Helping Ukraine

OUR SCHOOL HELPING UKRAINE
Наша школа допомагає Україні

2022-2023: #StandWithUkraine

We work closely with St. Andrew's UOC to collect funds and medical supplies for Ukraine. Through the years we have developed a complete trust in them to handle shipping of supplies to Ukraine, as well as delivering to those who need help. You can donate on our own donation page with a note "Ukraine" or directly to St. Andrew's humanitarian relief efforts here: www.standrewuoc.org/

Thank you, Norman's Farm Market for teaming up with us in Spring 2022 and providing 10% of your sales to humanitarian support of Ukraine!

Please check them out and find locations of the farm stands at: normansfarmmarket.com

Humanitarian Assistance

Since March of 2022, Holy Trinity Ukrainian Church was focused on fundraising money “To SAVE UKRAINE and SAVE the WORLD!”
Our mission is to help with armored vehicles to deliver injured Ukrainians to the hospitals in Ukraine: as well as helping with the roofs over the damaged houses in Irpin’. With these goals, we have fundraised so far $14,500 with the Holy Trinity Church Community plus $5,300 with Olenka School of Music Community. Since the need in vehicles in Ukraine is growing very rapidly, we hope to raise money for at least 5 additional vehicles with the delicious Ukrainian homemade food!

This Thanksgiving and Christmas season Give a Gift of Love with delicious Ukrainian food to your friends, neighbors, relatives!

Humanitarian Assistance continues to be collected at school weekly. The list of items we are collecting has changed, based on feedback from Ukraine on what is needed. Supplies to "stop the bleed," especially the CAT-7 tourniquets, are undoubtedly in the most demand. Please see Tanya Murza's Amazon wish list for all of the items we are now collecting. (You certainly don't need to buy from here, it's just a concise way of getting the list to you.)

We will again be collecting and packing supplies outside or in the main alcove (in cse of rain), but please only bring items that are being requested (including, of course, items purchased from the prior list if you already have them). Some of you have asked about donations for Ukrainian refugees. At this point in time, neither the school nor St. Andrew UOC can accept donations of goods for refugees because they are not being sent overseas. Please do not bring donations for refugees to school to drop off. If the situation changes, we will absolutely let you know.

Postcards to support Azov Defenders.

One of our families is working with Kateryna Prokopenko, wife of Azov Battalion leader Denys Prokopenko, to raise funds for returned POW Azov defenders. Kateryna, an illustrator, has created a series of Azov/Mariupol-themed postcards (see images below) that she is selling to raise these funds. Postcards are $10 each. Please see Olha Chebanenko at school if you are interested. Here's a message from Olha. You can also read her post on Facebook.

Шановна громадо! Я звертаюся до Вас усіх з проханням допомогти мені розповсюдити листівочки присвячені Захисникам Азовсталі!

Минулого тижня у Вашингтоні перебувала делегація з України у складі трьох Захисників Маріуполя (двоє з них були у російському полоні), мами Іллі Самойленка, дружини Арсенія Федосюка і дружини нашого Легендарного Дениса Прокопенка з позивним Редис Катерини Прокопенко.

Катя викликає величезної пошани, адже ми знаємо, що Дениса звільнено з полону. Вона ж продовжує залишатися в Америці, бо їх команда має важливу місію від Асоціації родин Захисників Азовсталі задля прискорення процесів, пов’язаних з поверненням воїнів «Азову» додому. У звичайному житті Катерина Прокопенко - ілюстратор. До мене вона мала маленьке прохання розповсюдити створені нею листівочки, кожна з яких присвячена захисту Маріуполя, Азовсталі, України. Ціна листівочки 10$. Усі гроші, зібрані від продажу будуть передані Катерині Прокопенко, голові Асоціації родин захисників «Азовсталі» для збору боксів «Нарешті ти вдома». https://www.azovstalfamilies.com/
Наших хлопців поступово звільняють з полону. Вони обов‘язково усі повернуться додому. Тож благаємо, будь ласка, допоможіть зібрати кошти на коробки «Нарешті ти вдома».
Дякую, З повагою Ольга Чебаненко

2022 Debutante Ball and Benefit for Ukraine proceeds donated to United Help Ukraine

We are proud to announce that a donation has been made to United Help Ukraine from proceeds raised at our 2022 Debutante Ball and Benefit for Ukraine. The success of our event is attributed to the corporate sponsors who provided financial support, and the individual donors who generously contributed silent auction items. And of course, none of this would be possible without the enthusiastic participation of our guests on May 21, 2022 who kindly opened their hearts and wallets to get behind this cause. The event was an opportunity to celebrate our Debutantes and also show our unyielding support for the people of Ukraine.

Silent Auction Donors:
Mrs. Marta Legeckis, Ms. Elizabeth Noonan, Constellation Brands, Mr. Victor Suvyuk, Ms. Ola Rondiak, Ms. Mariana Kravcheniuk, Mr. Dorian Fedkiw, The Omni Shoreham Hotel, Blackfinn Restaurant, Mr. and Mrs. Dave and Terenia Chornodolsky, Ms. Stephanie Buck, Ms. Olena Nykytovych of Magical Photography, Grey Wolf Spirits, Mr. Ben Savery, Mr. and Mrs. Andrij and Luba Chornodolsky, MiddleKingdom Porcelein, Ms. Oleksanda Pavlyuk, The Clyde's Restaurant Group, Chocolate Chocolate, Mrs. Natalie Gawdiak, Pernod Richard, Mr. Ron Whaley

Corporate Sponsors:
Cassaday & Company Inc, Self-Reliance Baltimore Federal Credit Union, Charchalis & Company, C.P.A., Yuri and Irena Deychkiwsky (in honor of volunteer medical battalion Hospitaliery), Chopivsky Family Foundation, HRIM Band, NED Nest-Egg Digital Marketing, Lydia Benson, FI Consulting, IDI Billing Solutions, Fairfax City Dentist, King Farm Auto Service, Unitel, Olga Baczara DMD

Our amazing parent volunteer, Arne Hungerbuhler, who makes weekly delivery of humanitarian aid collected at school to St Andrew’s church. Thank you, Arne!

Thank you to Olya Chebanenko for coordinating the collection and packing of the humanitarian aid efforts weekly and to the entire school community for donations of medical and military support items and funds!