HAPPY DAYS FOREVER
Dear friends,
'Happy Days Forever' was our dearest mother's trademark phrase, and a mantra she lived by every single day of her life. A huge part of that happiness came from helping others.
We've been overwhelmed by the number of people who have asked about sending flowers or donating in Ammi's name. Already we've seen eight ground wells built in rural Pakistan, winter clothes and groceries delivered to hundreds of workers in Bahrain, and donations for two cancer patients who cannot afford the treatment they require, all done by friends and family in her honour. Your love and support over the past few months have been more than enough, but since Ammi's main mission in life was to help others, we thought we'd direct you to a couple of her favourite causes anyways, should you feel so inclined :).
Many of you also asked for links to the slideshow and Zoom celebration we had for her birthday, which you'll find if you scroll all the way down.
Love and happy days always,
the Ali boys
PEHLI KIRAN SCHOOLS
PKS provides high-quality academics, strong co-curricular programs, flexible operations, and an innovative mobile infrastructure that moves with squatter communities around Islamabad when they are evicted. If you make a donation and note Ammi's name on it, it will go towards the Shaheen Ali Scholarship Fund.
HELPING HANDS
Helping Hands is a group of volunteers who provide assistance to the migrant worker community in Bahrain. These people leave their families across the globe and often end up living in terrible conditions and working in extremely low-paying jobs.
Helping Hands can't accept donations directly, but we promise Maher will pass them on if you choose to send via him :).
(Just use the phone number for BenefitPay, it doesn't have a link.)
Unfortunately due to a technical glitch, the recording is mostly a gallery view of everyone's faces, rather than of those who were speaking. The audio is fine, however, and the slideshow works!