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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">Please find attached the BVOR News for this month. In it you will find information about the BVOR program, a story on a small town refugee
sponsorship (see: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmydAAVRAc0"><span style="color:blue">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmydAAVRAc0</span></a><span style="color:#222222"> ),
information on the 2019 BVOR fund (see: </span><a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/funds-now-available-for-canadians-to-sponsor-hundreds-of-refugees-in-2019-891207815.html"><span style="color:blue">https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/funds-now-available-for-canadians-to-sponsor-hundreds-of-refugees-in-2019-891207815.html</span></a><span style="color:#222222">),
available BVOR profiles, and other related items. Please feel free to share the news within your network, as we would like as many people considering sponsorship through this wonderful program as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000">BVOR fund 2019 (Important Reminder):
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Refugee Hub has launched a new fund to encourage BVOR sponsorship. It will cover the cost of each BVOR sponsorship except for the start- up
costs. All applications should be received by August 31, 2019. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000;background:white">For the first time, qualifying SAHs will be able to apply for $5,000 funding</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000;background:white">per BVOR case</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000;background:white">.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">This is to help with the administrative costs associated with supporting BVOR sponsorships.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you have any questions, please contact the Refugee Hub at
<a href="mailto:BVORfund@refugeehub.ca"><span style="color:windowtext">BVORfund@refugeehub.ca</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Have a great weekend.
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