Ladies and Gentlemen *appear and then fade*

Your attention please *appear and fade*

Tahir Naqvi: GBAC is more than just a club. It’s an idea. The idea that those who have more shouldn’t dismiss and overlook the needs of those who have less. It’s nothing new. In fact, it’s been around forever, but we’ve taken it to the next level.

Nour: Our mission is to target the people who have lost hope in the well-off members of our community, and to a deeper extent, in themselves. They’re the ones who need our help, and they’re the ones we pour out into the streets for. It’s not praise, it’s not recognition, it’s not for our selves. It’s for them.

Fahmy: The first time I ever went on a food distribution was the first time I ever understood the idea that is GBAC. GBAC is insane! The looks in people’s eyes, the smiles on their faces, it meant more than any pat on the back or praise or recognition I’ve ever had. The happiness we spread to people less fortunate than ourselves is why we do what we do. It goes beyond just handing someone food. It’s about the hope people, as brothers and sisters, have in each other.

Attia: GBAC went from a small school club to an organization. Slideshow of people buying GBAC shirts, shirts and hats, pics of GBAC people (not working ones) playing in front. We, collectively, had a vision of the change we wanted to bring, and now, having raised thousands of riyals for our brothers and sisters in need, we’re nearing the end (cut back to tala) and the feeling is indescribable.

Fayyad: We’re not embracing the idea of GBAC because we want our resumes to be more appealing, or we want people to recognize our efforts and further ourselves. We’re embracing GBAC because we want change. We don’t want people to go hungry anymore. (pictures of GBAC people with kids, playing till end of Fayyad) Why should they? Why should orphans scramble on the streets without a home? Why should people who can’t afford medical treatment give up hope. We’re their hope, and we take it very seriously.

HHP: I’ve grown up in this city, and it’s my home. But what good is calling a place home, when one does nothing to make their home better? Don’t get us wrong, GBAC is not an exclusive, elite club, it’s for everyone. (pictures of the food distributions) Giving hungry people food, that’s GBAC. Giving orphans a home, that’s GBAC. Showing people the importance of education, that’s GBAC. Anyone who wants a better life for those who’ve given up the hope to go out and get it themselves, as far as we’re concerned, has already signed up for our mission.

Mr. Lawrence: n/a

Sanna Wani: GBAC has done a lot of good for our community, and now that people are starting to recognize it and catch on, now is not the time to stop and rest on our laurels. Now’s the time to push on for something big.

Ibrahim: GBAC is revolutionary because it doesn’t function like the other charity organizations, stuck in their old-fashioned way of doing things. We wanted to target the youth, because when you empower them they can do a lot. The average adolescent has a facebook, and so do we. The average adolescent has a twitter, and so do we. The average adolescent snaps the best moments and share them with their friends and family on instagram, and so do we. We are, literally, the future!

Shirin: GBAC depends on people’s support to grow.

We don’t like to be unnecessarily beaurocratic.

We want something done, we get it done.

Citywide football tournament, consider it done.

Masquerade ball, check! Everything we’ve put our minds to,

we’ve accomplished, so help us out.

Abivarma: We’re state-of-the-art. We don’t want to haphazardly put this project together, this is a patient and ambitious effort. People don’t take us seriously at first sight, but we make them think twice when we show them what we’re capable of. We’re the definition of legit.

Mustaqim: When Tahir called me in to serve on the GBAC Board of Directors, I was called in as an officer responsible for photography. It was odd since most organizations don’t care too much about that, but he saw the importance of a picture being worth a thousand words, and we all did too. This organization came to be so fulfilling, I sometimes forget that I initially joined this for the photography. Now, I’m in it for the GBAC vision of a better place to call home.

Tahir: My name is Tahir Naqvi, and when I took charge of this organization almost a year ago, I had a vision for what I wanted. I wanted change, I wanted people to open their eyes to the suffering there was in our own home, before they start looking out to other places. But what’s more, I wanted people to open their hearts to the concept that if we could pull together, we could change the lives of people who have lost hope. Today, we’re enjoying ourselves with the festivities, but remember at the end of the day, underneath the glitz and the glamour, we’re just trying to Give Back.

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