Muslim American Society

MAS Community Club Project

1. Project’s Photos Slideshow:


2. Address: 2011 Brownfield Rd, Urbana 61802 (View Map)
3. Features:
• Three-Buildings with 17,000 SF total on 2.69 Acres of Land.
• In Urbana; [2011 Brown Field Rd. Urbana, IL 61801] 3 minutes away from the I-74, Cunningham Exit. Easily accessible to neighboring cities.
• Operations will start during Summer 09, inshaa’ Allah.
4. Facilities
• Sports Building:
  • In-door full basketball court.
  • Extra rooms with good potential for “Fitness Center”, “Game Room”, “Arts & Activity Room”, etc.
• Educational Building:
  • Ten decent-size class rooms.
  • Big Hall. Could be used as a “Conference Room” or be broken down to offer more class rooms.
  • Extra spaces for “Library & Reading Room”, “Computer Lab”.
• Social & Entertainment Building: Multi-purpose building featuring:
  • Full kitchen,
  • Two Restrooms & shower,
  • Two separate rooms for baby sitting & nursing station,
  • Big open area for gatherings, celebrations.
• Outdoor Facility: catering for the following activities:
  • Picnics.
  • Outdoor Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball.
• Parking Lot: with ~50 parking spots
5. PRICE (Purchase & Remodeling):$350K
6. Potential/Planned Programs
• Sports (All ages, both genders):
  • Open Gym hours (with hours dedicated for girls & women).
  • Fitness Center: including Treadmill, Elliptical, Stair Climber, Recumbent Bike, Rower, Weight Lifting, etc.
  • Offering Classes: in Aerobics & Fitness
  • Organizing Tournaments, etc.
• Educational:
  • Quran Institute: (Recitation, Memorization &Islamic Studies for all ages).
  • Special Hafiz program for graduating “Huffaz” of the whole Quran.
  • Quranic Pre-school.
  • Specialized Islamic Shariah Classes: establishing a Campus for MAS-Islamic American University (IAU).
  • Full-Time School: “Islamic” or “Charter”.
  • Skills Building & Personal Development Programs: Ex. Computer Literacy, Language Proficiency, Leadership Skills, Management Workshops, Hand-on Training Courses (sewing, gardening, plumbing, etc.)
• Social & Entertainment:
  • Picnics & Outings,
  • Camping,
  • Weddings, Celebrations, Gatherings & Family Occasions,
  • Movie Nights, and Community Dinners, etc.
  • Book Store for Islamic A/V/printed Material & women Islamic dresses.
  • Nursing
• Community “Social” Services & Political Activism:
  • Food Pantry,
  • Mobilizing community especially youth bodies in community services programs (Homeless Shelters, Senior Citizens Housing, etc.)
  • Community and youth Political Mobilization:
    • Providing community especially youth bodies with Political Educational & Activism Programs.
    • Empowering and mobilizing community at times of elections (local & National)
7. Expected benefits for the UC Community:
• Adding a value to the community resources: Complementing the pivotal role of the Masjid (CIMIC) to share in providing Muslim individuals & families with ALL needed services.
• Empowering the nurturing & development process of the youth body of the community (Athletic, Educational, Social & Entertainment and Citizenship & Activism)
• Increasing the UC Muslim population by attracting more Muslims relocating TO the UC community.
• Increasing the visibility & integration of the Muslim community in the American Society through the “Social Services” & “Political Activism” programs.
8. Important Notes:
• It is NOT a Masjid.
• It will be available for the organized usage of the whole community.

Clarification

1. The purchase of the property for the “MAS Community Club” is an independent initiative by MAS-UC Chapter. This facility would be a community resource for the benefit and use of the entire community. The facility will be managed and operated by MAS-UC without any liability on the Masjid (CIMIC).
2. MAS-UC will be responsible for raising the funds for covering the initial cost ($350K). The funds will be raised from three sources:
   • Local Community
   • Nation-Wide campaign with the help of other MAS Chapters.
   • Loan from MAS-National.

   *** ALL donors are clearly told and will be done so in the future that their donations are going to support the MAS -UC facility which will be serving the Urbana-Champaign Muslim & non-Muslim community and which is independent of the Masjid (CIMIC).

3. The monthly operational cost will be covered through the following three sources (with different financial weight)
   • Activities producing income. We already have that successfully running for years in other MAS Chapters.
   • Grants awarded by governmental & NGO agencies for social & community services. We already have that running for years in other MAS Chapters.
   • The monthly dues from MAS-UC members which have been regular & ongoing since we started the chapter.