{"id":25125,"date":"2022-04-03T17:48:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T12:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=25125"},"modified":"2022-04-03T17:52:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T12:52:34","slug":"apag-ramadhan-food-drive-at-queens-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/25125","title":{"rendered":"APAG Ramadhan Food drive at Queens, New York."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Queens,<\/p>\n<p>Month of blessings begins around the globe while in US, American Pakistani Advocacy Group (APAG) organizes a Ramadan Food drive at Queens\u2019s area of New York. Essentials food items were distributed among the needy, a large number of Pakistani-American and others attended the distribution to collect the groceries.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h19m46s411.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25127 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h19m46s411-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h19m46s411-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h19m46s411-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h19m46s411-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h19m46s411.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Food drive begins with the recitation of Holy Quran, Assemblyman David Vaprin is the guest of honor while other U.S. officials also attended the APAG Ramadhan food drive. US assemblyman and other officials praised APAG and President Ali Rasheed\u2019s services to the community.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h20m49s583.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h20m49s583-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h20m49s583-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h20m49s583-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h20m49s583-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h20m49s583.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Flour, rice, gram, lentils, basin, tea bag, dates, soft drinks-Rooh Afza, fruits, bread, eggs and other daily essentials were distributed in Queens on Friday.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h38m55s536.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25131 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h38m55s536-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h38m55s536-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h38m55s536-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h38m55s536-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h38m55s536.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>APAG volunteers said helping the needy brings peace of mind to us, while Chief APAG Ali Rashid said that the real purpose of Ramadhan Sharif is to meet the needs of others.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h27m08s464.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25130 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h27m08s464-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h27m08s464-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h27m08s464-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h27m08s464-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h27m08s464.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The APAG food drive also distributes cooked halal hot meals along with all the essentials for Ramadan.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h45m27s075.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25132 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h45m27s075-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h45m27s075-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h45m27s075-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h45m27s075-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vlcsnap-2022-04-03-17h45m27s075.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queens, Month of blessings begins around the globe while in US, American Pakistani Advocacy Group (APAG) organizes a Ramadan Food drive at Queens\u2019s area of New York. 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