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CHARITY WORK: Right to left, Zaheer Ahmad, Syed Adil Ahmad and Moaz Ahmad, from Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, collecting for the Poppy Appeal at the Castlegate Shopping Centre, in Stockton.
A MUSLIM youth group has been praised for its voluntary work to help Armed Forces personnel and their families.
Members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) were among 300 young people recognised for their support of the Poppy Appeal at the Royal British Legion’s annual regional awards ceremony.
The Ahmadi Muslim Youths
Young Muslims from Teesside and Newcastle raised £2,000 for the 2013 appeal, which contributed towards the £50,000 raised by AMYA nationally since 2012.
AMYA’s Hartlepool chapter, which includes members from Middlesbrough and Stockton, and Newcastle chapter received commendation awards at the event on Friday, March 7 at Gateshead Civic Centre.
A total of 63 youth organisations from Berwick to Middlesbrough were represented at the event, which celebrated the record-breaking £68,171 collected by the youngsters for the charity.
A special award was presented to… read more at thenorthernecho.co.uk
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