Refugee Camp and Syria

refugees from Syria: This is a catch-all ASF view Working with Lifeline Syria, a charity that assists refugee sponsors, the Sarins joined a group of 11 people in Toronto who sponsored two families consisting of a total of 16 people ranging in age from 3 to 40. So when Canada opened its borders to thousands of refugees from Syria, the couple were eager to find a way to participate. One family will be arriving from a refugee camp in Turkey and the other from a camp in Lebanon. The Sarins feel a special bond with the new arrivals since both immigrated to Canada in the 1970s from India. The group has raised $70,000 to help settle the family and organized accommodation and other necessities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.