Riyadh Feb 24: The ‘JF winter Festival 2013’, a unique programme of Riyadh unit of Jamiyyatul Falah attracted a large number of Nonresident Indian families and individuals. The evening programme held at Al Rushd Isthara in Riyadh on Thursday, February 21, also marked the silver jubilee celebration of the award winning Mangalore based philanthropic NGO.
JF Riyadh unit president Mohammed Mubeen in his presidential remarks, said that when the organisation came into existence in 1988, they had never thought that it would reach such a height in 25 years. He recalled that the Karnataka state government itself recognised the contributions of JF and honoured it with an award.
Laying emphasis on the importance of education in Islam, he said that seeking knowledge is a must for every Muslim. “Our focus will remain mainly on education,” he said.
S M Rasheed of SMR Builders, who was chief guest on the occasion, stressing on importance of charity in a society, commended the role JF in community service. He said that JF is the first organisation in Mangalore which started distributing scholarships among the needy students.
On the same occasion, Coastaldigest.com chairman Mohammed Asif was given a warm felicitation by the JF for his role in establishing direct aviation link between Mangalore and Dammam.
On behalf of JF, its former president Parvez Ali handed over a feasibility study report on direct flight operation between Mangalore and Riyadh to Mr Asif requesting him to pressurize the authorities concerned to commence direct flight operation between these two cities.
Responding to felicitation, Mr Asif pledged that Coastaldigest.com would continue its effort towards connecting Riyadh and Jeddah, the two main cities of Saudi Arabia directly with Mangalore.
Stating that JF was the first organisation which motivated him towards social service, Mr Asif said that spending 25 years in community service itself is a great achievement.
Akhtar sheikh, the Ameer of JF Non-Resident Coordination Council, briefed about the achievements of JF with the help of power point presentation.
Awards were given to those Mangalorean students in Riyadh who had performed well in the field of sports. They are Mohammed Aves (Table Tennis), Hisham Akhtar, Mazin Abbas Mahfooz and Mohamed Nabeel Rasheed Pillar (Cricket).
Quiz completion was conducted by Mehfooz. While conducting spot games, Parvez briefed about the necessity of having ‘Adhar (UID) Card’ and also explained about the process of obtaining it.
Three expatriate workers who spent highest years (38 years) in Saudi Arabia and two Huffaz- e- Quran were also honoured on the occasion with mementos.
B S Basheer Saheb, JF Mangalore City Corporation unit president, CM kunhi of Safa Makkah Polyclinic, Roysten Prabhu President of Karavali Welfare Association, Mujeeb Khan of Sodexo, Sahul Hameed and Mahmood Saad former presidents of JF Dammam were also present as guests.
The Programme commenced in the evening with the recitation of Quranic verses from Abdul Majeed, the young Hafiz-e-Quran of Riyadh. Parvez ALI compered the programme. Ayaz Ahmed and team conducted various outdoor games as part of the event.
SMR Builders, Fedex, Sodexho-NCMS, Safa Makkah Polyclinic, A-I Plastics, Wenz Exhibition were the main sponsors of this event. Sponsorship was done under the leadership of SM Salih, Ilyas Basem and Akther sheikh.
Delicious dinner was served on the event which was sponsored by Sodexho – NCMS through its GCC Finance Director Abdul Basheer.
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