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October 18, 2016 8:05 AM | News
</p><p>A family from Syria will call Winnipeg home beginning today as the University of Manitoba sponsors a mother, father and four sons for a new life in Canada.</p><p>The U of M’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences raised $35,000 from faculty, staff and students for furniture, household goods and clothing for the family.</p><p><span id="more-122173"></span></p><p>“We are thrilled to welcome the Hamidi family after more than a year of organizing and anticipation,” said <strong>Alan Katz</strong>, director of the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, who is leading the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Refugee Response project.</p><p>The family is from Turkey and includes a husband, who is a pastry chef and baker, his wife and their sons, ranging in age from 7 to 13.</p><p>“This is a wonderful demonstration of compassion and inclusion, which are key values that we uphold in educating health professionals,” Katz added.</p><p>The Hamidis will land in Winnipeg from Toronto at 10:05 a.m.</p><p><em>— Staff</em>
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