Ukrainians in Halifax raise money for their country by showcasing their culture
The Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Nova Scotia Branch will host a fundraising event in an effort to support theThe Halifax Stand with Ukraine event will showcase and celebrate the country’s culture.
Many others who are in similar predicaments as Skypor feel the same way. Vlad Snytkin recently returned to Halifax from the Polish capital, Warsaw, last week. He spent two weeks there helping Ukrainian refugees and helping family and friends file paperwork so they can eventually come to Canada.While hearing the harrowing stories of refugees in Warsaw, Snyktin contacted the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress and decided to unite to host the fundraising event.
“We also want to have a virtual reality tour so there’s a lot of beauty of Ukrainian towns like Kyiv and Lviv so we want people to see how beautiful Ukraine was before the war,” says Stanislav Serebriakov.Ukrainians aren’t alone in their quest to fundraise for the war-torn country. Russian national Mizurkina says she felt saddened and guilty by war inflicted on Ukraine by her native land and felt obligated to lend a hand.
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