Three Students To Walk From Brock U. In St Catharines To Toronto In Support Of Syrian Refugees

• Students Set Up Website To Collect Donations For Refuguees

News from Brock University

Niagara, Ontario, November 2015 – Three Brock University students will leave the school at 8 a.m. Friday for an incredible journey in support of Syrian refugees.

Friends Patrick Foster, Jad Nasser and Nigeria Goli Emiko Murphy will walk more than 100 kilometres from Friday, Nov. 27 to Sunday, Nov. 29 from the foot of Schmon Tower at Brock to Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, where they’ll meet with officials from UNICEF Canada. Photo courtesy of Brock University

Friends Patrick Foster, Jad Nasser and Nigeria Goli Emiko Murphy will walk more than 100 kilometres from Friday, Nov. 27 to Sunday, Nov. 29 from Brock’s Schmon Tower to Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, where they’ll meet with officials from UNICEF Canada.

The trio are expecting to walk between eight and 10 hours each day and complete the journey in downtown Toronto late Sunday afternoon.

The concept started with Foster, the co-president of UNICEF Brock, wanting to do something to help the refugees.

“I thought ‘what can we do that’s relatively low-cost, but that would raise a lot of awareness?’” said Foster, a 23-year-old Political Science student from St. Catharines. “What we’re doing is nothing compared to what Syrian refugees are going through, but it’s just to show we’re walking in solidarity with them.”

Nasser, a 22-year-old Economics student from Niagara Falls, said while the walk will be a challenge, it will help put the plight of refugees into perspective.

“We’ll know that once we’re done, we’ll be done. We have a guarantee we can go home to shelter,” said Nasser. “But some refugees that fled Syria keep walking from country to country. They don’t have anything guaranteed.”

The group has set up a fundraising page where people can donate to the cause and get more information on the walk. Because the initiative is through UNICEF, all donations from the walk will be matched by the Canadian government.

To make a donation for refugees on behalf of the Brock runners, visit – https://www.youcaring.com/unicef-canada-469772 .

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Friends Patrick Foster, Jad Nasser and Nigeria Goli Emiko Murphy will walk more than 100 kilometres from Friday, Nov. 27 to Sunday, Nov. 29 from the foot of Schmon Tower at Brock to Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, where they’ll meet with officials from UNICEF Canada.