🍲 This is my second-to-last fundraising post of Ramadan—please help me close it right

Families still need meals. Orphans still need sponsors. Two links inside.

Ramadan is in its final stretch, and I need to tell you something clearly up front.

I’m going to send only two final fundraising requests before Ramadan ends. Then I’m going to take a few weeks off of fundraising so I can focus on my journalism—and on a special project I’m building for Gaza that I can’t wait to share with you later.

But before I pause, I need us to finish this month the right way.

First, the gratitude.

To every single person who donated, shared, forwarded, and stood with Gaza this Ramadan: thank you. I mean that with my whole heart.

Here’s where we are right now:

Our Iftar meals campaign has raised $325,285 with 3,724 supporters. Alhamdulillah.
support the people of Gaza this Ramadan

Our orphan sponsorship campaign has 1,451 donors so far. Alhamdulillah.
support orphans with Shaun

Now here’s the honest truth: we still have much more to do.

The needs in Gaza don’t end when Ramadan ends. Hunger doesn’t stop. Orphans don’t stop being orphans. Families don’t stop needing food, stability, and dignity.

So if you’ve been watching this month unfold and you haven’t stepped in yet, I’m asking you—before Ramadan closes—to do one act of mercy for Gaza.

Tonight, I’m giving you two clear ways to help. Choose one (or both) and move now:

Option A: Fund warm Iftar meals for families in Gaza (immediate impact)
support the people of Gaza this Ramadan

Option B: Sponsor a newly orphaned child in Gaza (long-term stability for a child)
support orphans with Shaun

For my Muslim family: these final days are when we try to close Ramadan with our hearts in the right place—mercy that moves, not just mercy we feel.

For my non-Muslim family: Ramadan is a season where millions of people practice hunger to remember the hungry—and then try to turn compassion into action. Whether or not you share the faith, the principle is universal: when people are suffering, we show up.

If you’re stuck, here’s the simplest way to decide:

• Meals = “feed a family tonight.”

• Orphans = “care for a child long-term.”

Meals again: support the people of Gaza this Ramadan
Orphans again: support orphans with Shaun

A few things I always keep crystal clear:

• Donations are tax-deductible where applicable (you’ll receive a receipt through the platform/charity).

• This giving is Zakat-eligible / Zakat-verified. (For non-Muslims: Zakat is a required form of charity in Islam, and “eligible” means it qualifies.)

• And I want to be absolutely clear: I do not receive a percentage or a single penny from either campaign. I take $0.

Family, campaigns like this don’t move because of one magical donor. They move because thousands of ordinary people decide to do one good thing and then bring someone with them.

So I’m going to ask you for two actions:

1. Please donate (meals or orphans—your choice).

2. Then forward this post to three people and tell them, “Before Ramadan ends, pick one and do it.”

Meals link: support the people of Gaza this Ramadan
Orphans link: support orphans with Shaun

Thank you again for what you’ve already done. Truly.

Now I’m asking you to help me close this month with strength—so Gaza can feel it.

Love and appreciate each of you.
Your friend and brother,
Shaun