by William Voss
With Loving Concern –Medicine Knows No Religious Boundaries
A Joint Meeting with the Interfaith Community of Clarkston
Sunday - September 28, 2014 – 3:00PM
On Sunday, September 28 at 3:00 P.M. we will join for a celebration of the development of the Clarkston Community Health Center and the AILF’s ongoing relationship with the Clarkston community. We will meet at the Christ Community AME Church, 4145 East Ponce de Leon Ave., Clarkston, GA 30021. The Rev. Calvin O. Adams is welcoming us to this church where he preaches weekly.
The program will run from 3:00PM to 5:00PM. Following the formal program we will share the gift of a meal and further conversation.
No registration is required for this event and there will be no charge for dinner. Clarkston community members are invited to be guests of the AILF. Other AILF members will be invited to make contributions towards the cost of the dinner with surplus funds, if any, to be contributed to the Clarkston Community Health Center.
The program will run from 3:00PM to 5:00PM. Following the formal program we will share the gift of a meal and further conversation.
No registration is required for this event and there will be no charge for dinner. Clarkston community members are invited to be guests of the AILF. Other AILF members will be invited to make contributions towards the cost of the dinner with surplus funds, if any, to be contributed to the Clarkston Community Health Center.
The Program:
The development of a community health center to serve the needs of the immigrant and refugee communities in Clarkston will be the topic of presentations and discussions. This project is truly an interfaith project bringing together leaders from multiple religious traditions from other parts of Greater Atlanta in loving service to their Clarkston brothers and sisters of equally diverse backgrounds.
Presentations will sketch the development of the Clarkston Community Health Center from the kernel of an idea in the mind of its founder over two years ago. The complexity of steps required to move the project forward will be described. Representative members of the multiplicity of participants who are now working together to bring the project to fruition will tell their stories. The imminent completion of the project will be celebrated.
The Discussion Leaders:
CCHC Co-founder and President Saeed Raees and CCHC Co-founder Dr. Gulshan Harjee will lead the presentation. Saeed has been an active leader in the AILF since its founding in 2008. Joining in the presentation will be doctors who have generously volunteered to serve as medical staff. Respondents to the presentation will be representatives of Clarkston area refugee organizations.
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The AILF’s association with the Clarkston communities is the work of AILF founder Ben Johnson. Members will recall the October 2013 AILF event: “Challenges for Somalis in Clarkston”. Others will remember the March 2014 event when friendships were developed and worship and meals were shared. Our meetings with the Clarkston community present unique opportunities to learn about the faith, cultures, and persons who embody different ways of seeing the world.
For your convenience, the meeting details are summarized in the attached announcement. Pass along copies of this e-mail and the attached announcement to any friends who might be interested.
Peace, Shalom, Salaam!
Bill Voss, AILF Secretary
The development of a community health center to serve the needs of the immigrant and refugee communities in Clarkston will be the topic of presentations and discussions. This project is truly an interfaith project bringing together leaders from multiple religious traditions from other parts of Greater Atlanta in loving service to their Clarkston brothers and sisters of equally diverse backgrounds.
Presentations will sketch the development of the Clarkston Community Health Center from the kernel of an idea in the mind of its founder over two years ago. The complexity of steps required to move the project forward will be described. Representative members of the multiplicity of participants who are now working together to bring the project to fruition will tell their stories. The imminent completion of the project will be celebrated.
The Discussion Leaders:
CCHC Co-founder and President Saeed Raees and CCHC Co-founder Dr. Gulshan Harjee will lead the presentation. Saeed has been an active leader in the AILF since its founding in 2008. Joining in the presentation will be doctors who have generously volunteered to serve as medical staff. Respondents to the presentation will be representatives of Clarkston area refugee organizations.
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The AILF’s association with the Clarkston communities is the work of AILF founder Ben Johnson. Members will recall the October 2013 AILF event: “Challenges for Somalis in Clarkston”. Others will remember the March 2014 event when friendships were developed and worship and meals were shared. Our meetings with the Clarkston community present unique opportunities to learn about the faith, cultures, and persons who embody different ways of seeing the world.
For your convenience, the meeting details are summarized in the attached announcement. Pass along copies of this e-mail and the attached announcement to any friends who might be interested.
Peace, Shalom, Salaam!
Bill Voss, AILF Secretary
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