Thaakat Event: Ballin’ 4 Books

Have you been paying attention?

Let me clarify. Have you been paying attention to Thaakat’s most recent Facebook updates? You know, the ones that tell you about Ballin’ 4 Books? If not, pay close attention now because I’m about to tell you.

Ballin’ 4 Books is Thaakat’s third annual charity basketball tournament. All proceeds will go towards our Dreams for Kachra Kundi Campaign.

In case you’ve been living under a rock (or in case you’re new to Thaakat — Welcome!), this campaign will pay for books and other expenses at the school we  recently funded in Kachra Kundi, a village in Karachi that, until Thaakat’s intervention, had limited access to education.

Help those kids out, and register for the event here. It will begin on Saturday, November 17 at the Oak Brook Park District, and registration is $250 per team of eight players. By the way, prepayment for the event is due by November 3rd. If you don’t meet that deadline, we can’t guarantee that you will have a spot in the tournament. Or that you will have a chance to pick your team color. You could get stuck with brown as your team color. Or puce. That would be unfortunate.

So far, eight teams have registered for the event. Personally, I’m rooting for Team Medicaid. But who knows, maybe they’ll get taken down by the BiryaniBoyz. Or the Disney Dreamers. Or your team. Register today!

Cats are Cute and All, But Second Graders are Cuter!

By: Hira T. Khan | Keeper of the Blog | Thaakat Foundation
In my last post, I went for the cuteness factor and posted that adorable of picture of Syed Favad Ali’s black cat, one of Thaakat’s very devoted volunteers. This week the cuteness continues!
Ms. Sameeha Qureshi, a second grade teacher at the Islamic Foundation School in Villa Park, Illinois, told her class about Thaakat’s #lethedreambe initiative and began a fundraising project to help raise money towards the school in Kachra Kundi.
During lunchtime, her class sold hot dogs to students and faculty to raise an AMAZING $425 for #lethedreamebe! Kudos to you and your class, Ms. Qureshi! We are more grateful than we can say for your support and commitment to Thaakat’s cause.

Check out this message from Thaakat’s youngest volunteers!

Project Kachra Kundi

Our #lethedreambe project is a Thaakat initiative to build a school in Karachi, Pakistan. Young children in Kachra Kundi who dream of getting an education go to a school at the local garbage dump. Thaakat wants to raise money to move this children to a cleaner, more hygienic school located about half a mile away from the dump site.
Help Thaakat help children!