Dear Members of the Urban Muslim Minority Alliance:

On  behalf of all of us at Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries  (IRIM), thank you for your generosity and work coordinating the Ramadan  Adopt a Refugee Family Initiative. Your gifts of time, care, and  material goods have made a difference in the lives of the newly arrived  Muslim refugee families with whom we work. The gift baskets are full of  wonderful basic goods that all of our families need, and the youth love  the toys that were collected! Additionally, thank you for all of your  work to coordinate the Iftar, giving the families a special opportunity  to gather together during Ramadan.

IRIM is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that provides a full range of services to refugees and immigrants resettling in the Chicago metropolitan area. Every year, IRIM assists more than 3,000 refugees and immigrants from around the world in finding housing, learning English, acclimating to American culture, developing computer and other employable skills, finding jobs, obtaining medical and other care, accessing the public school system for their children, applying for citizenship, and obtaining care for elderly family members. IRIM's programs are made possible through the dedicated efforts of 31 staff members - many of whom were refugees themselves, more than 200 volunteers, and generous donors and community partners such as yourselves.

Again, thank you! We would love to show you our programs in action, and invite you to meet me for an informal tour of our offices. I will contact you later next week to see if you might be interested in such a visit. Please call me at 773-989-5647 x 263 if you have any questions or would like to arrange for a visit before then.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Staff

Community Resource Coordinator

Donations to Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by the law. IRIM strongly recommends consulting with tax experts when claiming deductions for in-kind gifts.