Silver Sage Foundation was invited to the LVMPD briefing on May 31, 2020 as one of the several community leaders of Las Vegas. Our executive director Asim Budak represented our foundation in this important public declaration. We wholeheartedly agree with the idea that the protests should be made in peace. We pray that the latest developments will result in improvements in all areas of our social, legal and political structures.
Read our statement on the tragic death of George Floyd here:
We were invited to an Iftar Dinner held at LVMPD’s Summerlin Area Command Center on May 20, 2020. Many Muslim community leaders from Las Vegas were invited to this gathering. It was a great platform to enhance interfaith understanding and connections. We would like to thank Captain Sasha Larkin and her stuff. We also thank to the meal sponsors.
This might be one of the most meaningful International Nurses Day as we are passing through a pandemic. On May 12 2020, Silver Sage Foundation distributed food at Sunrise Hospital to support the staff there both emotionally and physically. We sincerely thank nurses, doctors and all health personnel. We also would like to thank the volunteers participated in this initiative and Istanbul Mediterranean restaurant.
We celebrated the Women’s Day at our location with food, activities, folkloric dance show and speeches. We would like to thank everyone participated in the event. And we would like to celebrate every women’s valuable presence in our lives.
We volunteered at Three Squares’ Sort-a-thon event to help the people in need and elevate the social standards in Las Vegas.
We took part at the first meeting of the Nevadans for the Common Good in 2020. The meeting was held on 9th of January.
137 community leaders participated at the event.
Professor Zeki Saritoprak from John Carroll University gave a talk on Mary’s significance in Islam. Epiphany Episcopal Church hosted the event presided by The Reverend Rick O’Brien. The meeting was thought provoking and quite interactive with comments and questions from the audience.
Professor Zeki Saritoprak gave a lecture on the subject of “Jesus and Islam” at our location. With an audience consists of both Christians and Muslims, it was an engaging meeting and discussion.
Silver Sage Foundation was at Homelessness Service
Project Homeless Connect today. HSPHC is a service and resource fair for people who are at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness. The services provided aim to break down barriers to housing and self-sufficiency including housing, shelter, health care, legal aid, job readiness, food, behavioral health, and more.
Silver Sage Foundation participated at The Mayors’ Community Breakfast. The event aims to build a harmonious community which encourages unity, diversity and developing leadership skills for our local people. It was hosted by Interfaith Council of Southern Nevada & United Way of Southern Nevada.
