With the redirected wedding funds and the support of their guests, the couple was able to raise $17,500. Jackson says these funds will help the Ryerson University Lifeline Syria Challenge, which connects citizens who want to be private sponsors with people who have been displaced by the humanitarian crisis in Syria.

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