Karam Foundation – Carolina Peace Resource Center

Carolina Peace Resource Center, Aiken Peace raise $1,500 for Syrian Refugee Relief at benefits with photojournalist Thomas Hammond.

We are humbled and gratified to announce that, through your generosity, the Carolina Peace Resource Center and Aiken Peace raised nearly $1,500 for Syrian Refugee Relief at benefits in Columbia (Thursday Feb 27th) and Aiken (Tuesday Feb 25th) proceeds going to the Syrian-American Medical Society, the Al Salam School, and the Maram Foundation. We will be able to cut checks for $500 to each of these worthy charities. But it’s not too late to sweeten those checks and increase our impact: help make a real difference by donating. Details below.

SPECIAL THANKS to Thomas Hammond, Al-Amir on Main for donation food, Conundrum Music Hall, Tom Law, Manar S., Danya Naifeh, Wes Joiner and Zach Jones, Nyna Dalbec, Michelle Hutchinson, Paul Palmer and everyone who helped.

Photo by Thomas Hammond An unfinished concrete building in Reyhanli, Turkey housing five familes of Syrian refugees, 32 people in all.

MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY!

DONATE ONLINE VIA PAYPAL: Click on the PayPal button at the right/top of the page or click here.

IMPORTANT: Remember to click on “Special Instructions” and note “for Syrian refugee relief” before submitting your payment.

MAIL DONATIONS:

Make your tax-deductible check payable to “Carolina Peace Resource Center” and note for “Syrian Refugee Relief”

Mail to: Carolina Peace Resource Center, P.O. Box 7933, Columbia, SC 29202

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MORE INFO & DONATE DIRECTLY TO CHARITIES…

CONTACT US: If you would like to help raise awareness or raise money locally (South Carolina area) for Syrian refugee relief, contact our Syrian Refugee Relief volunteers, Manar (manar @ carolinapeace.org) and Thomas (Thomas @ carolinapeace.org).

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Thomas Hammond’s “Postcards from Syria” in Columbia’s Free-Times: www.free-times.com/cover/112013-postcards-from-syria

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EARLIER WINTER APPEAL: Donate to Syrian Refugee Relief: Winter Appeal

As winter bears down on over two million refugees from the Syrian civil war, Carolina Peace is making a special call for year end donations for Syrian refugee relief. Carolina Peace will bundle donations and direct them to four reputable charities doing some of the best work:

Syrian-American Medical Society http://sams-usa.net/

Karam Foundation http://karamfoundation.com/

Syrian Orphans http://www.syrianorphans.org/

Maram Foundation http://maramfoundation.org/

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DONATE DIRECTLY TO CHARITIES: If you would prefer to donate directly to charities doing some of the best work, here is a list of charities vetted by our Syria relief volunteers:

Karam Foundation http://karamfoundation.com/

Syria Relief http://www.syriarelief.org.uk/syriarelief/

Maram Foundation http://maramfoundation.org/

NuDay Syria http://www.nudaysyria.net/home.html

Hand in Hand for Syria http://handinhandforsyria.org.uk/

Free Syria Foundation http://www.free-syria-foundation.org/

Palmyra Relief http://palmyrarelief.org/

Syrian American Medical Society http://sams-usa.net/

Human Care Syria http://www.humancaresyria.org/

The Amal Project http://theamalproject.com/

Al Seeraj http://alseeraj.org/en/

Watan http://www.watansyria.org/en/