Around 107K raised for BC Muslim School

The BCMA Surrey Muslim School held very successful fund raising dinner on Sunday at Royal King Palace in Surrey. BCMA operates 2 schools in the lower mainland, one in Surrey and one in Richmond. There are about 530 Muslim kids take benefits of these Muslims schools. They provide core competence in Islamic values, Quran, Arabic Language and standard BC ministry of education curriculum. The school also plan to offer grade 9 in the future and improve overall IT infrastructure coming year. The dinner was well attended by over 600 guests including BCMA president Br. Ilraf, various branches management committee members and MLA Harry Bain. The program included presentations from school kids, speech by newly elected BCMA presi- dent Iltaf Sahib, followed up by guest speakers, Maulana The detailed presentation was shared by the current board members Inamul Desai and Fazal Mohammed providing the details about the school and future plans. Both brothers shared the overview of current BCMA Board of Education, status of schools, current challenges and future plans for coming years. One of the accomplishments this year by BCMA was that purchased newer buses, completed major renovations, obtained City Of Surrey occupancy permit and paid off some debts. The funds raise on the night will be utilized for many of IT and other improvements at Surrey Muslim School. The estimated fund of $106744 was collected.