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Multicultural Lunch - Syria Table

At the Scarsdale High School Multicultural Lunch for Global Citizenship Day, Students for Refugees represented Syria. We gave out stuffed grape leaves, baklava with rose water, olives, hummus, and pita bread!

Earlier Event: September 23
Refugee Sunday Event
Later Event: October 9
NaTakallam's 3rd Anniversary

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This morning, SFR had the incredible opportunity to attend the “Stronger Together Solidarity Fair” at Temple Israel of New Rochelle, an event organized in response to the senseless violence at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh back in October. We came together as a community, discussing the various ways in which we can work towards justice for all. We talked with representatives from organizations doing both local and international work and were reminded of the fundamental truth: despite all of our differences (racial, religious, ethnic, cultural, etc.), we are all human. Let us continue to fight for the marginalized and the unrepresented.
Check out our website studentsforrefugees.org for weekly photo updates from the Sal School in Jordan!
Our Fun Night last night for the refugee community was a big hit! We had so much fun drawing and playing tag with the kids and we cannot wait to see everyone again!
SFR had a great time representing @thesyriafund at NaTakallam’s Refugee Event today! We connected with so many incredible people and are excited for the projects and partnerships to come :)
SFR Students representing Syria at Scarsdale High Schools’s international lunch day!
So lucky to attend a Refugee Sunday event and hear several organizations talk about their work in Westchester!
Today we had another PHENOMENAL meeting with Lexi, the leader of @thesyriafund and someone who has been a great partner to SFR this past year. As talked about in previous posts, SFR has been working closely with the Syria Fund to open a school in Jordan that Syrian refugee children can attend. After a year of hard work, dedication, and thousands of dollars in donations, we can proudly announce that on September 1st the Sal school will be opening in Irbid, Jordan, a city in the north western part of the country!!! We are so so happy to have worked with Lexi and we are so excited to get more involved in the Sal school and other projects that may arise. This is only the beginning!
For over a year we have been working tirelessly with @thesyriafund to build an SFR school in Jordan. We have raised over $80,000 in the past year through private donations, t-shirt sales, bake sales, and more. We are so grateful to be working with this amazing organization and know that we will send many Syrian refugee children to school— children who possibly would never have been able to go. #worldrefugeeday #studentsforrefugees