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PROPOSAL
PERMENANT
MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER
AT
KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND, U.S.A
Muslim Community Center of Kingston, RI
(Masjid AlHoda)
President: Ihab Chamseddine
Vice Predident: Naser Sayeh
60 Fortin Road
Kingston, RI 02881
U.S.A
Estimated Total Budget: $400K
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) http://masjidalhoda.com( Masjid Alhoda
Bank Routing Number: 011500120 Bank Account Number: 94570530
Citizens Bank
RBS CITIZENS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
1 CITIZENS DRIVE RIVERSIDE
RI, USA
Zip Code: 02915-0000
Tel: (800) 883-4224
. +1-401-662-6161
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Introduction and Motivation1.0
The known history of Muslims in South County and Kingston goes back to many decades.
Muslim students attended the University of Rhode Island (URI) as far as we know since the
1960s and Muslim professionals and businessmen have lived in the area for a long time.
The last known concentration of Muslim students at URI was in the 1980s. Muslim students and
community members had for decades performed Jumaa prayer in the Memorial Union or in the
Multicultural Center at URI. In the 1980s and 1990s there were many discussions and attempts to
establish an Islamic center in Kingston; however these efforts were not successful.
In 1999-2000 new members moved into the community and began to aggressively plan to
establish an Islamic Center. In June of 2001, Masjid Alhoda was established in a rented space in
the Little Rest Commons on Fortin road. After 12 years, the location was moved to an upgraded,
area at 60 Fortin Road, as a rental property with monthly expenses of $1600 ($1350 rent +
utilities) as shown below.
Current location of Masjid Alhoda across from the University Emporium
The existing place is a rental property, consisting of a large room and small kitchen. While the
community spent over $8000 renovating it, the numbers of the Muslim student and community
members is increasing. It exceeded over 150 student and 40 community members.
The objective is to have a permanent location for a mosque/community center at the University.
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2.0 Location Ideas for Mosque
We would like to select a place within the University area such as the following:
1- Buying the existing place
2- Purchasing and converting the following commercial property behind current
mosque
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3- Purchasing a Commercial building on Rte 108, 1 mile from URI (currently for sale)
Plans and Fundraising
Currently, we raised from the community about $35K. We plan to raise $100K from
mosques and fund raising events in the area
We plan to raise the additional funds using the support of our brothers all over the world,
then the rest will be financed using an Islamic Bank
Contact information:
Masjid Alhoda (http://masjidalhoda.com)
President: Mr. Ihab Chamseddine (E-mail: [email protected]), Cell: +1-401-662-6161. Masjid Alhoda is registered in Rhode Island as a non-profit organization.
Bank Information:
Bank Routing Number: 011500120 Bank Account Number: 94570530
Citizens Bank RBS CITIZENS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1 CITIZENS DRIVE, RIVERSIDE, RI, USA Zip Code: 02915-0000 Tel: (800) 883-4224