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COUNCIL OF ISLAMIC ORGANIZATIONS OF GREATER CHICAGO 231 S. State Street, Suite 300 Chicago, Illinois 60604 Contacts: Bilal Mujahid, DawaNet, (cell) 773-843-7293; sacrifice@chicagomuslims.com Bob Dolgan Greater Chicago Food Depository 312-846-7136 rmdolgan@gcfd.org Press Release For Immediate Release Chicago Muslims Donate Sorely Needed Protein To Thousands Of Area Hungry (CHICAGO – 1/22/2007) For the third year in a row, Chicago-area Muslims have teamed up with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to donate lean, nutritious meat to deserving Americans of all creeds. “Sacrifice for Our Neighbors,” the Depository’s most successful online food drive and the largest meat donation, fulfills an obligation of Eid al-Adha that commemorates Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son, Ishmael. Last week, more than 80 grass fed (no pork feed, no hormones) cows were sacrificed by Muslims adhering to Halal requirements. The beef was frozen into two-pound packages for delivery to member agencies of the Greater Chicago Depository on Thursday, Jan. 19. “In our society where millions of children go to bed without a nutritious meal, we believe that feeding our hungry neighbors is a moral and religious duty,” said Abdul Malik Mujahid, Chairman of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, a leading sponsor of the campaign spearheaded by DawaNet (www.chicagomuslims.com) Venue: Greater Chicago Food Depository 4100 West Ann Lurie Place Chicago, IL 60632 Time: 1 p.m. Date: 1/22/2007 NOTE: A press event will be held at the Greater Chicago Food Depository on Monday, Jan. 22. About CIOGC: The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago is a federation of over fifty mosques and Islamic centers, schools, and organizations thereby representing the 400,000 Muslims who call Chicago their home. -----End----
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