Bay View Academy Sophomore Seeks Help Securing Supplies for Syrian Refugees
By Isabelle Stevens, a Bay View junior from Coventry
East Providence, RI ??? ???Helping Syrian refugees and bringing awareness to the war is so important to me because I am a Syrian American myself, and I haven’t been able to visit my home and cousins in six years because of this devastating war.???
Alyah Achabi
That???s according to Alyah Achabi (Cranston), a sophomore at Bay View Academy. Alyah has taken the initiative to lend a helping hand by starting a collection for household supplies she says Syrian refugees living in Rhode Island might need. And she???s asking for help. ???As a community, I feel that it’s important to help as many people as we can,??? she says. ???A huge crisis in our world today is the war in Syria, which has left more than 11 million Syrians displaced.???
Alyah has organized the drive through Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island located at 645 Elmwood Avenue in Providence.
More information about what can be donated and??when and where is available on their website. Alyah has advertised the collection throughout Bay View Academy with flyers and notes in morning messages, appealing to her classmates and to faculty and staff to help.
???The most I can do is help resettle my fellow Syrians into a safe home in America,??? Alyah says. ???And I’m so happy to do so.???
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St. Mary Academy – Bay View is an independent Catholic School for girls open to all faiths, Pre-kindergarten through Grade 12, located in East Providence, Rhode Island and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. In existence since 1874, Bay View endeavors to provide a quality education preparing girls and young women for the challenges of the global community. St. Mary Academy – Bay View is a college preparatory school accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
About the Sisters of Mercy: ??The Sisters of Mercy ??? an international community of Roman Catholic women ??? dedicate their lives to God through vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and service.?? For more than 180 years, motivated by the Gospel of Jesus and inspired by the spirit of their founder, Catherine McAuley, the Sisters of Mercy have responded to the continually changing needs of the time.