Event to Raise Money for Refugee Kids
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
Canada
October 24, 2015 10:12pm CST
A nearby community organized a dinner and square dance to raise money to support a school for Syrian refugee kids who are living in Turkey. The whole community from babies to elderly men and women came and took part in the fun. We danced until everyone was dizzy and then they brought out tables and chairs and served a delicious lasagne and salad supper.
I haven't been to a dance like that in years. What a lot of fun we had!
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@CookieMonster46 (13453)
• United States
25 Oct 15
It sounds like a wonderful event, do you know how much money was raised?
Sounds like you had fun too.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
25 Oct 15
It was fun. I don't know how much they made yet, but I'm sure we'll hear about it eventually. There were more than a hundred people there, and at $10 each for admission, they must have made over a thousand dollars. People also paid money for snacks (dinner was included in admission) and there was a silent auction with many donated items. It could have been a few thousand dollars at least.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
28 Oct 15
@Sheilamarie78 What a great community of people you live among. It is amazing what can be done when people combine their cares and energy to help others. Congrats.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
25 Oct 15
Just as an aside, the community is very rural and has a population of 100 people.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
25 Oct 15
I think the whole community made lasagne that afternoon.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Oct 15
Sounds like great fun and for a great cause too. These are the sort of events I enjoy.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
26 Oct 15
I hope we have a few more as the year goes on.
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@wetnosedogs (1533)
• United States
26 Oct 15
Oh, that had to be fun and the lasagne sounds great.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
26 Oct 15
Very tasty, and it was fun to try more than one pan because everyone makes lasagne a little differently.
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
26 Oct 15
It's a good idea to try to combine all these things.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
27 Oct 15
Those are the sort of things that I don´t see in aa big city. When I go to my aunt´s house (in a small city) I feel the way neighbos help each other.
I´m glad that you had so much fun while working for a good cause.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
26 Oct 15
The organizers did a lot of research before deciding where to send the money.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54730)
• United States
26 Oct 15
I enjoyed square dancing when I was in school.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
26 Oct 15
I never got to dance in school but my kids got that experience.
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
26 Oct 15
Maybe we should plan an online square dance -- what? how could we do that? What was I thinking?
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Oct 15
O, there will be lots of dancing here in Canada when the 25000 refugees, as promised by Justin Trudeau, arrived in Canada. 
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
28 Oct 15
I used to go square dancing (they called in contra dancing) at the local grange hall. It was so much fun. I hope they raised a lot of money for the kids.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
28 Oct 15
Contra dancing and square dancing have a lot in common, but they're not exactly the same thing. Part of it is in the history. Because I'm from New England originally, I was more familiar with contra dancing. Usually it involves two lines "contra" to each other, while square dancing is done in squares of usually 8 dancers. There are a lot of overlaps in the two styles.
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
29 Oct 15
It's great when a community comes together.
By the way--new rule at MyLots--you talk about food you have to send me some of it!
@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Oct 15
What a wonderful way to raise money for a worthwhile cause. I am glad that you had fun!
