{"id":392,"date":"2016-02-10T17:56:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T01:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/?p=392"},"modified":"2016-02-10T17:56:53","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T01:56:53","slug":"multifaith-family-fair-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/?p=392","title":{"rendered":"Multifaith Family Fair a Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Family Faith Fair held in honour of the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week was a great success, with over 150 attending. Eight world\u00a0faiths were represented at the colourful fair exhibits at Cadboro Bay United Church. The event raised awareness of the beauty and vitality of these faith communities and raised over $900 for the CBUC&#8217;s Syrian refugee sponsorship program.<\/p>\n<p>The Fair also featured a World Caf\u00e9, First Nations dancer Amanda Edward, a report by Dr Sabine Lehr on the refugee sponsorship effort in Victoria, keynote speaker Dan Vaillancourt on &#8220;The Soul of Education&#8221;, multicultural dances from India and the Philippines, storytelling and a closing dance circle.<\/p>\n<p>Prizes were given to children for participation in a Scavenger Hunt at the Fair Table exhibits, and to adults who participated in the fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>There was a great spirit of unity, apparent\u00a0in the joy and laughter of participants of all ages,\u00a0and\u00a0dedicated help of the many volunteers who made the event happen!<\/p>\n<p>Photos and comments have been posted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1648605712071416\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook Event page<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05285.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-393\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-393\" src=\"https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05285-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05285\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05285-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05285-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05285.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05285-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05439.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-394\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-394\" src=\"https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05439-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05439\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05439-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05439-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05439.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/victoriamultifaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05439-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Family Faith Fair held in honour of the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week was a great success, with over 150 attending. 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