pies await your votes at this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXODIjGxBOAkVy-o_mNgCpkp6mk-b2RgEckezc6U1Vxzx5Jw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
Young Talk Series – 1
Teen Project started a series of Zoom lectures in which we invite successful people from different career paths who can become role models to our youth. The first part of this series was held on November 28th. Our guest was Sevde Ilhan who is a post-graduate student at UCLA. Our next meeting will be held on December 10th and we will have several engineering students from various fields such as chemistry and landscape to give our future-college students some insights.
Radio Show – Interfaith Dialogue towards Love and Tolerance in the 21st Century
Imam Muhajid Ramadan (Chairman of the Interfaith Council of Southern Nevada) hosted a radio talk show at KCEP 88.1 on November 30 to discuss interfaith dialogue and the Hizmet movement. His guests were Dr. Daniel W. Skubik (Political Science Professor at California Baptist University) and Hakan Yesilova (Editor of Fountain Magazine).
In this fruitful discussion, the importance of dialogue between different groups in order to achieve peace and order in the society was emphasized. The crucial role of the Hizmet movement in this regard was another topic of discussion. Both Skubik and Yesilova pointed out how the Hizmet helps in building a future generation of love, tolerance, rationality and kindness through its education and dialogue initiatives.
We offer our thanks to KCEP Power 88 for this beautiful opportunity to discuss such important matter on air.
Helping Hands of Vegas Valley – Thanksgiving Donation
Silver Sage Foundation laments the fact that we are not able to celebrate the Thanksgiving with our traditional community dinners due to the pandemic, but there are still some ways to spread the thankfulness.
After our donation efforts with Food Ally Friday last week, we came together with Helping Hands of Vegas Valley this week to donate bountiful bags of groceries for the senior citizens living in the Las Vegas Valley. Our donation weighed in at 200 pounds!
Helping Hands of Vegas Valley has been a vital part of our community since its founding in 2000. They aim to fulfill the needs of senior citizens, allowing them to maintain their daily lives and independence. The organization offers food and paper goods to over 1000 seniors. Helping Hands also provide free transportation services to medical appointments, shopping trips and errands.
We would like to thank Helping Hands of Vegas Valley for granting us this opportunity to help our community. Also big thanks to our volunteers who carried out the delivery of the donated goods and to our donors who supported this effort with their precious financial support.
Food Ally Friday
Unfortunately, we are unable to live the Thanksgiving spirit to our fullest in this year due to the pandemic. For Silver Sage Foundation, Thanksgiving has always been about gathering with our friends from different communities of Las Vegas and solidifying friendship, co-operation and peace.
But there are still some ways to keep the Thanksgiving spirit alive. Food Ally Friday event which was organized by Nevada Homeless Alliance and Share Village was a perfect opportunity for us to spread love and make people happy in this year’s Thanksgiving. Helping others to be thankful is as important as being thankful.
We volunteered in the meal distribution efforts and shared love with our neighbors. We would like to thank our volunteers, donors and lovely people at Nevada Homeless Alliance team.
Radio Show – The Hizmet Movement and the Importance of Social Dialog
On 21st of October, Imam Mujahid Ramadan, Officer Misael Parra and Y. Alp Aslandogan came together at Power 88 radio station to discuss the essence of the Hizmet movement and the importance of social dialog.
The talk show was presented by Silver Sage Foundation and hosted by Imam Muhajid Ramadan who is the co-chairman of Multi-Cultural Advisory Council of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). Even though it was a short 30-minutes discussion, the participants talked about the important issues related to the disparity between different social communities and how we can use dialog to bring an understanding between peoples from different or even opposing backgrounds.
LVMPD Public Information Officer Misael Parra talked about how the police department works hard to establish order by taking special care at reaching out to people, listening to their problems and try to solve them.
Y. Alp Aslandogan, PhD who is the executive director of the Alliance for Shared Values (AfSV) narrated his tale of getting into the Hizmet movement. He talked about how the movement turned into a global social organization from a small local community in Turkey. He stated that the movement’s ultimate aim is to bring people from different races, religions, backgrounds, ideologies together and establish harmony in the society.
We offer our thanks to KCEP Power 88 for this beautiful opportunity to discuss such important matter on air.
‘Thank You’ Cards for Healthcare Workers
Henderson Libraries’ Teen Service department organized a beautiful initiative as they provided ‘Thank you’ card kits for children between ages 11-17 so that they could express their gratitude to the healthcare workers who risk their lives to help others during these harsh pandemic conditions.
Silver Sage Foundation rallied our community’s parents and children to get the kits, write fill them up with best wishes and thanks, and send our best wishes to the doctors, nurses and other healthcare personnel. Fortunately, our children were greatly enthusiastic about this initiative and they prepared beautiful and heart-felt cards to be distributed to the healthcare workers all around Henderson.
We would like to thank to all healthcare workers around the world. We also would like to thank Henderson Libraries for this precious initiative. Lastly, we gave thanks to the children participated in this effort to share love and support during these demanding days of COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information, please visit: https://hendersonlibraries.com/
Eid al-Adha 2020 – Pop-Up Project Homeless Connect
In accordance with the meaning and spirit of Eid al-Adha, we donated meat to various organizations and communities during the Eid al-Adha 2020.
As our final event for the Eid, we participated at Pop-up Project Homeless Connect event held on 4th of August by distributing meals. We would like to thank to Nevada Homeless Alliance for organizing this event and also for giving us an opportunity to spread goodwill and love. Special thanks to our donors and volunteers on-site.
Eid al-Adha 2020 – Meat Donation to Helping Hands of Vegas Valley
In accordance with the meaning and spirit of Eid al-Adha, we donated meat to various organizations and communities during the Eid al-Adha 2020.
On the 4th day of the Eid, we visited Helping Hands of Vegas Valley. We donated 220 pounds of meat to support the seniors of our community. We would like to thank to the executive director of Helping Hands, Marcia Blake for their co-operation. Also special thanks to Beril Berk, US Halal Meat, donors and our volunteers.
After the event, we received a very special letter from Helping Hands of Las Vegas Valley’s Director of Senior Necessities Program, Diana Barrett.
We applaud Helping Hands of Las Vegas Valley’s efforts on supporting the elderly population of Las Vegas.
Also special thanks to Beril Berk and our donors for giving a hand in this honorable effort of spreading goodwill and love.
Eid al-Adha 2020 – Meat Donation to Masjid Ibrahim
In accordance with the meaning and spirit of Eid al-Adha, we donated meat to various organizations and communities during the Eid al-Adha 2020.
On the 2nd day of the Eid, we paid a visit to Masjid Ibrahim. There, we shared some meat and lots of love with the local community. We would like to thank to Imam Shamsuddin Waheed, donors and our volunteers.