Fall Fundraiser this Monday!

Over the last few months we’ve grown our panel of translators and helped over 50 people with their immigration documents. We have to keep up our work, capacity and momentum.

This Monday, September 25, come honor our big summer, enjoy a special drinks menu created by the wonderful people at Bar Nice, take a chance on a raffle with crazy cool stuff, and help the Refugee Translation Project make its GIANT GOAL of $10,000!!!

$5 suggested donation at the door. Order from the benefit menu and Bar Nice will donate $2 a drink to the project!

Monday, September 25, 5-8pm, Bar Nice (Downtown Brooklyn’s newest destination for quality hangs) at 140 Lawrence Street between Fulton Street and Willoughby, steps from almost every subway.

40 Families and Individuals Helped!

Since we began in May, we have provided free translation services to 40 families and individuals.

We have helped more people than we expected with the funds we raised in our first two campaigns, but those funds are nearly depleted. Our current campaign ends this month. Please help us raise our goal of $10000.

Ways you can help:

1) You can make a tax-deductable donation
2) Share this project with your friends, family, colleagues and other community members to solicit donations through the website,
3) Host an evening mixer/fundraiser and invite people you would believe would be interested in the Refugee Translation Project,
4) Let us now about grants and foundations that could provide us with funding, and
4) Introduce us to other people who might be interested in supporting the project. These people could be lawyers, successful immigrants concerned for current immigrants, or general philanthropists/potential philanthropists hoping to help newcomers to the metropolitan area.

Summer Update

Hello and happy August!

It’s been a busy summer here at the Refugee Translation Project! As word got out about our services, we have been able to help clients through the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and a local immigration attorney.

I’ve continued to translate the majority of Turkish to English documents while another Turkish translator picks up the overflow, as well as translates all of the English to Turkish documents. We have one Arabic translator working on a case right now.

Since the beginning the Refugee Translation Project we have provided free translations for 11 families! Translations have included personal statements, medical records, identification documents, court affidavits, newspaper articles, and other supporting documents that are being used to support their asylum cases.

In three months we have spent just over half of the $4500 we raised during our initial fundraising campaigns. Demand is picking up and we want to continue our work. I ask you now to consider supporting our Summer Fundraising Campaign. We have a big goal, $10,000 and we have already raised $2,075. We know we can make it and guess what! When we get to $5,000 ioby will give us another $500.

One VERY fun way to support the project is to host a party. This could be a bar night, a dance party, an afternoon tea or even a bake sale! Let Damian or Jen know if you are down for an end of summer fundraising soiree.

Again, we are so proud of what we have achieved with you. Thank you for making it happen.