Articles - 2022

🇺🇦 Blue/Yellow for Ukraine USA helps the Ukrainian Armed Forces with drones, body armor, and medical supplies solely through donations from the public. Their mission is simple: “Ukraine's victory is the victory of the entire free world.”

Total amount of money sent to Ukraine: $446,177.54City: Goshiv village, Kalush district, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Charity organization "You Are an Angel" accommodation, food and entertainment for orphans – $3,000 (02/08/2023)City: Warsaw, Poland, MEDIASHOP MAREK KWIECINSKI purchase of equipment for the non-profit organization "Ch...

Volunteers are changing the world. California has launched the PUC: Ukrainian Mission Project, which helps Ukrainian students displaced by war to study at Pacific Union College. Young people receive accommodation, meals, and support in their studies. This is further proof that kindness transcends distance.

On Sunday, August 21, a charity concert organized by the non-profit organization Hromada (San Francisco) and Mr. Paul Laub took place in Reno, Nevada. Talented artists from the Ukrainian community of Northern California gave the audience an unforgettable musical experience, and those present had the opportunity to support Ukraine.

Andriy Fil, carrying the Ukrainian flag, completed the San Francisco Marathon in less than three hours, dedicating his run to the soldiers defending their homeland. The event was accompanied by fundraising in support of Hromada initiatives, with the proceeds going to aid Ukraine.

On June 19, 2022, a charity concert in support of Ukraine was held in Carmel Valley, organized by the Hromada community. Ukrainian songs, dances, and sincere words of support united everyone present in their love for Ukraine and faith in its victory.

Ivan Gaidarli, a 28-year-old Odessa native living in San Francisco, organized a volunteer “air bridge” for the Ukrainian Armed Forces together with his friends. They find passengers on Facebook, pack first aid kits, uniforms, equipment, and drones into suitcases, and send them via airlines, often free of charge. Since March, they have made about 10 shipments—more than 6 tons of aid. Ivan says that the main thing is to unite, because only together can we survive.

Hromada is actively collecting funds and sending them overnight each day to Ukraine to areas most affected by war – Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Kyiv, and other. We do not sit on the money and have no overhead expenses ...

On February 27, 2022, a large rally in support of Ukraine took place near City Hall in San Francisco. Hundreds of people from the Ukrainian and other diasporas came out with flags, slogans, and songs. Representatives of Hromada, Nova Ukraine, MaidanSF, clergy, and Consul General of Ukraine Dmytro Kushnaryk spoke at the rally. There were calls to close the skies and increase military and humanitarian aid. Russians who condemned the Kremlin also joined the rally. The rally lasted more than four hours and ended with chants of “Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!” and calls for unity and support.

January 2022 became a month of anticipation of war. The Kremlin demanded that the West limit Ukraine's sovereignty, but encountered a firm stance. Biden demonstrated that there would be no concessions to dictators. Putin has trapped himself — any move will lead to his downfall. It is not Ukrainians who should fear war. It is Putin who should fear it.