It has belly dancers. What more do they need to say?
Join other supporters of the Littleton Immigrant Integration Initiative at the Sahara Restaurant for an exotic “Evening in the Middle East” fundraiser. It will be held from 5:30-9 p.m. Oct. 18.
“It’s a fundraiser that’ll ensure happy bellies,” said LI3 Chair Susan Thornton. “All of us will have happy bellies filled with delicious Middle Eastern food while we watch a happy belly dancer. What could be more fun?”
For just $25.95, dine on Greek salad, chicken kabobs, lamb gyros and more. The restaurant will donate 15 percent of your bill to LI3.
The Sahara Restaurant is at 9636 E. Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village, in the Arapahoe Train Station Shopping Center.
LI3 relies solely on the community for support. It provides documented, low-income immigrants across the metro area with assistance such as citizenship application fees, English language-learning instruction and materials, GED preparation and testing, and professional licensing and tools.
The nonprofit supports the Littleton Immigrant Resource Center at Bemis Library, which has had lots of good news of late. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service awarded LIRC a $145,894 grant, which will be used to hire a full-time citizenship coordinator for two years and additional naturalization classes.
The Colorado Department of Education in partnership with Littleton Public Schools gave LIRC $15,000 for a part-time literacy coordinator for one year. The Buck Family Foundation gave another $8,000 grant to help with other expenses.
The LIRC was founded in 2004 during the Littleton Leadership Retreat, where more than 70 residents learned of the large number of people from different cultures moving into the community and discussed how established residents could reach out to these newcomers.
For more information, visit www.ConnectingImmigrants.org.