Iftar Dinner and Celebratory Fundraiser for SCN

About Event

We are thrilled to invite you to Syrian Community Network’s Iftar Dinner and Celebratory Fundraiser honoring 10 years of SCN, a new Syria, and our Founder, Suzanne Akhras, who is stepping down at the end of Ramadan. The event will take place on Thursday, March 20th, 2025 at Ashton Place in Willowbrook. We will be breaking fast with a family style dinner catered by Al Bawadi. Omar Offendum, Syrian American rapper and poet, will emcee and perform from his catalog, including some selections from his dynamic show Little Syria. This event marks many significant milestones for SCN, most importantly celebrating ten years of collectively supporting immigrants and refugees here in Illinois. Since our founding in 2015, we have grown our programming to encompass Case Management, Education, and Immigration legal services. While our initial mission was to provide a safety net for Syrian refugees, we have broadened our reach to individuals from over 30 countries and 18 languages. Your presence at this event is more than a celebration—it is an opportunity to support the continuation of our mission. By purchasing tickets or becoming an individual sponsor, you are playing a pivotal role in helping us raise critical funds to continue sustaining the futures of our programs and our community members. Together, we are committed to working alongside immigrants and refugees and fulfilling our vision of making Illinois a state where immigrants and refugees feel safe, welcome, and supported in their communities.