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How to Butterfly a Turkey: A Special Episode of IRUSA Cooks for a Cause
Haven’t figured out how to cook your turkey yet? Not to fear, ReliefLab is here! Your favorite cooking duo Bilal and Chancey have you covered with this Butterfly Turkey recipe. Tune in to find out what that even means! This episode was extra special because it took place on the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, peace and blessing be on him. After cooking delicious turkeys (and mashed potatoes from scratch!), we went out to D.C. and handed out the food to our homeless brothers and sisters. What better way to honor the birth of the prophet than to do something he used to love: feeding the hungry. They were so grateful to…
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We Stuffed Our Turkeys with Hope: IRUSA Giving Back for the Holidays
It may be Black Friday tomorrow, but Islamic Relief USA unleashed swarms of blue shirts to spread hope this week. This time, it came in the form of our favorite holiday bird. Over 2,000 low-income families were each treated to a free holiday turkey, along with fixings, thanks to IRUSA donors. This time of year comes as a blessing and burden for many neighbors, many people in our own backyard. Last year, with the help of our community we were able to distribute 1,000 Turkeys to low-income families in Washington D.C., and this year, we doubled that goal and added new locations. The turkeys were delivered across southern California, Chicago,…
