Now is the time to step up!
With Ramadan just a few short weeks away, our team is gearing up to support the community through another virtual holiday season. What better way to stack up some extra blessings than to pitch in toward meeting the communal needs of others? Scroll down for some ways you can contribute and sign up using the form below:
Every night during Ramadan, Center DC will host a "DC Iftar League" gathering on Zoom. This event will start 15 min before maghrib comes in and will typically run for 1.5 hrs. Facilitators will greet people by name as they arrive, start the community dua, nominate someone to call the Adhan, and facilitate the discussion question for the day. This role will involve updating the powerpoint deck using pre-written prompts, screen sharing, splitting people into breakout groups and generally maintaining the flow of the event. Facilitators are encouraged to take on one day of the week (i.e. Every Monday) to host. A training video will be available! We’re looking for 7 community members to host one night per week during the month.
Are you sitting on some great reminders, tips, or tricks that could help others maximize their Ramadans or stay motivated? This Ramadan, instead of doing Daily Take-Overs on our IG account, we're asking community members to pre-record a 30-sec video clip and share a “Ramadan Reminder”, tip/trick/hack, recipe, room decor, or word of encouragement with the Center DC community. Our goal is to have these videos submitted by Fri 4/9 so we can line them up before Ramadan even begins!
This year, we’re embarking on a challenging feat: to finish one Juz of Quran every morning after fajr as part of our Fajr Squad. Every morning during the month of Ramadan, Center DC will be hosting "Fajr Squad" - this gathering will start 15 min after Fajr comes in and will typically run for 1.5 hrs. This year, we are recruiting a team of volunteers to recite a Juz of Quran each morning. This role is best suited for a confident Arabic reader/reciter (male or female!) who can finish the Juz in ~1 hr. Our hope is to have enough reciters to cover all 30 Juz/ days of Ramadan.