We Stand with Ukraine: A Benefit

133 Nautical Lane,Mount Pleasant SC 29466

16 April, 2022

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Oyster Roast + Live Music Benefit for Ukrainians impacted by the war Saturday, April 16th - Wando River Grill 133 nautical lane, Mt Pleasant, 29466 This is a homegrown, grassroots benefit put on by Rob and Yuliya Lowe (and our friends the Wando River Grill) to raise money for our Ukrainian friends and family impacted by the war. 100% of the proceeds (minus taxes and costs to put on the benefit) will go directly to them via Venmo/PayPal or some sort of direct digital transfer. In short: we will get this money to the people who we know need it. We also hope that when Ukraine is able to emerge from this, that we will have enough money to be able to contribute to the reconstruction of homes/buildings/schools that were bombed out in Mariupol and Kiev. All You Can Eat Oyster roast 12-3p (with options for non oyster eaters) Live music 12-5p: The Hibachi Heroes, Holy City Outlaws and more! Drink specials Silent auction Raffle Cornhole tournament Additional vendors More details coming as they are confirmed. We're pulling this together as fast as we can and thank everyone for your parts in helping to make this event as awesome as possible! - Rob A few words from Yuliya As many of you know, before I moved to Charleston in 2011, I was born and raised in Ukraine. This has been a tough day...week...month... Luckily my mom is in Charleston, and as of 3/14, my dad was able to make it out of Ukraine and landed safely in DC!. My aunt just this past week has just made it to Sweden. But my uncle, cousin, and multiple friends were not as lucky and are still in Kiev or other parts of Ukraine. For a lot of them conditions are too dangerous to leave. I hear their stories firsthand while speaking over Skype and Viber: 30-hour wait at the Polish border, men 18-60 (or even older) not being able to leave, or even Ukrainian citizens being killed by Russian soldiers while trying to leave. The dead people in the streets, the radio silence when the air raid sirens sound, the rationing of food, and the general fear of what the next day's attacks will bring is just terrible. People ask how they can help. While prayers, goodwill, and hope are certainly appreciated: the inevitable lost wages from not being able to work, the destruction of our hometown, and countless other costs from having your city bombed and attacked during war is hurting in ways we can't even imagine. Many of our friends asked where they could donate or send us money to forward where we felt it was needed most. As much as I wanted to be able to say: "donate to [fill in the blank] charity", we were all worried about waste, fees, and whether the money would actually benefit the people who I know need it. Rob and I, will be helping my family and friends with food, aid and money. I also have friends who can direct me towards smaller funds in Ukraine that can help distribute to other groups, that my family (my sister is also here in SC) will be donating to. Thank you! Yuliya