"Muslims for Life" campaign (www.muslimsforlife.org) was launched last year to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks with the goal of collecting enough blood to save up to 30,000 lives10 times the number of lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Source/Credit: Manford Courant
By Saima Sheikh | September 10, 2012
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Connecticut in collaboration with the American Red Cross held a blood drive as part of the second annual nationwide "Muslims for Life" campaign (www.muslimsforlife.org) in remembrance of victims of 9/11 at its 11th anniversary with the aim to collect 11,000 pints of blood and to help save as many as 33,000 lives and to reiterate the message that Islam values the sanctity of life. This blood drive was held on Saturday, Sept. 1, at Baitul Aman (House of Peace) Mosque at 410 Main St., South Meriden. This was the fourth blood drive organized by this community in Meriden and by far the most successful. Many volunteers and blood donors were responsible for the success of this event including the honorable Mayor, Michael Rohde of Meriden. He donated blood after a long time as part of his continued service to Meriden community. The campaign is ongoing and more members of the community plan to donate blood as part of the "Muslims for Life" campaign.
"Muslims for Life" campaign (www.muslimsforlife.org) was launched last year to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks with the goal of collecting enough blood to save up to 30,000 lives10 times the number of lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. After holding more than 269 blood drives in 166 cities around the country, including two on Capitol Hill, the "Muslims for Life" campaign raised more than 11,000 pints of blood.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, fast-growing international revival movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community spans 200 countries with membership exceeding tens of millions. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, established in 1920, is the first American-Muslim organization.
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