Share Home Refugee Sponsorship Committee connecting local residents to help Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion
That’s all it took to fill a request for an iPad tablet posted on Facebook by the Prince George For Ukraine Initiative.
The Antoshko’s took over the Prince George Yalenka Ukrainian Society’s humanitarian branch when Peter and Dianne Buhan moved to Kelowna and have for many years they’ve co-ordinated donations to charities in the Ukraine. They were just about to send eight boxes of school supplies when the Russians invaded Ukraine, Feb. 24.
Don Antoshko, a retired Prince George firefighter, has family roots in the Ukraine and he and his wife Mary have been active members of the Yalenka Ukrainian Cultural Society for 25 years. In 2008, they spent nearly a month touring all over Ukraine, a country of 44 million in an area the size of Alberta. Ukraine ranks as the poorest country in Europe, with a gross national income of $3,540 US in 2020.
“I don’t think there will be a lot of people going back to the Ukraine because a lot of people right now have nothing to come home to.” Share Hope helped connect some of the Ukrainian newcomers with Ness Lake Bible Camp and the UNBC Timberwolves kids soccer/basketball and through the Prince George Catholic Diocese eight families had the exclusive use of the church’s facilities at Camp Maurice. The Yalenka Dance Group is offering free memberships for them and the Prince George Track and Field Club has also waived its fees.
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