Beach musician Ross Lynde had a small-world moment when he sang in Munich last month. Lynde sings as second tenor in Cadence, a Toronto a cappella group who performed at Munich’s Spectaculum Mundi festival on Nov. 20 as part of their latest European tour. Afterwards, Lynde briefly met Anahita Osman, a 30-year-old painter who is […]
Tag: Syria
Flood of support for refugees in the East End
A man throws a birthday party and instead of gifts or cards, his guests bring money for a family of Syrian refugees. A pair of Beach churches host a sold-out dinner with a live band, history talks, and a ‘lifeboat’ that fills with $36,000 in pledges. Moved by the news and by stories he heard […]
Rallying to help refugees
People across the Beach and East Danforth are stepping up to sponsor refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war. Speaking at an Oct. 5 meeting for local sponsorship groups held at Beach United Church, Alexandra Kotyk of Lifeline Syria said her office has been flooded with emails since Sept. 2, when the photo of three-year-old Alan Kurdi […]
