USDA Interfaith Ramadan Fellowship Celebration

The celebration is hosted by the USDA Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement. The event is part of the long running strategic collaboration with Islamic Relief USA and provides an opportunity to celebrate with our Muslim American partners and staff during this important time.

The event will take place on Thursday, April 29, 2021 from approximately 7:00-7:45pm.

USDA Interfaith Ramadan Fellowship Celebration

Thursday, April 29, 2021 7:00-7:50pm EDT

7:00–7:03 pm Introduction and Welcome

Alex Córdova, Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

7:03–7:05 pm Opening Prayer/Recitation of the Qur’an

Aman Chhipa

Leadership Remarks

7:05–7:10 pm Dr. Lisa Ramírez, Director, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

7:10–7:15 pm Anwar Khan, President, Islamic Relief USA

7:15–7:20 pm Dr. Melissa Rogers

Senior Advisor to the President for Faith and PExecutive Director, White House Office for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Speakers – Reflection

7:20–7:25 pm Fahmida Chhipa, Vice President – Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC), Equal Opportunity Assistant to the Director – Civil Rights Office

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Speakers – Fellowship

7:25–7:30 pm Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky, Treasurer of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

7:30–7:35 pm Dianna Wright, Director of Ecclesial and Ecumenical Ministries in the Office of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Andrew Kang Bartlett, Associate for National Hunger Concerns, Presbyterian Hunger Program

Speakers – Restoration

7:35–7:40 pm Sumiya Khan MS, RD, Program Director

Sanctuary Kitchen – CitySeed Inc.

7:40–7:45 pm Dr. Hisham Moharram, Good Tree Farm Inc.

7:45–7:50 pm Closing and Acknowledgements