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Dinner: Syrian Refugees

dinner: I think Winnipeg is home' Syrian refugee 1 year later Syrian volunteers were busy at the university Saturday afternoon prepping for the dinner, which will have everything from stuffed grape leaves to pastries and stuffed meat, according to CBC. The dinner is also doubling as an educational event. University of Winnipeg student Sinan Aboud, along with Syrian refugees living in Winnipeg, will put on a three-course dinner to raise funds for Syrian refugees living in Jordan, with the goal of bringing in 10,000 to 15,000. Aleppo was like the Toronto of Syria. The human rights student said he was inspired to help after visiting the Al Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan during reading week last year. That people don't know, said Aboud. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.