Open Arms for Refugees, whose tagline is “Welcoming refugees to our area, one family at a time,” will hold “a fundraiser to support our newest neighbors” on Oct. 11 from 6 pm-8 pm at Bean Runner Cafe in Peekskill.
On the menu are light bites, cash bar and live music by Paul Connors. Suggested donation is $75. Donations at any time also can be mailed to Open Arms for Refugees, P.O. Box 2092, Ossining, NY 10562
Open Arms for Refugees was founded in October 2021 as a refugee resettlement sponsorship organization. To date, “we’ve resettled three individuals from Ukraine and Colombia and eight families from Afghanistan,” says Open Arms volunteer Cathy Dreilinger of Ossining.
When you refer to:
“…individuals from Ukraine and Columbia…” don’t you mean Colombia?
Yes, thanks for pointing out the error. It has been fixed.