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As-salamu alaykum (Peace be upon you),
I will be participating in the second annual run for the greater DFW community on March 11th, 2023 at Sam Houston Trail Park in Irving! I am raising funds for Ma’ruf Dallas (an organization that helps local Refugees being resettled in DFW) in order to help our new neighbors in any way that we can.
The first Run for Refugees in March 2021 had over 400 registered runners. Together, we were able to donate over $20,000 to Ma’ruf that helped newly arrived refugees attain self-sufficiency by providing job placement, training, food security, rental assistance, driving classes and continued assistance in financial management.
This year, Run for Refugees will be honoring Yousef Maarouf by naming the top fundraiser trophy the Yousef Award.
This trophy will be awarded to the individual/team who raises the greatest amount for Ma'ruf Dallas, insha'Allah. As a donor for Ma'ruf Dallas you are a contributing superhero to the families that are direct beneficiaries of these funds, and you are honoring Yousef's legacy of generosity and charity. May God be pleased with him and reunite his family in the highest levels of heaven.
"The Yousef" award was created as a reminder to live like Yousef, a little boy who in his short but great years, taught us all to be more generous, more loving, and more grateful.
This trophy is more significant than the race awards given at the event as it is named in honor of Yousef Maarouf, may Allah be pleased with him. Yousef ran with us in the inaugural Run for Refugees and will forever be a significant part of our community. He may not physically be with us this year, however Yousef will forever be remembered as the little boy who saved up his money to donate to local charities, welcomed everyone with a huge smile, and chased around all the bubbles at the finish line. May every bubble we see, always remind us of our sweet Yousef.
Please help me and my team win this award & support us as we all work together to raise money for Ma'ruf Dallas and the DFW Refugee community!
Jazak Allah Khairan.
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24 | Anonymous | $2,139.03 |
| Feb 24 | Tamam diana and ahlam | $535.43 |
| Feb 24 | Julia Nafal | $268.17 |
| Feb 24 | Jenna abdel | $27.64 |
| Feb 24 | Anonymous | $50.00 |
| Feb 23 | Leiyal Rashid | $27.64 |
| Feb 23 | Ethan(SL) | $27.64 |
| Feb 22 | May 🧡🖤 | $27.64 |
| Feb 22 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| Feb 22 | Shadi | $11.59 |
