Ramadan Challenge asks non-Muslims to fast for a day and raise money – Kingston | 24CA News
The holy month of Ramadan is now properly underway, which is a time of fasting and giving again to these much less lucky.
A few non-Muslim members of the Kingston, Ont., neighborhood determined to participate within the month, at the very least for in the future, to assist increase cash for a worthy trigger.
One of these folks is Anne Munier, who actually appreciates a cup of tea.
So when she took half in Kingston’s first-ever Ramadan Challenge, it wasn’t giving up meals for a day that she discovered troublesome.
“What I actually noticed more than the hunger though, was the lack of caffeine,” says Munier.
Munier was simply considered one of quite a lot of individuals who tried the problem.
She recommends that folks give it a strive.
“We’ll make sure you’re well fed at the end,” says Johanna Bryant, the organizer of the Kingston Ramadan Challenge.
Bryant says the problem, which was impressed by an identical occasion within the United Kingdom, is a technique to educate folks about her tradition.
“It’s low pressure, we just want you to try something new,” says Bryant.
“It’s a way to break down barriers.”
Friends, household and neighborhood members are inspired to sponsor somebody, who then fasts for a day.
The proceeds of Kingston’s Ramadan Challenge will all go to assist earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.
“It was great to be able to support something that was so important,” says Munier.
Both international locations are nonetheless recovering from the earthquake that left over 1.5 million folks homeless.
“Many people I heard saying that it is just kind of the last day on earth,” says Yasemin Korkmaz, a member of Kingston Turkish neighborhood.
While the variety of folks affected by the earthquake is staggering, organizers say they simply wish to assist in any manner that they’ll.
“Even to reach one person, it means a lot,” says Korkmaz.
Thanks to an occasion like this, all it takes to make that distinction is skipping a few meals.
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