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Florida resident donates almost $60,000 Cdn to help Syrian family
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4541416Florida resident donates almost $60,000 Cdn to help Syrian family
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The Sehmus family's efforts to bring their brother to Canada may soon be realized thanks to a man on the other side of the continent.
Florida resident Tom Smith first began trying to help people fleeing the Middle East when he was inspired by footage of Syrian refugee camps.
Smith — hoping to donate funds to help bring refugees to the United States — first turned to his local churches and rescue organizations. However, he had little success finding a sponsorship program that would help settle Syrian refugees in the United States.
He said he became frustrated with the lack of initiatives available in the U.S.
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