Help Ukraine: February 24 Fundraiser in NYC
Dear Friends,
As many of you know, Mary has been involved with Help Ukraine’s Operation Palyanytsa since the start of the war last year. In March 2022, she went to Warsaw and the Medyka border crossing with Ukraine to help with the flow of refugees out of the country. Right now, she is in Kiev with the same great people from Help Ukraine, working on rebuilding the Ukrainian handicrafts industry by facilitating exports from Ukraine to major US retailers. We believe that this group makes the best use of the resources available. Help Ukraine is an accredited 501(c)(3) under US tax laws.
Mary and I are proud, as part of the Host Committee, to invite you to attend a fundraiser for Help Ukraine on Friday, February 24, 2023 at the Harvard Club in Midtown Manhattan. The link is below. As you will see, the program will center on describing the work that Help Ukraine is doing with Internal Displaced People – in particular women and children. Help Ukraine has developed treatments and modalities to assist women in dealing with the trauma of sexual assault, unwanted pregnancies and STDs. The organization has allied itself with women who have been running shelters for battered women in Ukraine for decades. Your donations will fund amazing work that helps people rebuild their lives in the most difficult circumstances. Proceeds from the event will help continue the mission with a special focus on building resiliency. These initiatives will focus on mental health programs including, PTSD support and trauma informed best practices.
We also want to thank so many of you who have previously donated generously to the cause. When Mary went to help in 2022, she brought more than $50,000 in medical supplies that had been donated by our group of friends. She left with six duffel bags filled with lifesaving bandages, clotting factors, medicines and sleeping bags. She returned with the experience of having delivered your loving kindness to people in need.
We hope to see you in NYC on February 24. If you cannot come, but have the ability to donate, you can also do that by clicking on the link below.
https://donorbox.org/events/405247
Slava Ukraine,
Mitch