Sam Nammoura and Rita Khallas

The Huffington Post Alberta: On Wednesday, refugee Naser Nader spurred hundreds to action when he wrote on Facebook about his wish to repay Canadians by helping those affected by the blaze. "Canadians have provided a lot to us," read a post translated by Rita Khallas from Arabic to English. "Now it is our turn." Sam Nammoura, co-founder of the support group, said he was amazed when the newcomers first came to him with the idea. "Syria has a long history of being very generous," Nammoura told The Huffington Post Alberta. "Those newcomers who just came two, three months ago ... five dollars to them is just a huge amount of dollars, according to Huffington Post Canada. I was so proud. A group of newcomers part of the Syrian Refugee Support Group Calgary are offering up what little they have — Walid Ajram is collecting hampers of necessary supplies, while Rita Khallas is collecting $5 donations — for evacuees fleeing Fort McMurray wildfire. It brought tears to my eyes, it brought joy to my heart. "I'm so proud of them, I'm so happy." Members of the Syrian Refugee Support Group Calgary fill hampers to send to Fort McMurray evacuees. That something they can easily relate to. Saima Jamal, another co-founder of the group, told The Calgary Herald she was amazed by their generosity. "You have to understand how little these guys have…But they understand the idea of an entire city losing their home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.