Leaving home to move to another country is no small task.
To date, the Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund has moved 67 families to the area, and today we learn a bit about that experience.
Yuliia Bondorenko arrived with her family as part of the 12 families through the Fund and was amazed by the generosity of Dauphin.
"We are so thankful at the opportunity to be here and we are so thankful to everybody who was helping, and who is still helping."
Yuliia had searched for places to live after deciding to leave the dangers of war behind, and Dauphin popped up, as the Family Fund was online.
She'd read about the area and its cultural background but was still pleasantly surprised by the warmth of the welcome her family received.
"When we arrived, they greeted us as family. They provided us with a place to live, and when we entered the apartment it wasn't just like an apartment, it was all furnished, and they left all sorts of small things that make the apartment home."
Even outside of the Fund, Yuliia felt welcome by the whole community.
"Even in our daily routine, I see people in a store or somewhere else and they do recognize that I'm Ukrainian and they start speaking Ukrainian to me! I'm so surprised, I'm in Canada... and they speak Ukrainian to me. It's so awesome, it makes me feel like home."
While the Ukrainian Family Fund is slowing down after 2 years and over 200 people brought to the parkland, they continue to act as an inspiration, exemplifying the community support that Dauphin offers.
