SERENITY FOUNDATION EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Kermes: Fund Raising Bazaar

Serenity Foundation held a Fund Raising Bazaar at its facilities on 9 March 2009.  Kermes is a traditional fund raising bazaar where various items such as clothing, accessories, home and giftware donated by the local community is sold in an festival atmosphere for families.  

A Kermes festival on a larger scale was held at the famous Victoria Market of Melbourne. Serenity Foundation joined the Kermes with food outlets that sold various traditional foods where all proceedings went to Mosque Construction Fund. The Victoria Market Kermes was held on the 29th of March 2009.

7 January 2009 Serenity Foundation celebrated the (Ashura Day) Neighbourhood Day marked by the sharing of Noah's Pudding. Sharing Noah’s pudding is a symbolic representation of the unity and essential relationship of humans to one another and to their Creator. Preparing the Noah’s pudding is a common practice among Muslim and Christian peoples around the Mediterranean.

One of the most significant events of 2010 was the International Hira Conference organized by Serenity Foundation. The conference included international guests speakers and Qur'an recitation by Ahmad Naina, attracted a large audience from Melbourne's Muslims community. 

One of the new projects of Serenity Foundation is based on strengthening the bonds between the Turkish and Arab communities of Victoria. This social harmony project was launched with a friendship dinner held at Serenity Reception Centre 2010. There was great enthusiasm from both communities whose leaders came together on a wonderful evening of interaction.

During the holy period of Ramadan, Serenity Foundation held its annual Fund Raising Iftar Dinner Program at Serenity Reception Centre. Over four hundred guests joined the program to support the foundation that aims to construct a Mosque within the next few years.

Since its establishment in 2008, Serenity Foundation has been organizing and hosting Ramadan and Qurban EID festivals at its facilities in Somerton. The Foundation celebrates these religious festivals with rich programs aimed at both local children and Muslims communities.