SUPPER WITH SYRIA

05/07/2017

Dear friends,

As we mentioned yesterday, Canadian Arabic Orchestra is now accepting new students. Please send your aspiring musicians to immerse in the world of Arabic, modern and classical music - with their wonderful director, Wafa Al Zaghal. We also recommend you see them live. Those of you who attended our Supper With Syria in 2015, will remember what a show they put on!

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Registration Form/ Formulaire d'inscription/ إستمارة تسجيل

24/06/2017

Dear friends,

Those of you attending the Refugees Welcome dinner on Wednesday, please remember to purchase the tickets through event's official site, to secure your seat. There are only 15 tickets available. Thee will be no ticket sales at the door. We look forward to seeing you!

11/06/2017

Dear friends:

We are looking for one or two musicians (tabla and violin perhaps?) to help us host a small break-bread dinner with the SWS families at Black Rock Coffee & Bar on June 28th. We will feed you and introduce you to many friends in the community.
Wafa Al Zaghal?

31/05/2017

Hello friends, and happy Ramadan!

Thought we'd bring you up to date on the Al Ahmads:

Omar is learning English with the help of two volunteer teachers (one of whom is ESL certified). He hopes to beef it up enough to apply for electrician's license.

In the meantime, Omar is looking for an inexpensive car so he could start driving for Uber and support his family financially.

Omar's wife and daughter, Rajaa and Hassneh, are both in ESL school and are enjoying it. Hassneh is anxious to get a part time job. She's been dropping off her resumes at local businesses. Hassneh's little boy, Hussein, has started subsidized daycare – which has freed up Hassneh's time.

Omar's and Rajaa's teenage son, Ahmed, is looking for a summer job as a mover. He's made a lot of friends at school (lots of girls, says Hassneh and rolls her eyes).

Ismail, Hassneh's husband, works out like a fiend and helps his uncle Amar (our anchor family member) in the wood finishing shop.

Omar's brother Ibrahim is looking for a job in commercial painting. If you know anyone who needs a professional painter with 40 years of experience, please let us know.

Ibrahim's son Ahmed is working in a furniture warehouse while he looks for a course in coding. Though he has a chemist's degree, he wants to be a programmer. Any suggestions on where he can apply?

That's it for now. Cheers.

09/03/2017

Friends: thank you for all your messages, posts, calls and emails offering ESL help for Omar. We found two wonderful volunteers - a retired ESL instructor, and another gentleman with some free time - to get Omar's English skills in shape and get him ready for certification exam this summer. Shoukran!

07/02/2017

Friends: we are looking for an ESL teacher to help Omar, a 48 year-old electrician, accelerate his English learning and prepare for certification and work by this summer. PLEASE SHARE this post (vs "liking" it) or send us a message. Shoukran

05/02/2017

UNHCR - UN refugee chief calls for accelerated assistance for Aleppo

Shocked by scale of devastation, Grandi calls for massive investment and for efforts to secure lasting peace.

01/02/2017

To complete Omar's, Rajaa's, and Ahmed's day, was their appearance in the news. So, Omar is not just another electrician, but a famous one!

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/city-council-to-reaffirm-toronto-s-status-as-a-sanctuary-city-1.3265223

A largely symbolic motion to reaffirm Toronto’s status as a sanctuary city is expected to receive widespread support at city council today.

31/01/2017

Raja, Omar and little Ahmed attend their first Toronto City Council session and get to chat with the mayor.

30/01/2017

Friends: as our families adjust to life in Canada, challenges arise. Would any of you be able to assist with the following:

1. If you are a contractor, would you be interested in bringing on board an experienced (35 yrs) licensed electrician?

2. Do you have $20, $30, $50 lying around? Would you be willing to spend it on a gift card to Cosco or Walmart? Groceries are expensive and take up a lot of their monthly budget.

Please contact us via message or on [email protected]

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Thank you.

13/01/2017

Friends, our new Syrian families, the Endaris are here, through a collaboration between Supper with Syria, Imam Mahdi Islamic Centre, and Temple Har Zion!
We can't be happier!
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/syrian-family-mosque-synagogue-1.3933268

The Syrian civil war separated the Elendaris until an exceptional alliance — between a Thornill, Ont., mosque and a synagogue — brought them together in Toronto.