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Walk For Refugees, Sunday January 28th!
| January 24, 2018
Join us as we again raise money to help bring a Syrian family to Burlington!
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Janice Skafel receives Burlington150 award
| December 16, 2017
Congratulations to our very own Janice Skafel, chair and lead volunteer on the BDRA committee that sponsored a Syrian family to settle in Canada. Janice has been awarded
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One Burlington Festival, August 19 2017
| August 18, 2017
One Burlington Festival Unity as Community Celebrate Compassion, Kindness, Mutual Respect, Growing as Friends in our Community of Burlington. August 19, 2017, from 12-4pm. Central Park Bandshell, 2331
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Ice Skating 101 for our newcomer family
| January 8, 2017
Nothing says a Canadian winter like a backyard rink, and yesterday our BDRA-sponsored family took to the ice for the first time, thanks to the Walker-Edwards family for
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BDRA-Sponsored Family Welcomed to Canada
| December 28, 2016
The BDRA-sponsored Syrian family arrived on 15th December. BDRA Chair Janice Skafel gives an account of their first day.
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Concert in Support of BDRA, December 10th, Knox Presbyterian
| December 7, 2016
Knox Presbyterian Church presents Frankie and the Fairlanes A Very 50’s Christmas Saturday December 10, 2016 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $20.00 per person $10.00 per child 12 years
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| June 18, 2016
Dear Friends, This Monday, June 20th is World refugee Day and each year on this day, the United Nations, (UNHCR) and countless civic groups around the world host
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Glen Soderholm in Concert, June 11
| May 20, 2016
In support of the Burlington Downtown Refugee Alliance. All proceeds will support our Syrian Refugee Family. Date: June 11, 2016 Time: 7:00pm Place: Knox Church, 461 Elizabeth Street
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Waiting and Hoping
| April 18, 2016
Greetings to everyone, At the beginning of this sunny spring day, I am wondering what our family in Jordan is thinking. Do they know or understand how we
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Olivia Walker-Edwards, BDRA recognised in Ontario Legislature
| February 27, 2016
Burlington’s MPP, Eleanor McMahon, has provided further recognition of Olivia Walker-Edward’s initiative in organising the Walk for Refugees on January 17th. Ms McMahon noted that “Working in partnership
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