The Mountain View Teachers Association made a donation of $1,500 to the Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund this morning.
Chance Henderson, the President of MVTA, spoke about why they chose the Family Fund.
There's a clear need for support for humanitarian response, and when this Fund was established, it presented an opportunity to take in, and support, Ukrainian families, seeking refuge in the Parkland, from the conflict.
The Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund has been taking donations for just over three weeks, and has already raised $80,000, according to Jim Perchaluk, President of the Ukrainian Folk Arts Centre, and a trustee for the Fund.
In just a few weeks, we not have only set up the fund to collect donations but, with the help of many excellent volunteers, we have established a Family Selection Committee, and a Family Support Team.
The Fund organizers have reached out to the Federal and Provincial governments, as well as the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, to inform them of the Fund.
They have requested the names and contact information of families in war-stricken regions in Ukraine, who are willing to move and settle permanently in the Parkland.
There is another cheque presentation scheduled for Wednesday, April 6th, at the Dauphin Active Living Centre, which is planning to make a donation of $5,000 to the Fund.
You can get more information about the Fund, by calling Larry at 204-648-5904, or Karen at 204-648-3567.
