In an effort to help two Syrian families transition from a refugee camp to the North Shore, a collection of seven local churches is scheduled to stage a dinner concert at North Lonsdale United Church Saturday.
Composed of 15 people, the two families are currently waiting for extraction from a refugee camp in northern Iraq.
The North Shore United Refugee Response has committed to sponsoring both families and supporting them “materially, emotionally, practically, and financially,” for at least one year, according to NSURR Project Manager Ingeborg Brown.
The group has so far raised almost $105,000, according to Brown.
The concert is scheduled to include performances from gospel singer Marcus Mosely and mezzo soprano Kathy Fitzpatrick.
