"My country is Canada."

Tarek Bin Yameen was once a refugee himself, having grown up amid civil war in Yemen. Now a medical student, he and his family came to Canada 16 years ago. Knowing the trauma kids from Syria have experienced, he wanted to give back.

via Tarek Bin Yameen

Last weekend, he and his wife Imman Sarhan volunteered at an event for the 400 Syrians — half of whom are children — staying at Toronto's Plaza Hotel. They were in charge of an arts and crafts table and the results will fill your cold Canadian heart with warmth.

"I anticipated that perhaps some of the children might draw images of war considering the trauma they may have experienced," said Bin Yameen. "But I was extremely taken aback by how they wanted to draw the Canadian flag."

"I anticipated that perhaps some of the children might draw images of war considering the trauma they may have experienced," said Bin Yameen. "But I was extremely taken aback by how they wanted to draw the Canadian flag."