Saskatoon singer, businessman help Syrian refugees
A Syrian child giggles as she sees herself on Elly Thorn’s new music video. It plays on a large screen during a news conference in Saskatoon.
Thorn, a singer-songwriter from Saskatchewan, asked local refugee families to be apart of the video, which she turned into a major fundraising effort. Every dollar raised by downloading Thorn’s song “You Didn’t Even Know Me” will go to organizations that support Syrian refugees.
Thorn said two women approached her with tears in their eyes after hearing her perform the song last year. They asked if she’d consider using the track to help Syrian refugees in Canada.
During Friday’s launch, Saskatoon businessman Kay Nasser announced he would match up to $100,000 dollars raised through the song. A Lebanese immigrant with family in Syria, Nasser said he was compelled to help.