Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Assalaam Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatahu

I pray that by the Grace of Almighty Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala this note reaches all of you in the very best of health and highest Islamic spirits and that all of you are enjoying the bounties of Allah Azzawajal in this blessed month of Ramadhan.

The Federation has launched a fundraising appeal to raise money to assist in the humanitarian relief effort for the people gravely affected by the on-going war crisis in Syria.

The Federation requests all to donate generously. Donations are to be directed to FIANZ's Appeal Account as detailed hereunder:

Account Number : 020 500 - 0737236 - 06

Name of Account: FIANZ Appeal Account

Name of Bank: Bank of New Zealand

Local Associations should coordinate the fund raising at regional level and deposit the money raised into the abovementioned account. Regional Associations and individual community donors are kindly reminded to state clearly that they are donating for "Syrian Relief Fund" when depositing the money in the FIANZ Appeal Account.

I look forward to your usual support for this very deserving humanitarian cause. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala reward you all for your charitable acts.

Jazak ALLAH Khair and Wassalaam

Dr Anwar Ghani

President