The Summerland Refugee Sponsorship Group will hold a Syrian food banquet on Friday evening.
A Taste of Syria will feature Syrian cuisine paired with Bottleneck Drive wine.
The banquet will be held in the Summerland Waterfront Resort banquet room on Friday, Jan. 22 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Admission is by donation, with a suggested donation of $20 or more to cover costs.
During the evening, the sponsorship group will present an update on its work, as well as information about the tasks at hand and the volunteer and donation opportunities.
The story of Summerland’s first Syrian refugees, the Albetar family, will also be presented.
Mohammed Hussam Albetar, Nadya Alsagher, their daughters Bayan Albetar and Razan Albetar and their son Ghassan Albetar arrived in Summerland on March 26, 2015.
They were sponsored by the Summerland United Church.
Since that time, a community organization has been set up to sponsor another Syrian refugee family.
The banquet is an opportunity to make a tax-deductible donation to help reach the $30,000 goal to sponsor a refugee family.
For information about the Summerland Refugee Sponsorship Group, visit summerlandrsg.ca.
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