We want to spread awareness at our high school by dedicating a day to learning about the challenges facing refugees worldwide.
In order to accomplish this, we need your help. Teachers and fellow students ….. now is your chance to get involved and make a difference in our community. We need volunteers who would be willing to help plan and run this event.
Share your ideas here. Together we can make this happen!
We will host a fundraising concert in September 2008.
In the spirit of community, we hope to hear from people who are willing to help us with the production of this event. We need all types of volunteers, including musicians and bands, sound/stage crews, caterers, security staff and public relations experts, to name a few.
CAN YOU JOIN US and do your part to help make this concert a musical and philanthropic success??
In February 2008, Student Refugee Alliance hosted its first fund-raising event at Barney’s Department store in New York City, raising more than $12,000 from the donations of the attending guests and the event’s silent auction. The event, which was co-sponsered by theUnited Nations-High Commision on Refugees (UNHCR) was enjoyed by over 75 people, including several honored guests who spoke personally of the experiences as refugees.
Thank you to all who supported us and our cause!
We would love to hear from you here.
Thank you all for checking out the first of what is to be many posts on our blog. Although there is much to talk about this post is going to focus on the event at hand, Shop Your Heart Out for Refugees.
Shop Your Heart Out for Refugees is just around the corner, taking place on Friday February 8th at Barney’s in New York City. It kicks off at 6:30 PM and lasts until 8:30 PM, the minimum donation to attend is $150.
A special thanks to Barneys, without them this event would not be possible! Their wonderful staff will be present all throughout the evening to help you with picking out the best suit for you along with delicious international food and drink.
There will also be a guest of honor at this event, Sebastian, who will be sharing his story of his journey to America. Sebastian is a refugee from Zimbabwe who spent four years of his life in a refugee camp.
We are looking forward to all of you showing up and thank you once again for your continued support. Any difference we can make in the lives of the less fortunate is a positive one.