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Assalamo Alaikum Dear Sisters:
Lajna Ima'Illah USA is highly encouraged to participate in the Muslim for Life Campaign. We are the Maid Servants of Allah and solemnly affirm that we are prepared.....to serve our faith and the community. InshaAllah, we will be present at the campaigns, donating blood and encouraging others.
Wa Salaams,
your sister Dhiya Bakr
National. Secretary Tabligh
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Campaign Update
- 130 blood donation sites have been arranged in the Country - many in collaboration with other organizations and at their own premises.
- 100+ have been listed already on www.MuslimsForLife.org and others are being added as we move forward and clarify all arrangements.
- President Obama was told about "Muslims for Life" and we were given an opportunity to mention its details to the Muslim leaders gathered at the White House for the Iftar dinner.
- 300,000 Muslims for Life Flyers have begun to be distributed all across the nation.
- 10,000 "Muslims for Life" T-shirts are beginning to arrive at all Jama'ats and will be worn as the Campaign gets ready to kick-off.
- 16,000+ letters are being sent to leading legislators throughout the US and some 9,000 mayors introducing the Campaign. A letter was delivered in same vein to the President and one is being delivered to the 9/11 Memorial Chairman shortly insha-Allah in NY - Mayor Bloomberg. These are personalized individual letters that shall arrive at their desks insha-Allah soon.
- Awareness is being created to gain media publicity for our blood drives - through Radio, TV, Internet and Print media coverage
Bus Shelters Ads in New York
 Bus Shelter ads in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn have been installed on 17 such shelters. These will be up for 4 weeks or longer.
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Muslims for Life TV commercial
We will have a 30 sec "Muslims for Life" TV commercial playing insha-Allah ten times a day for the next one month starting today on the following TV channels: Express News, DAWN, HumTV, TV-One, Masala, and Aaj TV. The idea is to reach out ALSO to the Indo-Pak communities and invite them to participate in the nationwide Muslims for Life Blood Drives. It would be good for all of us to try and reach out also personally and invite these community members to join us in this wholly good, life-giving endeavor.
Some chapters have started to utilize this video ad with local cable access and university tv free of charge. We encourage all local Chapters join in this effort and try air this 30-second video clip as often as possible on your cable access channels.
Watch online: http://youtu.be/tgpBqq1TVsI
Download: [Download HD version here]
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CAPITOL HILL Blood Drive
National PA team has setup a blood drive in CAPITOL HILL - Rayburn House Office Building Foyer Wednesday, September 7, 2011 9 am to 4 pm.
All PA secretaries should send this brochure to their local Congressional contacts.
Download the brochure here: Muslims_for_Life_Capitol_Hill.pdf
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Ads on D.C. Metro Trains and Buses
Muslims for Life campaign on DC Bus ads have started.
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Our Campaign Partners
- American Red Cross - Supporting our efforts nationwide
- MedStar - Helping us with blood drives in the DC METRO
- American Islamic Congress (AIC) - working to set up Blood Drives Nationwide in support of Muslims for Life Campaign
- MQM - working to set up Blood Drives Nationwide in support of Muslims for Life Campaign
- CAIR Houston - partnering with us to promote the local blood drives
- Chairman, Human Rights Commission of Nassau County, NY endorses and supports our muslims for Life Campaign
- Many Churches, Synagogues are also supporting the Muslims for Life Campaign throughout the Country
For a full list of partners, visit: http://muslimsforlife.org/partners
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More Cool Stuff
- T-Shirts: 10,000 have been printed and shipped to blood drive locations with estimated arrival by 8/20/2011. Contact your local president for more details.
- Banners: 101 4ft x 8ft banners have been printed, estimated arrival date is 8/24/2011.
- Billboards: 14ft x 48ft in major US cities: NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston
- Buses and Trains: Washington D.C., Chicago, San Francisco
- Chicago Air Show: Airplane with a banner will fly above the show with Millions expected to attend over the day show.
- Bus Shelters: 17 Bus shelters in NYC
- TV ad: (DAWN, Express News, TV-One, Masala TV, Hum, Aaj) for the next 30 days
- Labor Day parades, September 5th: multiple jamaats will be participating with Muslims For Life t-shirts and Banners
- African American Day Parade, Sept 18, 2011: in New York City: we will be participating with Muslims For Life t-shirts and Banners
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