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Somali Canadian Association of Etobicoke, The South Riverdale Community Health Centre, The Somali Canadian North York-based Unison Health Association of Etobicoke will and Community Services and use its more than $45,000 the Ontario Regional Addictions Partnership Committee. share of U.S.-based website Gawker’s crowd-sourced money The three other organizations from its online will use the funds ‘Crackstarter’ toward its drug campaign to programs. It’s a small number Cook reported mentor Somali youth away from (of youth) creating the total amount a life of drugs, during the problems that get raised campaign was violence and the attention of the $201,199, but killings. Six weeks ago, public...who see between the fees Gawker editor-infor the service us as the Somali that hosted the chief John Cook announced the community in crisis. campaign, and campaign had PayPal, which – Osman Ali, Somali Canadian successfully processed the Association of Etobicoke raised $200,000 fees, the remainto buy the alleged ing total was video of Toronto Mayor Rob $184,782.61. Ford allegedly smoking crack The money will be divided cocaine. He said if the money equally, with each organization did not buy the video, Gawker receiving $46,195.65. T h e So m a l i Ca n a d i a n would donate it to a Canadian Association of Etobicoke will charity. Cook wrote Thursday the use the money to hire a fullmoney would be split among the >>>MENTORSHIP, page 9
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