Make this an impactful Ramadan with Canada’s Waqf charity
By Muneeb Nasir
Assalaamu ‘alaikum.
Ramadan Mubarak! We pray this letter finds you in the best of health and increased faith.
As we fast in this blessed month of Ramadan, let's reflect on our blessings while remembering those less fortunate. We pray for peace and relief for all.
This Ramadan, consider these impactful ways to build a charitable legacy with the Olive Tree Foundation, a leading Canadian Waqf (Endowment) Foundation, for your family that will benefit future generations.
1. Plant a Tree of Giving:
Honor a loved one: Establish a named family endowment fund with the Olive Tree Foundation or one named after a special family member who is no longer with you. You can join your fellow Canadians in setting up a named fund to honour a loved one starting off with any amount you wish and keep adding to it.
Collective impact: Encourage family and friends to contribute annually to your fund instead of Eid, birthday, anniversary, or other celebratory gifts.
Generations of good: Over time, your contributions will grow, leaving a lasting legacy that helps others and leave your footprint in Canada for generations to come.
2. Nurture Your Giving Tree:
Grow your impact: If you already have a family fund, consider adding to it regularly especially during Ramadan as part of your yearly charitable giving.
Gifts that keep on giving: Suggest contributions to your fund as alternative gifts for family and friends.
Plan for the future: Include the Olive Tree Foundation in your Will to ensure your legacy continues even after you're gone. We can help guide you through the process of preparing your Will.
3. Share the Seeds of Compassion:
Be a family ambassador: Tell your loved ones about the Olive Tree Foundation and the power of endowment giving.
Expand your reach: By recommending others, you'll help more families build their own legacies of charitable giving.
This Ramadan let’s start a Sadaqh Jaariyah fund: Act Now and Give Forever!
Last year, your donations helped refugees in Canada. We funded:
Palliative Care: GPS Health Navigators provides essential support for refugee patients.
Women's Integration: The Refugee Women's Network offers a safe space and guidance for refugees and newcomers.
Your continued support will help us fund more such innovative and necessary projects right here at home in our Canadian community.
Please consider making a direct donation, or contact us to setting up a named fund to honour a loved one.
Donations can be sent to:
By e-transfer to: info@olivetreefoundation.ca
Online at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/olive-tree-foundation/
By mail to: Olive Tree Foundation 7025 Markham Road, Suite 205, Markham, ON L3S 0C3
We thank you for your support. Wishing you a blessed Ramadan. May Allah grant mercy, forgiveness and peace to us during Ramadan.
Warmest regards,
Muneeb Nasir, Chair - Olive Tree Foundation
**[photo: Donor Appreciation Luncheon on March 3, 2024; listening to Omar Khamissa: COO, NCCM]