Moments that mattered

Most of what MMY does comes around every year. These moments happened once, and each one mattered.

  1. Sarah Alzabet speaking into a microphone outside a brick building at the We All Belong peace rally in downtown Murfreesboro
    2017

    We All Belong

    MMY co-organized a peace rally in downtown Murfreesboro that drew hundreds.

    Hundreds attended

    “Our country is built on acceptance—built on difference!”

    Sarah Alzabet
    Read the 2017 report: We All Belong
  2. A large crowd of neighbors gathered on a grassy hillside holding a #MurfreesboroLoves banner with a heart
    2017

    Murfreesboro Loves

    In November, MMY helped form Murfreesboro Loves, which united the community in the face of a planned hate rally.

    Learn about Murfreesboro Loves: Murfreesboro Loves
  3. Stacked takeout meal boxes with Murfreesboro Muslim Youth labels and handwritten messages, including “Happy Thanksgiving”
    2019

    50For50

    After the terrorist attack on the Islamic center in Christchurch, New Zealand, the team did an act of kindness in memory of each of the 50 victims.

    50 acts of kindness

    Read the 2019 report: 50For50
  4. A group of volunteers smiling together in a commercial kitchen under a Conexión Américas Mesa Komal Kitchen sign
    2020

    COVID-19 response

    When the outbreak started, MMY and its partners delivered over 5,000 fresh meals to homes across the city over four weeks, and distributed over 7,000 masks to local health care workers, first responders, and schools.

    5,000+ meals · 7,000+ masks

    Read the 2020 report: COVID-19 response
  5. A volunteer smiling and holding a giant bouquet of red heart-shaped balloons that volunteers handed out for Operation Eid
    2020

    Operation Eid

    With Eid celebrations canceled, youth volunteers delivered hundreds of gifts so every Muslim child in the community received an Eid gift at home.

    Hundreds of gifts delivered at home

    Read the 2020 report: Operation Eid
  6. MMY youth and volunteers gathered inside the MMY Center in 2021
    2020–21

    MMY’s first home

    In August 2020, MMY moved into its first office space, renovated by its youth. It opened as the MMY Center in 2021 with an open house that drew visitors from all around.

    Read the 2021 report: MMY’s first home
  7. The NeuroDash setup team, about two dozen volunteers in gray shirts, standing together at Oakland Mansion with event tents and a NeuroDash banner behind them
    2023

    NeuroDash

    An event at the Oakland Mansion raising awareness for the neurodivergent community.

    Read the 2023 report: NeuroDash
  8. MMY leaders and guests cutting the ribbon at the new MMY Center, 2026
    2026

    A new home

    In 2026, MMY moved into its new MMY Center and marked it with an open house and a ribbon cutting.

    Visit the MMY Center: A new home

Want the full story of any year? Read the annual reports or browse the photo albums.

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