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 Silk Road Theatre Project founders Jamil Khoury and
Malik Gillani with Aparna Sharma of the Asian Giving Circle. Photo
© Eileen Ryan Photography, 2008.
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On Wednesday, May 21, 2008, Silk Road Theatre Project was honored by Asian
Giving Circle at the organization’s Fifth Annual Grant Award Ceremony held at Phoenix Restaurant in Chinatown. Asian Giving Circle was created
to highlight challenges facing the Asian American community and encourage Asian Americans to support not-for-profit organizations addressing those
challenges.
Through its donor advised fund at The Chicago Community Trust, the circle provides an opportunity to contribute collectively to
organizations that elevate and advance Chicagoland’s Asian American communities. Learn more from the Asian Giving Circle video on YouTube.
Silk Road Theatre Project was awarded a $7,000.00 Fundraising and Capacity Building Grant. The grant was earmarked to support Silk
Road’s strategic fundraising and capacity building efforts, as the company aims to become a nationally recognized, permanent artistic
institution in Chicago.
2008 ASIAN GIVING CIRCLE GRANT RECIPIENTS
Chinese American Service League
Hamdard Center
for Health and Human Services
Japanese American Service Committee
Silk Road Theatre Project
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Silk Road Theatre Project founders Jamil Khoury and Malik Gillani at the Asian Giving Circle grants
ceremony.
Photo © Eileen Ryan Photography, 2008.
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We at Silk Road Theatre Project are truly honored to be recognized by Asian Giving Circle and to share this honor with such
esteemed organizations. In highlighting our contributions to Asian American artists and diverse representation on Chicago’s stages, Asian
Giving Circle affirms our role as an artistic bridge between Silk Road peoples and non-Silk Road peoples.
We thank Asian Giving Circle and The Chicago Community Trust for their generous support of our mission and our work.
