Editorial

Welcome to our web page. On behalf of the Universal Foundation I salute you with love and respect.

In  1992, a group of people came together and decided to form a local Foundation to search for others in the community to build friendships, share their ideas and simply be friends.

Actually, the interaction and getting together was happening informally many years back in a location in Brooklyn, somewhat in a loose fashion. With the creation of the Universal Foundation, this became more structured.

Today we are growing rapidly in our new location on Coney Island Ave. in Brooklyn, with the momentum we get from all our members. Actually our doors are open to everyone and there is no membership to join. The members are simply “the friends”. Our friends come from all parts of the community, there is no fee to pay or no obligations to fulfill…Just have an open mind and open heart, this is all it takes. This reminds us of the famous poem from Rumi which starts with words:

“Come, no matter who you are….’

Our mission is to promote friendship and improve mutual understandings across the community at large. We believe in the value of dialogue and tolerance to create a harmonious community life with no barriers to break. We always try to look at things in a positive light and consider our lives as a gift to cherish and nurture.

Most of our friends are Turkish Americans. They share the same feelings as me, donate their valuable time and money to pursue the goals of the Universal Foundation. A cup of tea or an evening dinner together goes a long way. That is what we are all about.

Universal Foundation