Advocating for refugees' and immigrants' self-empowerment, fostering community bonds, and celebrating talents and traditions across cultures.
November 21, 2018
Dear Friend of Refugee Connections Spokane,
On this Giving Tuesday, Refugee Connections Spokane thanks you for your past gifts to our organization. 2018 has been an unprecedented year worldwide with wars and other disasters continuing the refugee crisis. Due to media coverage of hate speech, the plight of refugees and immigrants, especially those living in Spokane, is of grave concern. That is why our efforts to bring refugees and immigrants together with peers and to participate in civic and cultural activities is vital in this community.
Your gift of $50 transports refugees for the Refugees’ Harvest Project. Inspired by a refugee, it began in 2011. Each year since then, it has created an opportunity for refugees to pick fruits and vegetables to contribute to the health of low income and refugee communities.
Your gift of $100 aids Cross-Cultural Navigators to empower refugees and immigrants in the Refugee Elder Outreach Program who come to the United States later in life. This project is dedicated specifically to elders in the community by including them in refugee/immigrant tailored activities and events such as ESL classes, civic and cultural field trips, Citizenship classes, Music as a First Language, workshops on elder services and participation in community events.
Your gift of $250 would help us relaunch American Law and Justice Workshops/Police Outreach to help refugee and immigrant populations understand what their legal rights are in the U.S. There would be translation to help overcome language barriers.
Your gift of $500 helps us launch Refugee Stories: Voice of Hope, which seeks to highlight the gifts of refugees and immigrants in our Spokane area through storytelling, whether in writing, audio or video formats, to be published on our website and Facebook and other social media platforms.
Your gift of $1000 launches World Refugee Day, which celebrates the strength and cultural diversity of refugees worldwide. Refugee Connections Spokane collaborates with community partners to create a safe forum for refugees and other Spokane community members to celebrate their talents and traditions across cultures.
You gift of $2500 engages and mentors youth through Refugee Kids Connect, an outreach program designed to serve the needs of refugee youth in Spokane. It has already reached out to serve almost 30 youth. It promotes leadership skills, engages with community, builds confidence, assists with education and English, and creates a safe space for youth to integrate into a new culture while also preserving and embracing cultural traditions.
Your gift of $5000 or more sustains our support team and widens our presence in the community, growing our daily interactions with community leaders and agencies and helping us advance the cause of education and advocacy.
Now, more than ever, please take the time to support our mission so that this valuable group of people can continue to learn about and contribute to our society. To donate, go to http://www.refugeeconnectionsspokane.org/get-involved.html or select the donation button.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Best regards,
Marijke Fakasiieiki
Executive Director
Refugee Connections Spokane
rcs@refugeeconnectionsspokane.org
Dear Friend of Refugee Connections Spokane,
On this Giving Tuesday, Refugee Connections Spokane thanks you for your past gifts to our organization. 2018 has been an unprecedented year worldwide with wars and other disasters continuing the refugee crisis. Due to media coverage of hate speech, the plight of refugees and immigrants, especially those living in Spokane, is of grave concern. That is why our efforts to bring refugees and immigrants together with peers and to participate in civic and cultural activities is vital in this community.
Your gift of $50 transports refugees for the Refugees’ Harvest Project. Inspired by a refugee, it began in 2011. Each year since then, it has created an opportunity for refugees to pick fruits and vegetables to contribute to the health of low income and refugee communities.
Your gift of $100 aids Cross-Cultural Navigators to empower refugees and immigrants in the Refugee Elder Outreach Program who come to the United States later in life. This project is dedicated specifically to elders in the community by including them in refugee/immigrant tailored activities and events such as ESL classes, civic and cultural field trips, Citizenship classes, Music as a First Language, workshops on elder services and participation in community events.
Your gift of $250 would help us relaunch American Law and Justice Workshops/Police Outreach to help refugee and immigrant populations understand what their legal rights are in the U.S. There would be translation to help overcome language barriers.
Your gift of $500 helps us launch Refugee Stories: Voice of Hope, which seeks to highlight the gifts of refugees and immigrants in our Spokane area through storytelling, whether in writing, audio or video formats, to be published on our website and Facebook and other social media platforms.
Your gift of $1000 launches World Refugee Day, which celebrates the strength and cultural diversity of refugees worldwide. Refugee Connections Spokane collaborates with community partners to create a safe forum for refugees and other Spokane community members to celebrate their talents and traditions across cultures.
You gift of $2500 engages and mentors youth through Refugee Kids Connect, an outreach program designed to serve the needs of refugee youth in Spokane. It has already reached out to serve almost 30 youth. It promotes leadership skills, engages with community, builds confidence, assists with education and English, and creates a safe space for youth to integrate into a new culture while also preserving and embracing cultural traditions.
Your gift of $5000 or more sustains our support team and widens our presence in the community, growing our daily interactions with community leaders and agencies and helping us advance the cause of education and advocacy.
Now, more than ever, please take the time to support our mission so that this valuable group of people can continue to learn about and contribute to our society. To donate, go to http://www.refugeeconnectionsspokane.org/get-involved.html or select the donation button.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Best regards,
Marijke Fakasiieiki
Executive Director
Refugee Connections Spokane
rcs@refugeeconnectionsspokane.org
