Nova Scotia Syrian Society

ONE MORE DAY! ICYMI: We are finalists in the 'Here's to Hometowns' $50,000 contest and the winner is determined by the PUBLIC so we need your vote! Our video submission showcases what a warm welcome HALIFAX is giving to Syrian refugees who are making a new life in Canada - we will win $50,000 to put towards education, emergencies and entrepreneurship. We need your help for one final push to help us win! One vote per person, per device- your phone, your tablet, your computer- if it goes on the internet, it can be used to vote! VOTESYRIA.COM

It's the final countdown! *cue music* There are no words to express our appreciation for your support in voting for our video in the Pioneer's "Here's to Hometown's" contest! Only a few more days to go. We need your help for just a little longer. Vote vote vote at VOTESYRIA.COM

So completely devastated for this Syrian refugee family who lost their 7 children in a house fire last night in Halifax. Please donate to their GoFundMe which their friends and Imam are raising for them: https://www.gofundme.com/spryfield-fire-disaster-support https://www.thechronicleherald.ca//seven-children-from-sy/

It's finally the day before the announcement of the #HerestoHometowns winners! Good luck to all the finalists and THANK YOU everyone for showing how much you care with all the votes, shares and likes. Halifax is a beautiful, friendly, welcoming place to call home.

Day 3 of ZOOMERS 5 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS! Like, comment or share TODAY for a chance to win an 8 week PILATES class at Zoomers... Post a video or picture of yourself... doing your best pilates/core strength move and be rewarded with 3 ENTRIES! Name will be drawn and announced at the end of the day, Wednesday December 19th! #contest #freestuff #giveaways #fitness #pilates See more

ONE MORE DAY! ICYMI: We are finalists in the 'Here's to Hometowns' $50,000 contest and the winner is determined by the PUBLIC so we need your vote! Our video submission showcases what a warm welcome HALIFAX is giving to Syrian refugees who are making a new life in Canada - we will win $50,000 to put towards education, emergencies and entrepreneurship. We need your help for one final push to help us win! One vote per person, per device- your phone, your tablet, your computer- if it goes on the internet, it can be used to vote! VOTESYRIA.COM

It's the final countdown! *cue music* There are no words to express our appreciation for your support in voting for our video in the Pioneer's "Here's to Hometown's" contest! Only a few more days to go. We need your help for just a little longer. Vote vote vote at VOTESYRIA.COM

We're down to the wire! Thank you so, so much for your support so far! Only 6 more days to go- help our little society make BIG changes for its members. Go to VOTESYRIA.COM and vote for our video #notjustarefugee #NovaScotia #Halifax

This is Doaa- she wants to go to dental school after she completes her science degree at Dalhousie University. Like many newcomers to Nova Scotia, Doaa struggled to find work. All she wanted was to be part of the Halifax community and support herself while she completed her studies. She just needed someone to give her a chance and thanks to Halifax dentist Dr. Sura Hadad, she 's been working as a dental assistant ever since. Thank you Dr. Hadad!... Don't forget to vote! VOTESYRIA.COM

What does family mean to you? Is it a house- or something more? For our society members, home is where their family is. Change the roof and change the bed, so long as we have each other- those are the ties that bind. #notjustarefugee Vote for our video: VOTESYRIA.COM

Today’s reasons to vote: these two!

You better believe that the children in our society are always on the move. Whether it's coming to our weekend classes for a lesson in Arabic or rushing off the soccer practice, we're as busy as the next Nova Scotia family. We're especially thankful for every second you take to vote for our video 'Home is More than a Place' today in the Pioneer Here's To Hometowns contest! VOTESYRIA.COM

We want to thank everyone who has voted for our video "Home is more than a place" in the Pioneer Here's To Hometowns contest! Every day, with one click, you are getting us closer to the 50K prize to help our society members with our school, business startups and emergencies. VOTE HERE DAILY: https://buff.ly/2DFid26

This is the kind of stories we hope to be telling soon about Syrians in Halifax :)