“On the Field of Blood” Charity event
Dear friends!
We are pleased to invite you to a charity evening of theatrical readings of Lesya Ukrainka's works by theater and film actors from Kyiv!
Olena Sikorska, Maryna Anisovych, Oleksandr Lytovchenko, and Pavlo Wiener will perform at Ukrainian Hall San Francisco to support the initiative of the non-profit organization Gromada to raise funds for such extremely important purposes as evacuation transport.
The program includes readings of the plays Possessed and In a Field of Blood.
During the intermission, there will be an auction with valuable items!
All of us have a great opportunity to experience the depth of Lesya Ukrainka's work performed by our talented Ukrainian actors and to contribute to the fundraising.
The recommended donation of $50 includes a delicious snack, dessert, tea, and coffee.
See you there, friends!
You can make a donation here:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-
Event Report
On March 2, Saturday, Ukrainian Hall San Francisco, at the initiative of Hromada, gathered fans of Lesya Ukrainka's work at the theatrical event “On the Field of Blood” Charity evening where the readings of the works “Obsessed” and “On the Field of Blood” took place. The audience has long been waiting for such an event and the hall was filled to capacity.
The highly professional performance of the actors from Kyiv - Olena Sikorska, Marina Anisovych, Aleksandr Litovchenko, Pavlo Viner - transported the audience back thousands of years to the time of Christ and made them experience sincere emotions.
Lesya Ukrainka's work united us for a common goal: raising funds for evacuation vehicles.
I'm happy to report that thanks to your presence, generosity and active participation in the auction, we managed to reach and even exceed our collection!
After organization costs:
PayPal fee -$47.52
Square fee -$60.37
Food expenses - $348.50
Great result - $9,101.61!!!
We are grateful to our talented actors, the rector of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Father Peter, and the church administration for kindly providing the hall, vendors with a wide range of souvenirs, and financial support for our event. We would like to thank Royal Phoenix (Anastasia Nalyvaiko) and Krystyna Kozyuk for generously donating items for the auction. Ivan Haid and Marta Kaplun for their help in organizing the evening, Taras Tu for technical and sound support.
The most valuable lot - the flag of the Special Operations Forces signed by the Hero of Ukraine, General and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 2019-2024 Valeriy Zaluzhnyi - was purchased for $3,500!
Again and again we are convinced that united we achieve our goals and continue to help our valiant defenders!
A photo report on the purchased evacuation vehicle will be posted upon its purchase.
Once again, we thank everyone involved!
Glory to Ukraine!
Glory to the Heroes!
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