(CANCELLED) Pre Ramadan Cleanup | GDT
2023-03-12 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
CANCELLED

Unfortunately, we have to cancel this Sunday’s outdoor cleanup due to rain.

May Allah make it a beneficial rain that brings about an end to the drought.

If you are interested in further volunteering during Ramadan, please consider helping out with the composting and recycling efforts during the Saturday iftars.

Composting & Recycling (volunteer form)

Jazzakum Allahu Kharen,

Green Deen Team

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Join the Green Deen Team for outdoor fun, and help prep our masjid for the special month of Ramadan!

Sunday, March 12th, 1:30-3:00pm

Event begins after Thuhr prayer.

Please register here to receive further information and updates.

Questions or concerns? Email us: greendeenteam@mcceastbay.org

Tayba Foundation Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
2023-03-17 13:30 - 16:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Tayba Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving individuals and families impacted by incarceration. Tayba’s work is organized into three interrelated program areas: Education, Lifeskills, and Re-entry. Support their work.

Green Deen Team Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
2023-03-24 13:30 - 16:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
MCC’s environmental youth club is recruiting volunteers to help with composting and recycling during Saturday family iftars. The Green Deen Team was instrumental in introducing composting and recycling to our masjid. During this blessed month of Ramadan, they need your help to continue reducing our community’s waste. Please support them!

Youth volunteer form (gr. 4-12)

Adult volunteer form

MCC Girl Scouts 32316 Sells Cookies @ MCC Jumu’ahs
2023-03-31 13:30 - 16:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Our little Tri-Valley Muslimahs in Girl Scouts Troop hosted a backpack and toy drives for our community’s most deserving families.

We now sweetly support these young girls: by purchasing cookies for you and your family this Friday. Girl Scout cookies are now halal-certified.

You can also gift a cookie box to needy families served by the MCC Food Pantry by purchasing a box after Jumu’ah and placing the cookies in the Toy bin in the MCC lobby. The cookies will be gifted from parents of Zakat-eligible families to their children on Eid morning.

MCC supports our Girl Scouts Troops that we proudly host in their annual cookie sales to support educational programming, community projects, and more.

Help the Girls Scouts fulfill their tradition of giving back to the community while expanding their experiences as leaders, entrepreneurs, and explorers by supporting their cookie sales.

Questions? girl-scouts@mcceastbay.org

*Canceled* Girls Scouts of Northern California Tables @ MCC Jumu’ahs
2023-03-31 13:30 - 16:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Help the Girls Scouts fulfill their tradition of giving back to the community while also expanding their experiences as leaders, entrepreneurs, and explorers by supporting their cookie sales.

Hidaya Collection Drive @ Taraweeh
2023-03-31 21:15 - 23:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Help our less fortunate sisters and brothers around the world this Ramadan.

Hidaya Foundation will bring a 14-foot box truck to the MCC parking lot during our Taraweeh services (9:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.) on Friday, March 31.

The collection truck staff will give you a tax-deductible receipt. A $10 donation is necessary per bag to help cover the container shipping cost to send to your needy Muslim sister and brothers overseas.

Please be considerate of your donation and give dignity to the families receiving your kind and generous donations by donating quality used items that are washed and folded.

The Hidaya Foundation collection truck will accept:

– Winter coats, jackets, and sweatshirts (for all ages and for all seasons)

– Blankets, sleeping bags, comforters, pillows, bed sheets, towels

– Baby clothes, regular clothes, and traditional clothes like Shalwar Kamis (men & women), Hijabs, etc.

– Tennis shoes, sneakers, runners, boots, sandals (tie laces together)

– Crutches, wheelchairs, braces, splints, wraps, first-aid supplies

– Backpacks with school supplies and educational books

– Children’s toys

– Pots and pans and kitchen items

– Tents, tarps & tools

– No food items since it’s cheaper to buy locally, and gets there faster.

– No furniture (submit furniture at https://mcceastbay.org/furniture)

Please make sure to tie all shoe laces together to ensure pairs stay together. Also, please no broken or dirty items.

Learn more about the Hidaya Foundation container project at: https://www.hidaya.org/social-welfare/container-shipment-for-in-kind-donations

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Girls Scouts Troop 30875 Tables @ MCC Jumu’ahs
2023-04-07 13:30 - 16:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States

Masjid Al Islam Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
2023-04-28 13:00 - 16:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Masjid Al Islam is in urgent need of help. They are at risk of losing their masjid and urgently need to raise $30,000 by June 30, 2023.

MCC Girl Scout Troop 30875 Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
2023-06-02 13:30 - 16:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
MCC Girl Scout Troop 30875 is collecting monetary and supplies donations for a School Supply Drive for the upcoming school year for underprivileged and refugee children. Help these children start off the school year on a bright note!

You can drop off these items. Please donate new items only:

Elementary School

Backpacks

Pencils

Pens

Crayons

Big erasers

Notebooks

Glue sticks

Scissors

Colored pencils

Pencil cases

Middle School

Backpacks

Mechanical Pencils

Highlighters

Sticky notes

Notebooks

Pens

Colored pencils

Sharpie

Folders

Binder

Pencil Cases

College-ruled binder paper

High School

Backpacks

Mechanical Pencils

Highlighters

Sticky notes

Notebooks

Pens

Colored pencils

Sharpie

Binder

College ruled paper

Catholic Charities @ MCC Jumu'ahs
2023-07-21 13:30 - 16:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County’s Refugee foster program seeks to find foster homes, rooms for rent, and mentors for unaccompanied refugee minors who come to the Bay Area from all over the world. To find out more about their program, visit their website.

Jumu'ah Collection Drive | Al-Misbaah & MCC
2023-09-15 12:00 - 17:00 | CA
Around five hundred Afghan refugees arrived in Sacramento in the past few weeks. Al-Misbaah & MCC are working together to gather supplies for the families to help them during the settlement process. Donations will be collected in the MCC Parking lot outside the Sisters’ Entrance.

12 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Friday, Sept. 15 | MCC Parking Lot (outside sisters’ entrance) | New or gently used items accepted

Please donate new or gently used items from the list below:

-Rugs

-Plates

-Cups

-Silverware

-Tea kettles

-Pots

-Kitchen items

-Pans

Please be considerate of your donation and give dignity to the families receiving your kind and generous donations by donating quality used items.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Alalusi Foundation Tables @ Jumu'ahs
2023-09-15 13:30 - 16:00 | CA
A heavy earthquake recently struck Morocco. Nearly 3,000 are dead, and towns and villages have been flattened after this massive earthquake ripped through Morocco.

Qari Amar Bellaha and his family – native Morrocons – will fundraise at the three Jumu’ah services at MCC. The funds are being sent via the Alalusi Foundation to supply tents for earthquake survivors. You can also donate at any MCC foyer kiosk or online at HTTP://mcceastbay.org/morocco

MCC covers all credit card processing fees, so 100 percent of the donation goes to relief efforts.

MCC is supporting Qari Amar’s efforts to raise funds for his home country’s relief efforts, which are going through the Alalusi Foundation.

Sisters with the Tri-Valley Muslim Indonesian Association will also sell flower bouquets in the foyer, with 100 percent of proceeds going to relief efforts.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Blood Drive @ Jumu’ah
2024-03-01 10:30 - 16:30 | CA
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. With a 15-minute blood donation, you can be part of a lifesaving journey that could save up to three lives.

The MCC community has saved nearly 350 lives! This is our 26th blood drive during Jumu’ah. Each blood drive has always been fully booked or near-fully booked!

Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on a Friday. Sign up at: https://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive

In 2024, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, March 1, 2024

Friday, May 31, 2024

Friday, September 6, 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024

Book An Appointment

A Power Red donation targets O-, O+, A-, and B—only. It takes 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells, and platelets and plasma are returned.

Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need feels good.

If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood. See the latest travel-related restrictions to blood donation eligibility.

Every person who donates blood at MCC will receive a voucher for a free meal at iniBurger—Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal, who own these establishments, generously donate these vouchers to encourage community and congregation participation.

MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here is the donor requirements and parental authorization form link.

On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid

Book An Appointment

Annual Eid Toy Drive for Zakat-Eligible Families
2024-03-08 08:00 - 2024-04-05 08:00 | CA
Please help us spread cheer to families in need during this blessed time by donating new unwrapped gifts (in person or online) to the MCC Girl Scouts’ 6th Annual Toy Drive.

This year, we are collecting over 650 toys for local zakat-eligible families, including many refugee families assisted by MCC East Bay.

Help us ensure every child receives a gift in time for Eid by making donations or dropping off your gifts on March 1 – 25. This gives us time to sort and pack individualized gifts appropriate for each family.

There are four ways to bring a smile to a child’s face this Eid:

– Ship to MCC via our Amazon wish list at https://mcceastbay.org/wishlist. Please use this list as a guide for the types/numbers of toys requested. We encourage you to shop elsewhere when possible and to boycott brands like Walmart and Fisher-Price.

– Donate using Cheddar Up (secure link) or drop off cash/checks (made out to “Girl Scouts”) marked “Toy Drive” or gift cards to the MCC office.* These can be handed to Aminah on Fridays (9 am – 4 pm).

– Drop off toys at MCC (bins are located in the lobby) (MCC doors are open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily) or Northstar School.

– Ship toys/gift cards from any online retailer to: MCC Girl Scouts, 5724 W. Las Positas Blvd., #300, Pleasanton, CA 94588

Please avoid:

– Electronics or electronic accessories requiring children to have access to a particular device

– Previously used items

– Clothing

– Dollar store or similar quality toys

– Toys of a violent nature (guns, swords, etc.)

– Toys that may be construed as having an inappropriate nature

– Makeup, nail polish, ‘tattoos’

Remember that we hope to share gifts these children may not typically have access to. If you donate a toy that needs batteries, please attach a set.

We are grateful to all our interfaith community partners for their support, year after year.

*MCC Girl Scouts will use funds collected to purchase toys or wrapping supplies for the drive. Any extra funds received will be used for school supplies for the same group of children for the next school year.

Questions for Girl Scouts Troops 30875 and 32705? girl-scouts@mcceastbay.org

Refugee Foster Care Information Session
2024-05-23 18:30 - 19:30 | CA
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County’s Refugee Foster Care seeks Bay Area families willing to welcome refugee youth into their homes.

Some of these youth are orphans, and others have parents in Afghanistan.

6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, May 23 | To join the interactive Zoom information session, RSVP at mcceastbay.org/foster-careCo-sponsored by Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County & MCC East Bay

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County’s Refugee Foster Care is a long-term foster care agency that brings youth from all over the world directly from refugee camps or urban settings and those youth that flee from Central America and are put in a shelter in the United States.

The Refugee Foster Care is a federally funded program, and Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County has a great staff team to support the families.

Questions? Claire Collins, ccollins@catholiccharitiesscc.org or (408) 325-5107

– Catholic Charities Poster

– Family Mentor Program

– Money Matters Age

Blood Drive @ Jumu’ah
2024-05-31 10:30 - 16:30 | CA
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. Be part of a lifesaving journey to save up to three lives with a 15-minute blood donation.

The MCC community has saved nearly 350 lives! This is our 27th blood drive during Jumu’ah. Each blood drive has always been fully booked or near-fully booked!

Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on a Friday. Sign up at: https://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive

In 2024, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, March 1, 2024

Friday, May 31, 2024

Friday, September 6, 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024

Book An Appointment

A Power Red donation targets O-, O+, A-, and B- only. Donation takes 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells, and your platelets and plasma are returned.

Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need feels good.

If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood. See the latest travel-related restrictions to blood donation eligibility.

MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here is the donor requirements and parental authorization form link.

On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid

Book An Appointment

Blood Drive @ Jumu’ah
2024-09-06 10:30 - 16:30 | CA
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. Be part of a lifesaving journey to save up to three lives with a 15-minute blood donation.

The MCC community has saved nearly 350 lives! This is our 28th blood drive during Jumu’ah, and each one has always been fully or near-fully booked!

Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on a Friday. Sign up at: https://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive

In 2024, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, March 1, 2024

Friday, May 31, 2024

Friday, September 6, 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024

A Power Red donation targets O-, O+, A-, and B—only. It takes 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells, and platelets and plasma are returned.

Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need feels good.

If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood. See the latest travel-related restrictions to blood donation eligibility.

Every person who donates blood at MCC will receive a voucher for a free meal at iniBurger—Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal, who own these establishments, generously donate these vouchers to encourage community and congregation participation.

MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here are the donor requirements and parental authorization form link.

On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid

Refugee Foster Care Information Session
2024-09-12 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-10-03 18:30 - 19:30 | CA
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County’s Refugee Foster Care seeks Bay Area families willing to welcome refugee youth into their homes.
Refugee Foster Care supports unaccompanied refugee minors fleeing persecution and violence. They are seeking nurturing families to welcome refugee youth into their homes.
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Oct. 3. | To join the interactive Zoom information session, RSVP at mcceastbay.org/foster-care
Co-sponsored by Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County & MCC East Bay
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County’s Refugee Foster Care is a long-term foster care agency that brings youth from all over the world directly from refugee camps or urban settings and those youth that flee from Central America and are put in a shelter in the United States.
The Refugee Foster Care is a federally funded program, and Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County has a great staff team to support the families.
Questions? Claire Collins, ccollins@catholiccharitiesscc.org or (408) 325-5107

– Catholic Charities Poster
– Family Mentor Program
– Money Matters Age

North American Bangladeshi Islamic Community (NABIC) Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
2024-10-18 13:30 - 16:00 | CA
Since 1990, the North American Bangladeshi Islamic Community (NABIC) has worked to improve the living conditions of society’s most vulnerable and needy members through diverse projects in healthcare, education, and emergency relief.
A response team is currently on the ground in Bangladesh, assisting in flood relief efforts and raising funds for relief efforts. Visit their table this Friday to learn how you can support their efforts.

Quarterly Red Cross Blood Drive @ MCC Jumu’ahs
2024-12-13 11:30 - 16:30 | CA
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. With a 15-minute blood donation, you can be part of a lifesaving journey that could save up to three lives.

The MCC community has saved nearly 350 lives! This is our 29th blood drive during Jumu’ah, and each one has always been fully or near-fully booked!

Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on a Friday. Sign up at: https://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive
Here are the Jumu’ah prayer times: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/prayer

In 2024, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, March 1, 2024

Friday, May 31, 2024

Friday, September 6, 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024

A Power Red donation targets O-, O+, A-, and B—only. It takes 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells, and platelets and plasma are returned.
Blood diversity is important. Now more than ever, the American Red Cross needs the help of black blood donors.

Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need feels good.

If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood. See the latest travel-related restrictions to blood donation eligibility.

Every person who donates blood at MCC will receive a voucher for a free meal at iniBurger—Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal, who own these establishments, generously donate these vouchers to encourage community and congregation participation.

MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here are the donor requirements and parental authorization form link.

On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid

Hidaya Foundation Collection Drive @ Jumu'ahs
2025-02-07 12:30 - 15:15 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Help our less fortunate sisters and brothers around the world this Friday.
Hidaya Foundation will be in the MCC parking lot during our three Jumu’ah services (12:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.) on Friday, February 7.
The collection truck staff will give you a tax-deductible receipt. A $10 donation is necessary per bag to help cover the container shipping cost to send to your needy Muslim sisters and brothers overseas.
Please be considerate of your donation and give dignity to the families receiving your generous contributions by donating quality used items that are washed and folded.
The Hidaya Foundation collection truck will accept:

– Winter coats, jackets, and sweatshirts (for all ages and all seasons);
– Blankets, sleeping bags, comforters, pillows, bed sheets, towels;
– Baby clothes, regular clothes, and traditional clothes like Shalwar Kamis (men & women), Hijabs, etc.;
– Tennis shoes, sneakers, runners, boots, sandals (tie laces together);
– Backpacks with school supplies and educational books;
– Children’s toys;
– Pots and pans and kitchen items;
– Tents, tarps & tools, and;
– No food items since buying locally is cheaper and gets there faster.
– No furniture, please (submit furniture to the MCC Refugee Team at https://mcceastbay.org/furniture)

Please tie all shoelaces together to ensure pairs stay together. Also, please do not donate broken or dirty items.
Learn more about the Hidaya Foundation container project at https://www.hidaya.org/social-welfare/container-shipment-for-in-kind-donations
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Quarterly Red Cross Blood Drive @ MCC Jumu’ahs
2025-05-23 11:30 - 16:30 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. With a 15-minute blood donation, you can be part of a lifesaving journey that could save up to three lives.

The MCC community has saved nearly 375 lives! This is our 30th blood drive during Jumu’ah, and each has always been fully booked!

Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on three Fridays in 2025. Sign up at: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive
Here are the Jumu’ah Friday prayer service times: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/prayer

In 2025, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, February 21, 2025 (Stanford Blood Center)
Friday, May 23, 2025 (American Red Cross)
Friday, September 26, 2025 (American Red Cross)
Friday, December 5, 2025 (American Red Cross)

A Power Red donation targets O-, O+, A-, and B—only. It takes 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells, and platelets and plasma are returned. Blood diversity is essential. Now more than ever, the American Red Cross needs the help of black blood donors.

Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need feels good.

If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood. See the latest travel-related restrictions to blood donation eligibility.

Every person who donates blood at MCC will receive a voucher for a free meal at iniBurger—Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal, who own these establishments, generously donate these vouchers to encourage community and congregation participation.

MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here are the donor requirements and parental authorization form link.

On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid

Hidaya Foundation Collection Drive @ Jumu’ahs
2025-07-11 13:30 - 16:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Help our less fortunate sisters and brothers around the world this Friday.
Hidaya Foundation will be in the MCC parking lot during our three Jumu’ah services (1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.) on Friday, July 11.
The collection truck staff will give you a tax-deductible receipt. A $10 donation is necessary per bag to help cover the container shipping cost to send to your needy Muslim sisters and brothers overseas.
Please be considerate of your donation and give dignity to the families receiving your generous contributions by donating quality used items that are washed and folded.
The Hidaya Foundation collection truck will accept:

– Winter coats, jackets, and sweatshirts (for all ages and all seasons);
– Blankets, sleeping bags, comforters, pillows, bed sheets, towels;
– Baby clothes, regular clothes, and traditional clothes like Shalwar Kamis (men & women), Hijabs, etc.;
– Tennis shoes, sneakers, runners, boots, sandals (tie laces together);
– Backpacks with school supplies and educational books;
– Children’s toys;
– Pots and pans and kitchen items;
– Tents, tarps & tools, and;
– No food items since buying locally is cheaper and gets there faster.
– No furniture, please (submit furniture to the MCC Refugee Team at https://mcceastbay.org/furniture)

Please tie all shoelaces together to ensure pairs stay together. Also, please do not donate broken or dirty items.
Learn more about the Hidaya Foundation container project at https://www.hidaya.org/social-welfare/container-shipment-for-in-kind-donations
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Quarterly Red Cross Blood Drive @ MCC Jumu’ahs
2025-09-26 11:30 - 16:30 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. With a 15-minute blood donation, you can be part of a lifesaving journey that could save up to three lives.

The MCC community has saved nearly 375 lives! This is our 36th blood drive during Jumu’ah, and each has always been fully booked!

Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on three Fridays in 2025. Sign up at: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive
Here are the Jumu’ah Friday prayer service times: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/prayer

In 2025, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, February 21, 2025 (Stanford Blood Center)
Friday, May 23, 2025 (American Red Cross)
Friday, September 26, 2025 (American Red Cross)
Friday, December 5, 2025 (American Red Cross)

A Power Red donation targets O-, O+, A-, and B—only. It takes 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells, and platelets and plasma are returned. Blood diversity is essential. Now more than ever, the American Red Cross needs the help of black blood donors.

Blood donors report feeling a strong sense of satisfaction after donating blood. Why? Because helping others in need feels good.

If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood. See the latest travel-related restrictions to blood donation eligibility.

Every person who donates blood at MCC will receive a voucher for a free meal at IniBurger—Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal, who own these establishments, generously donate these vouchers to encourage community and congregation participation.

MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here are the donor requirements and the parental authorization form link.

On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid

Quarterly Red Cross Blood Drive @ MCC Jumu’ahs
2025-12-05 11:30 - 16:30 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. With a 15-minute blood donation, you can be part of a lifesaving journey that could save up to three lives.

The MCC community has saved nearly 375 lives! This is our 33rd blood drive during Jumu’ah, and each has always been fully booked!

Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on three Fridays in 2025. Sign up at: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive
Here are the Jumu’ah Friday prayer service times: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/prayer

In 2025, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, February 21, 2025 (Stanford Blood Center)
Friday, May 23, 2025 (American Red Cross)
Friday, September 26, 2025 (American Red Cross)
Friday, December 5, 2025 (American Red Cross)

The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can meet it for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds, and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.
A Power Red donation targets O-, O+, A-, and B—only. It takes 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells, and platelets and plasma are returned. Blood diversity is essential. Now more than ever, the American Red Cross needs the help of black blood donors.

Blood donors report feeling a strong sense of satisfaction after donating blood. Why? Because helping others in need feels good.

If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood. See the latest travel-related restrictions to blood donation eligibility.

Every person who donates blood at MCC will receive a voucher for a free meal at IniBurger—Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal, who own these establishments, generously donate these vouchers to encourage community and congregation participation.

MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here are the donor requirements and the parental authorization form link.

On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid

Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App on the App Store, Google Play or text BLOODAPP to 90999. Schedule appointments, view your blood type and results of your mini-physical, and track your donations.

Quarterly Red Cross Blood Drive @ MCC Jumu’ahs
2026-05-22 11:30 - 16:30, 2026-07-31 11:30 - 16:30, 2026-09-25 11:30 - 16:30, 2026-12-11 11:30 - 16:30 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. With a 15-minute blood donation, you can be part of a lifesaving journey that could save up to three lives.

The MCC community has saved nearly 400 lives! This is our 35th blood drive during Jumu’ah, and each has always been fully booked!

Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on three Fridays in 2026. Sign up at: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive. Here are the Jumu’ah Friday prayer service times: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/prayer

In 2026, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, May 22, 2026 (American Red Cross)
Friday, July 31, 2026 (American Red Cross)
Friday, September 25, 2026 (American Red Cross)
Friday, December 11, 2026 (American Red Cross)

The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can meet it for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds, and most of us will need blood in our lifetime. A Power Red donation targets O-, O+, A-, and B—only. It takes 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells, and platelets and plasma are returned. Blood diversity is essential. Now more than ever, the American Red Cross needs the help of black blood donors.

Blood donors report feeling a strong sense of satisfaction after donating blood. Why? Because helping others in need feels good.

If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood. See the latest travel-related restrictions to blood donation eligibility.

Every person who donates blood at MCC will receive a voucher for a free meal at IniBurger—Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal, who own these establishments, generously donate these vouchers to encourage community and congregation participation.

MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here are the donor requirements and the link to the parental authorization form.

On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App on the App Store, Google Play, or text BLOODAPP to 90999. Schedule appointments, view your blood type and mini-physical results, and track your donations.
