Maureen Leshem is a Canadian cousin of Romi Gonen, an Israeli woman kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 while attending the Nova Music Festival who could be one of the hostages freed in a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Leshem has advocated for Gonen’s release from captivity in the Gaza Strip since the terror attacks against Israel more than a year ago. In December, she organized a challah bake fundraiser in Toronto to support Gonen’s family in Israel. “We have not heard any news about Romi since last November, when we learned she was alive and in desperate need of medical attention for a gunshot wound to her hand,” says the fundraising site, which has more than $50,000 in donations.

Now, the family is hopeful that Gonen could be freed as early as Sunday, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas enters the final stages.