10th Annual MAX Islamic Relief Canada Grand Iftar

Our iftar is an opportunity for the community to get together and support the honourable cause of orphan sponsorship. We invite you to complete your fast with us with a delicious buffet and an engaging program.

Doors open at 4:00 p.m.

Program begins at 4:30 p.m. sharp.

Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence!

2026 marks 10 years of MAX-IRC's joint Impact and Excellence. Over the past decade, thousands of supporters have come together to break fast together as a community, and give back by sponsoring orphans worldwide through IRC's Orphan Sponsorship Program. We've witnessed this gathering grow every year, and this year will be truly special as we unite to celebrate our theme of Raising a Generation of Excellence.

About Islamic Relief Canada's Zakat Eligible Orphan Sponsorship:

Every child deserves the best start in life: a happy home, a safe place to play and access to quality education, medical care and nutrition. However, for the 1 in 5 children worldwide living in extreme poverty, many of these simple necessities and rights are out of reach. Instead, their life is incredibly challenging, with the risk of illiteracy, disease, child labour, lifelong poverty and even death. Living in refugee camps, traumatized by war or simply unable to go to school in their local community due to crippling poverty, these children lack the means to keep safe at home, access critical education and medical and/or psychosocial care. Their futures look unsafe, uncertain and bleak.

As a donor, you will be paired on a true 1-1 basis with an orphan in need, and the remaining funds will go towards IRC's Orphan Fund. Your monthly gift is sent to our field offices on a quarterly basis for immediate distribution to the same orphan, to uplift their life and help change their future.

As an orphan sponsor, we’ll send you 1) an initial biodata report that shows the current status of your orphan as well as 2) an annual progress report. Our case workers take great care to get to know each orphan and their family. They conduct regular home visits to ensure a safe environment and that funds are utilized correctly.

“The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: ‘I and the one who looks after an orphan will be like this in Paradise,’ showing his middle and index fingers and separating them.” (Bukhari)

About One MAX:

Muslims Achieving Excellence (MAX) was established with the founding charter to recognize the excellent professional, educational and charitable achievements of Muslims in North America. We aim to recognize, reward, celebrate & motivate high achievement, along with positive and productive contributions to society by Muslims in North America.

MAX events throughout the year are focused on a specific impactful objective, such as Mentorship, Entrepreneurship, Training for Boards, Leadership at a Senior Level, or Scholarships.