'Make Room at the Table' will raise funds for refugees, restore our sense of America

Do you remember the America we used to be?
A wave of isolationism has swept through the United States, but many of us still remember the America we once were. In that America, our diversity was our strength and a lady in a harbor stood as a proud symbol of this nation’s tolerance and acceptance of newcomers.
No election result can change what’s in our hearts. No administration can change what we believe in or keep us from extending our hand in welcome, friendship, and assistance to those who need it the most. There is still so much we can do — and most of it can start very close to home.
On Saturday, May 20, the Delaware Valley Democratic Club will sponsor a benefit for recent refugee immigrants residing in neighboring Allentown, Pa. The proceeds of the benefit will go towards supporting the settlement program of the Refugee Community Center of the Church of the Mediator in Allentown.
Unless you can trace your roots back to Native Americans, we are all immigrants and descendants of immigrants. These families from Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Eritrea, and Myanmar, who now live in Allentown, are refugees no more.
They have now found their home and it is our shared American home.
Please help them to truly feel your welcome and your support.
In so doing, we might all feel like we are still living in the America we once knew.
The Delaware Valley Democratic Club (DVDC) is a committed group of individuals in Pike County and surrounding Delaware Valley communities who share a commitment to Advance Justice, Respect and Equality. The DVDC gathers monthly and engages in actions and activities that further this goal and oppose the Trump agenda.
For more information on the “Make Room at the Table for Refugees in NE PA” dinner or on DVDC, visit makeroomatthetable.org or contact Reggie Cheong-Leen at rcleen@ptd.net or 646-315-2247; or Ed Gragert at egragert@gmail.com or 646-361-7799.
Delaware Valley Democratic Club
Milford