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FALL 2018 | VOL . 3

REFUGEE SPOTLIGHT          "I cooked for 2000 people in the refugee camp. I

know how to feed people. I named my food business

Mother of All ... I share my cuisine with all people. I like

everybody to taste my food and smile. When I make a lot of

money, I will open a restaurant for everyone. I like Utah;

everyone is very nice and smiling. Everyone should come

taste my food."

THIS QUARTER IN NUMBERS

782 Items purchased off Amazon

registry

Donated by community

Including 4 sewing machines for

refugee senior citizens

2,300 Backpacks

Donated by community

Delivered to refugee students

15,000 Volunteer hours

coordinated in the community

Donated by community

Distributed through 5 local

organizations serving refugee

children

THIS YEAR IN NUMBERS

275 Sweatshirts + 70 T-shirts

Donated by community

Delivered to Refugee

Educational Youth Conference

KALTUM

MOHAM

AD

-  SUDAN

P I C TURED ABOVE : REFUGEE BACK - TO -SCHOOL N IGHT ATTENDEES

SEE MORE I N TERV I EWS L I KE TH I S BY SEARCH ING   "NEW AMER ICANS OF SAL T LAKE " ON FACEBOOK AND I N S TAGRAM .

Google "Mother of All SLC" to learn more.

1 funeral for refugee child

Funded by Utah Refugee social

media community

659+ Refugees received items from

our Sharehouse

Donated by community

Run in conjunction with Granite

School District

1,700 Back-to-School Night                   

   Attendees

FALL 2018 |  VOL . 3

4th - Refugees walked in

Sandy City Independence

Day parade 

EVENT HIGHLIGHT

DONORSDan & Jan England

   

Mehrl Ellsworth

Lisa & Chris Young

Don & Amy Poulton

3rd - Backpack drive ended

8th - Refugee Family Back-

to-School Night

21st - Provo City Library

presentation with author

Camille Andros

25th - Refugee child funeral

25th - Refugee Senior

Citizen Fair

Saturdays - Sunnydale

Market volunteers

5th - Ethiopia/Eritrea

cultural night

8th - Ethiopian New Year

Celebration

15th-22nd - Welcoming

Salt Lake Week

19th - New Americans of

Salt Lake canvas posted

around Salt Lake City

21st - Fundraiser for

sweatshirts ended

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

     1 ,700 people

attended the

back-to-school

carnival where 

they learned

more about the

upcoming school

year , met with

community

providers , received school supplies , and

participated in fun activities .

Special thanks to Lance Neilsen , Bouncin '

Bins , the Gardner Family , Cottontail

Candy , Julie Cantera , and Robyn Toone .

KEEP IN TOUCHSearch "Serve Refugees"

Call/Text : (801) 871-5903

www .serverefugees .org

info@serverefugees .org

EVENTS THIS QUARTEROct 3rd - Refugee Youth Cultural Night

Oct 16th - Refugee Educational Youth     

                 Conference 

Oct 24th - Halloween costume drive ends

Oct 27th - Culturally-Sensitive Refugee   

                 Family Halloween Gathering

Nov 7th - South Sudan Refugee Cultural   

               Night (general public invited)

Dec 13th - Holiday 'Family Kit , ' beanie       

              babies , and gift card drive ends

December 17th - Shephard 's Gathering

Refugee Back-to-School Night

Miller FamilyFoundation

halloween costumes gently-used or new, no gore, violence-related beanie babies classic, new w/ tag on, hand-size

essentials kit (always diapers (always

laundry detergent (always cleaning kit (always

holiday family kit 25$ gas/grocery gift cards w/ receipt + amount written on card