Emily Russell's Fundraiser:

Happy 21st birthday to yours truly, ~Emily Rachelle~! For my birthday, if anyone feels inclined to give presents, I'd love for you to donate to the IRC for relief in Aleppo/Syria.

From International Rescue Committee:

Our donors have helped us reach more than 4.2 million people in the Syria region with critical support.

The International Rescue Committee is providing protection, health care, clean water, sanitation, resettlement assistance and more to Syrian refugees in Europe, the Middle East and the U.S. There’s more to do, and we need your help. 

By making a gift today, you will be helping the IRC respond to the refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe on all fronts:

• inside war-torn Syria;
• in the neighboring countries of Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq;
• in Greece and Serbia, where thousands of refugees remain stranded;
• and in the United States, where we resettle refugees from the Middle East and around the world.

Your gift will help us expand and deepen our emergency response to the refugee crisis in Europe; strengthen our long-term programs in the Middle East and other regions; focus political attention on the refugee crisis; and support the resettlement of families in the U.S.