When Rola Dagher first heard about the blast that rocked Beirut last week, she couldn't move. Dagher, a Lebanese Canadian businesswoman who now lives in Toronto, said she knew she had to help. Those calls led to the formation of the Lebanese Canadian Coalition that has pledged to raise $2.5 million for relief efforts in Beirut. The Lebanese Canadian Coalition is trying to raise $2.5 M to donate toward recovery efforts. One of its leaders is Rola Dagher, the president of Cisco Canada.

Source: CBC News August 13, 2020 01:52 UTC