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Winnipeg barber raises more than $1K for refugees

A Winnipeg barber wants to help refugees, like himself, just starting out in Manitoba.

Ali Al-dulaimi, owner of the WKND Barber Shop, donates Monday’s sales to refugee agency

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Winnipeg barber raises more than $1K for refugees

9 years ago
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A Winnipeg barber wants to help refugees, like himself, just starting out in Manitoba.

A Winnipeg barber wants to help refugees, like himself, just starting out in Manitoba.

Ali Al-dulaimi owns the WKND Barber Shop on McDermot Avenue in Winnipeg. He is also a former refugee from Iraq.

"When I was in the refugee camp I was always looking for a home and I was looking for people to help me," he recalled. Al-dulaimi settled in Manitoba in 1996.
Ali Al-dulaimi, owner of the WKND Barber Shop is donating all the money he makes from sales on Monday to the refugee agency, Welcome Place. (CBC/Jeff Stapleton)
Winnipeg barber Ali Al-dulaimi, originally from Iraq, wants to give back because he said he remembers how hard it was when he was a refugee. (CBC/Jeff Stapleton)

"When people ... help you it can mean a lot."

All sales made at WKND on Monday, plus any additional donations from clients, will be donated to Welcome Place, he said. 

"They can do whatever they need to do with it," said Al-dulaimi.

The barber hopes to raise $3,000 on Monday and as of 5:00 p.m. Al-dulaimi was confident he raised more than $1,000. He plans to stay open past closing time at 7 p.m. if it means making his goal.

"We're blessed, we got everything, God blessed us with everything and we should give back to people who [don't] have anything," said Al-dulaimi.

The WKND Barber Shop is located at 233 McDermot Ave. in Winnipeg. 

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