In our second "Cook & Share" event on Jan. 12, 2010, Okemos Public Schools Superintendent Cheryl Kreger honored us by sharing her thoughts on the importance of diversity in K-12 education. She also shared a special recipe of hers with the guests. Niagara Foundation volunteers also showed the recipes of three delicious dishes. At the end, the guests enjoyed what has been cooked during the event.

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Observing a Middle Eastern tradition that celebrates the landing of Noah’s Ark, we organize a series of events that consist of preparation, distribution and promotion of a dessert called Noah’s Pudding.

Most recently, our volunteers were the guests of the Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ on Jan. 31, 2010.  After a brief presentation by our volunteers, the puddings were served.

In our first "Cook & Share" event on Nov. 14, 2009, a well known leader in our community, Mrs. Dianne Byrum, honored us by sharing her thoughts on the importance of dialogue and diversity in our community. She also shared a special recipe of hers with the guests. Niagara Foundation volunteers also showed the recipes of three delicious dishes. At the end, the guests enjoyed what has been cooked during the event.

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A nine week long Christian/Muslim Dialog Forum series have been held at the University United Methodist Church (UUMC). The series covered variety of topics including the concept of God, Quran and Bible, Prayer and Worship, Jesus, and Religion and Values of Democracy. The meetings are moderated by Darold Boyd from UUMC. At each meeting, one presenter from both faith traditions gave a presentation about the topic of the day. The presentations are followed by a Q&A session followed by conversations while having delicious refreshments.

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