Saturday, December 2, 2017

Packing Medical Supplies for Syria

Hello, friends!

In addition to studying interfaith (all the time), living interfaith (all the time), and talking about interfaith (more than all the time), I also work for a multifaith coalition of organizations helping Syrians who are suffering so much as a result of the crisis over there.

I was pleased to organize a volunteer event yesterday just north of New York City through work to bring folks together from different religious and non-religious groups to pack medical supplies for Syrians. We will be sending a huge container of these supplies into southern Syria (through Israel, with the help of the IDF) the first week of January. Participants in yesterday's event came from Catholic, Jewish, Jewish-Muslim, Protestant, Quaker, and Sikh organizations, a high school program in the Bronx seeking to break the cycle of poverty in their neighborhood through charitable service and learning, and more.

A great summary of the event was posted by local news media (...I even get to talk in the video):  http://westchester.news12.com/story/36973833/volunteers-pack-medical-supplies-for-syrian-refugees#.WiL7ui7KhWc.facebook


Let's all go out and love one another.

<3,
Allyson

1 comment:

Meredith said...

wonderful outreach, thank you for sharing. it is shocking that there is such a need, hopefully it will be resolved so that people can resume happier lives. wishing you a Happy Chanukkah.
Meredith

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