#1. AMA Public Health Neighbourhood COVID-19 Vaccination Hub

AMA will be facilitating a COVID-19 vaccination clinic every Monday - Thursday for Ottawa residents.

This program is another initiative intended to help reduce barriers for residents who have not yet received the vaccine. The hubs will work with community leaders to promote a comfortable, convenient, and easily accessible option for vaccination, as another step towards the goal of ensuring that anyone 12+ in Ottawa who wants a COVID-19 vaccine can get vaccinated.

You're eligible to receive the vaccine if you satisfy the following criteria:

• First doses are available for Ottawa residents aged 12 years of age or older at the time of vaccination
• Second doses are available for Ottawa residents aged 12 years of age or older who received their first dose of an mRNA vaccine at least 28 days before their appointment. Residents who received their first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine can receive an mRNA vaccine after 56 days

For more information, please visit OttawaPublicHealth.ca.

Here are the details for the pop-up vaccination clinic:

Date & Time: Every Monday - Thursday from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Appointment Type: No appointment is required to receive a vaccine or to speak with a Public Health nurse about COVID-19 vaccines 

If there is a waiting period, residents may receive an appointment card with a time to return to the clinic for their vaccine.

Vaccination offered: Pfizer-BioNtech and/or Moderna 

• Health Card
• Driver's License
• or Passport

#2. Self-Defence and Fitness Workshop for Youth

Join AMA to learn essential self-defence and fitness skills! Learning self-defence builds confidence, improves your physical conditioning and helps develop self-discipline and street awareness.

Here are the details:

Date: Wednesday, August 25

Time: 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Age: 13 - 18 years old

Gender: Both Genders Welcome

Instructor: Dianne Thompson

Location: Zoom 

Cost: Free!

Registration Deadline: 6:00 PM on Wednesday, August 25

Each registrant will be sent an email prior to the program containing the Zoom link.

#3. Online Field Trip

Travel with us to learn about oceans!

The participants will also be invited to participate in a fun Kahoot Trivia game based on what they have learned during our field trip. Top scores will be e-transferred prizes.

Here are the details:

Topic: Oceans Around the World

Date: Sunday, August 29

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Ages: 5 - 13

Cost: Free

Registration Deadline: Sunday, August 29 at 8:00 AM

Further Details: Once you have registered, you will be sent the Zoom link to join the program.

#4. Social Gathering for Converts

Are you a revert to Islam interested in interacting with those like yourself? This is a wonderful opportunity to expand your social circle and connect with the masjid, in an otherwise isolating situation.

Here are the details:

Date: Saturday, August 28

Time: 4:00 PM - Asr Prayer

Gender: Both Genders Welcome

Cost: Free

Location: AMA Garden (Behind the Mosque of Mercy)

Registration Deadline: Please register by 11:59 PM on Friday, August 27, to help our team organize ample refreshments for the event

Are you interested in learning the art of beautiful handwriting? AMA is pleased to offer a Calligraphy Workshop.

Knowledge of calligraphy enables you to write in a decorative style and engage in a relaxing pastime.

Here are the details:

Date: Friday, August 27

Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Ages: 9 - 18

Genders: Both Genders Welcome

Cost: Free

Location: Zoom

Registration Deadline: 1:00 PM on August 27

Once you have registered, we will send you the link to join our program on Zoom.

#6. Calligraphy Workshop

#6. Back 2 School Drive with Sadaqa Food Bank

Sadaqa Food Bank (SFB) has launched its annual Back 2 School Drive. With the help of Allah (SWT), through this drive SFB hopes to aid children of 400 needy families to get the supplies they need for the new school year.

Here are the details:

Deadline: Friday, August 27

How It Works:

• Purchase items listed in the flyer for school children in Kindergarten to Grade 8
• Drop-off supplied at Sadaqa Food Bank or one of its partner locations

Drop-off Locations:

• Sadaqa Food Bank
• Jami Omar
• SNMA
• OMA

Contact Information:

• Call Saad at 613-868-7934
• Call Ikram at 613-276-5006
• Email SFB at sadaqafoodbank@gmail.com

#7. COVID-19 Emergency Isolation Support Fund for Newcomers