Colgate University Community Helping Syrian Refugees

UTICA, N.Y. - April 21, 2016 - PRLog -- Helping Syria's war victims is the goal of a collaborative fundraising campaign by students from a number of Colgate University student groups and supporters in the community. The campaign to raise $13,000 culminates with a series of events the weekend of April 23, 2016 including a golf tournament and a Passover Seder dinner featuring a keynote address by Shadi Martini, a Syrian refugee and Senior Syria Advisor for The Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees.

-Following this weekend's events, the campaign will remain open for donations.

• All proceeds will go to the Multi-Faith Alliance for Syrian Refugees, America's foremost interfaith effort assisting Syrian victims worldwide.

Q: What is the Multifaith Alliance?

A: In the summer of 2013, Dr. Georgette Bennett, along with Alan Gill, CEO of JDC, initiated the formation of a coalition of major Jewish organizations to raise money and awareness to help hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. Those Jewish groups formed the core of the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees. The Multifaith Alliance launched at a September 2013 dinner in New York, convened by the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding. Those who opted into the Alliance agreed to raise awareness and funds to address this crisis.

Q: In a world full of problems, what makes the Syrian refugee crisis a priority?

A: This catastrophe is rare in its scale and danger. That's the conclusion of the United Nations, current and former heads of state and numerous other authorities. The plight of Syrian refugees is the worst humanitarian disaster in decades. It could further destabilize the Middle East and reverberate in the rest of the world.

-More information is available, and donations may be made at:

https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/colgate-...

Contact: Asher Frank Thursday, April 21, 2016 afrank@colgate.edu/303-718-4909