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ICNA Relief NJ strives to serve the underprivileged of society. Our pantries, distributions, and family services are meant to lift up those in need regardless of race, religion, gender, or nationality. Our services are motivated by the charitable spirit of the Islamic faith and our doors are open to all those in need. <\/span><\/p>\n

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“Our vitality is linked to our vulnerability, to our willingness to be undone as much as to do, to let go as much as to take on, to allow ourselves to be found as much as to seek, to find our arrivals in having made great departures, even against our seemingly conscious will.” -David Whyte<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I came from a family of doctors but didn\u2019t want to be a doctor. Once someone asked me where do you see yourself in 20-30 years and I said \u201chaving grey hair, sitting at a black table and working at a place with youth around me\u201c And it happened ?”<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”<\/p>\n

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“I learned in my youth, there are always high mountains and wide rivers on the journey. So I say just build a sturdy boat and take climbing lessons. Keep an eye out for splinters!<\/span>“<\/p>\n

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“Time allows us to be one of two people, who we are and who we were. Always striving to make who I am more memorable than who I was.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I have seen people, with thick crust and I felt I removed layer by layer and was able to see beauty within”<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I don’t look back because I’m not going that way…”<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making an impact on our community.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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