Norkam students helping bring Syrian refugees to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — A group of Norkam leadership students has raised more than $1,500 to help bring Syrian refugees to Kamloops in the New Year.
The group, known as Saints For Syria, has been fundraising all semester, everything from bake sales to pointsetta sales, and even a Star Wars movie night. The money is going to the local group Refugees and Friends Together, which is hoping to welcome three families to the Tournament Capital.
“I feel amazing helping them,” says Grade 12 student Shantana Pounder. “They need it so much, and if I was in a situation like that, I would be so hopeful that somebody would be willing to help me.”