Iraqi Refugee Support Committee
Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace
Women’s Association for Family Affairs
Women Against War
Invite you to a
Welcoming Picnic
hosted by the Islamic Center of the Capital District
for Iraqi refugees recently relocated to the Albany area.
Saturday, July 19
1:30 – 5:30 pm (rain or shine)
at the Islamic Center of the Capital District
21 Lansing Rd. N., Schenectady, 12204
(off Central Ave., just past Ethan Allen on the right, going west)
[For directions from Pittsfield, MA area, click here.]
This
event is free. You will have the opportunity to make a tax deductible
donation to support the Iraqi families as they begin new lives, and
the Iraqi
student who will be studying at
Union College
as part of the Iraqi
Student
Project
(http://www.iraqistudentproject.org)
If you cannot attend,
checks for support of the refugee families can be made out to the Islamic
Center of the Capital District, memo line: “ Iraqi Refugee Project”, and mail to
ICCDNY (address above).
To contribute to the Iraqi student at Union College, please make
your check out to Union
College, memo line: “Restricted to account #45841”, and mail to Records, Attn:
Kathleen
D. McCann, Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308. Donations to the Union fund
can also
be made online:
http://www.union.edu/Alumni and follow the instructions. Please include
the memo: “Restricted to account #45841”
For more information contact: Carole Ferraro, 518.463.0095, cferraro@hotmail.com
Directions from the east
(Pittsfield area, Berkshire County)
Directions to Islamic
Center of the Capital District
21 Lansing Rd. N.,
Schenectady,
NY
12204
[Using I-90 West]
After crossing the Hudson River on I-90 W, over the
Patroon Island Bridge, continue on I-90 W and then:
Take exit #2/FULLER RD/UALBANY - go 0.6 mi
Turn Left on FULLER RD(CR-156) - go 0.2 mi
Turn Right on WASHINGTON AVE EXT - go 2.9 mi
Turn Right on RT-155 - go 1.8 mi
Turn Left on CENTRAL AVE(RT-5) - go 2.6 mi
Turn Right on LANSING RD N - go 0.2 mi
Arrive at 21 LANSING RD N,
SCHENECTADY, on
the Right