"A Voice from a
Nursing Home"
By Noor Khawaja
Glenview, IL. Rafi Munim,
a resident of a nursing home in Glenview, Illinois, is making
a bold attempt to produce a documentary film as a tribute
to his senior mentors from whom he has benefited over a
period of ten years in the nursing home. As the narrator
of this documentary, he would like to share the lessons
learned so that they become an inspiration for others to
visit nursing homes. The prime objective behind this documentary
is to make a sincere attempt to change the perception of
nursing homes to "nurturing homes" … a place
where the young could benefit from the knowledge, experience,
and wisdom of the senior mentors. Once, this documentary
is produced it will be shown in libraries throughout the
country.
It is earnestly requested that the Pakistani and the other
South Asian communities support this endeavor. The production
cost of this documentary would come to $25,000. The title
of the documentary will be…"A Voice from a Nursing
Home."
Rafi Munim has also formed "Mission Green Light",
a nonprofit organization to help the uninsured with cancer
screening. He started this project five years ago with just
two dollars. In spite of such meager resources, the organization
was approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity in
February 2005. Rafi's commitment to help the uninsured convinced
the Illinois Department of Public Health to allow Mission
Green Light to promote awareness of their free cancer screening
program for the uninsured women in Illinois. Mission Green
Light plans to organize cancer screening workshops to train
the uninsured women in self-examination techniques, but
to actualize this plan a little financial support is needed
from the community.
To raise funds, Rafi has recorded an inspirational CD titled
"Thoughts & Poetry" This CD is available at
www.missiongreenlight.org. The documentary film will also
be a production of Mission Green Light to benefit the uninsured
for cancer screening.
As members of Pakistani and Indian communities, we should
recognize these gallant efforts made by an individual whose
life has been a struggle since age eleven. He has come a
long way, operating alone with an old computer from a corner
of his room in a nursing home. We should support these endeavors
with generosity. Donations to Mission Green Light are tax
deductible. Please send your checks or money orders to:
Mission Green Light, Inc.
8926 N. Greenwood Ave., #135
Niles, IL 60714
Tel: (847) 657-0715
Email: rafi@missiongreenlight.org
www.missiongreenlight.org
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