Group marks 25 years of helping immigrants
Sarah MacDonald, The StarPhoenixPublished: Monday, July 17, 2006
For 25 years, the Saskatoon Open Door Society has been helping immigrants and refugees settle in Saskatoon.
On Saturday morning, people who have used the Open Door Society's services gathered to celebrate its silver anniversary with a pancake breakfast outside City Hall.
"We'll never forget their help. They were waiting for us (at) the airport and then they were with us all the way until we stepped into our home," said Amani Asab, a 22-year-old refugee from Jordan, who came to Saskatoon three months ago.
Asab and her husband had to escape from Jordan because their families did not want them to marry.
Read the complete story here...
For 25 years, the Saskatoon Open Door Society has been helping immigrants and refugees settle in Saskatoon.
On Saturday morning, people who have used the Open Door Society's services gathered to celebrate its silver anniversary with a pancake breakfast outside City Hall.
"We'll never forget their help. They were waiting for us (at) the airport and then they were with us all the way until we stepped into our home," said Amani Asab, a 22-year-old refugee from Jordan, who came to Saskatoon three months ago.
Asab and her husband had to escape from Jordan because their families did not want them to marry.
Read the complete story here...
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