Charity concert in Carmel Valley to benefit 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 Ukr...
Not with words, but with deeds. How the Facebook group “Who's Flying” helps organize the Ukrainian diaspora to effectively send aid to the front lines
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, unif...
Hromada Donation Report In the Time of War | February 24th -April 26th, 2022
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 overhe...
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 ...
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...
On September 18, 2021, a charity evening organized by the Hromada community and the Angelik Foundation took place in Tiburon. Guests were entertained with music and singing, and the main event was a video meeting with Vi...
On August 14, 2021, Ukrainians in Northern California participated in the Kids Fun Festival in Cupertino, one of Silicon Valley's largest children's festivals. They represented Ukraine with a tent displaying ethnic costu...
On April 9, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra gave a charity concert in support of Ukraine. The anthem was performed standing up, the music conveyed both the beauty and the horror of war, and the finale symbolized pea...
The First Ukrainian Kindergarten in Beeria
In San Jose, Ukrainian Alona Tsymbaliuk opened the first Ukrainian kindergarten, Happy Explorers Preschool. The institution has been operating since 2021, offering education and upbringing in Ukrainian, combining educati...
