Abbotsford Interfaith Group sponsors a Refugee Family - visit our blog page to get involved or to stay updated.
Friday, January 29, 2016
OUR FAMILY HAS ARRIVED!!
PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING OUR NEWEST CANADIANS!!
We are so excited to announce that our
sponsored family has arrived!! They flew from Jordan to Toronto's Pearson
International airport on Thursday, January 28 ... and will arrive at YVR today
at 4:00 pm!! Members of the IRP Committee have gathered at the airport to welcome them to their new home.
Our family is comprised of a young
couple with an adorable 10-month old baby girl – Mohammad and his wife, Heba, along with their baby, Jana! Thanks to the generosity of a benefactor in the community, we have already arranged permanent accommodation for them, and will continue collecting donated household goods to help them set up their home.
If you have any lightly-used or new household goods or furniture that you can donate to help them set up housekeeping, please contact the Reverend Connie Thompson at (604) 853-0801, or send an e-mail to revconnie@hotmail.com.
Of course, we are thrilled to receive
our family of New Canadians into our community, but their arrival has also begun a flurry of
activity to make sure they have everything they need. They are no doubt overwhelmed
by their new – and very different – surroundings, but we are confident that with your support, we can help them feel welcomed and comfortable.
Thanks to Jennifer Mpungo and Edward Shigali of the Mennonite Central Committee, who have facilitated our sponsoring process!! We are just one of many groups they have been helping, and their contribution has been invaluable!!
Thanks to Jennifer Mpungo and Edward Shigali of the Mennonite Central Committee, who have facilitated our sponsoring process!! We are just one of many groups they have been helping, and their contribution has been invaluable!!
Members of the IRP Committee gather at YVR
to welcome our New Canadian family!
**Keep
watching this site for information on our family – and THANK YOU for helping us
change their lives, as they start over in their new home country of Canada!
BABA BANDA SINGH BAHADUR GURDWARA DONATION!!
A big THANK YOU to the
Baba
Banda Singh Bahadur gurdwara!
____________________________________
On
Saturday, January 23 the members of the Baba
Banda Singh Bahadur gurdwara, at 31631 South Fraser Way, showed their generous spirit
and their compassionate heart by collecting a total of $620 (plus $7 USD) for our Interfaith
Refugee Project.
In
addition to their wonderful financial support, many members have stepped
forward with other offers of support – some offered transportation services,
some offered child-minding and other child-related assistance, and many more
offered to help in whatever other ways might be needed.
We
would like to say a proud THANK YOU to the members of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur gurdwara for their kindness and support.
The slogan of “It Takes A Village” has never been more true – and our community
of Abbotsford is certainly stepping up to exemplify that!
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
2ND FUNDRAISING UPDATE - TO JANUARY 20, 2016
We are excited to advise that
our fundraising successes have
brought our January 20 total to
$27, 115!!
That means we are
less than $7,000
from our goal of $34,000 ...
Please help us reach our goal
by encouraging your family and friends
to donate to the cause.
Below, our thermometer graphic
illustrates just how close we are:
illustrates just how close we are:
==========================================
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
BURGER 'N BREW - FUNDRAISER FEBRUARY 24TH!
We are pleased to invite you to join us at the
Town Hall Public House
for an evening of fun and games,
to raise funds in support of our
Refugee Sponsorship project.
(... see poster below, for info ...)
Please come out and support us
... mark your calendar, and bring some friends.
It'll be FUN!!
Remember - we need your help to make this happen, so please spread the word!!
THANKS for your Support!!
==================================
Monday, January 4, 2016
1ST FUNDRAISING UPDATE - TO JANUARY 1, 2016
Some Updated Numbers
(as of Jan. 1, 2016)
(11,607 refugees have been approved so far)
5,307 refugee applications have been finalized
(but they
have not yet travelled to Canada)
6,300 refugees have already arrived in Canada
22 flights of refugees have arrived in Canada
85 communities are preparing to welcome refugees.
====================================
Interfaith Refugee Project
Fundraising Initiative
Government sources have determined that it takes approximately $34,000 to
cover the first year of living expenses for a sponsored family of FOUR. Our
committee has been working hard to raise the funds needed to provide for our
sponsored family, but we still have a ways to go.
Can you help support the Abbotsford initiative to sponsor a Refugee family?
Any amount will help, but tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20 or
more.
Please contact the project chair:
Reverend Connie Thompson
Telephone: (604) 853-0801 or
E-mail: revconnie@hotmail.com
Please contact the project chair:
Reverend Connie Thompson
Telephone: (604) 853-0801 or
E-mail: revconnie@hotmail.com
Your assistance is both needed and appreciated. Here is an illustrative depiction of where we're at, having raised over $23,000 already:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)