The Leeds United Foundation hosted their first ever Ramadan Community Iftar at Elland Road recently, with over 300 adults and children in attendance.

Through the Active Through Football programme, the club’s official charity were thrilled to welcome members of the local Muslim community to the stadium for the special iftar event – with local councillors, community organisations and staff from the Foundation all on hand.

Due to the amount of people in attendance, the evening event was held across two suites in the East Stand at Elland Road from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

The Leeds United Foundation linked up with the Park Lane Foundation and the Hamara Centre to deliver the event, with the local organisations providing extra support with catering and logistics.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and it is the holiest and most important time for Muslims (this year from 22 March to 21 April). During the entire month all adult Muslims are obligated to fast from dawn until sunset (unless exempt), and they are encouraged to seek forgiveness and do as many good deeds as possible. Iftar is the meal used for breaking the fast and it is often a time of friendship and togetherness.

We would like to thank everyone who attended our first Ramadan Community event, and the Foundation will now strive to make this event bigger and better year on year. The club will also strive to continue building strong relationships with communities around the city, to ensure everyone feels welcome as part of the Leeds United family.