Chicago Fundraiser to Benefit Courage of Ukraine

111 North Lake Shore Drive,Chicago IL 60601

30 June, 2022

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DONATE HERE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=YN82LXASGRYMW The fundraising effort was conceived by Chicagoans Wendy Fairchild and Steve Lynch, who watched what was happening in Ukraine and felt compelled to act. “I work in the medical field and know many doctors in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village who have family there or who have traveled to Ukraine to help,” Fairchild says. “It’s been difficult to hear what’s going on and not do anything about it.”She says that Lynch, her partner in the effort, a retired UAL pilot and also a retired Air Force pilot, has spent time living and working throughout Europe; including before and during the fall of the Soviet Union, the rise of independent Ukraine, and the Bosnian Crisis that followed soon after; and has witnessed the terrible costs of senseless war. The evening will kick off at 6:30 p.m. with a sit-down dinner featuring remarks by John Hewko, General Secretary and CEO of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation. Hewko’s parents fled advancing Soviet armies across war-torn Europe — from Ukraine to refugee camps in southern Germany — and then began a new life in the United States. He says his desire to give back to the country that welcomed his parents is what motivated his interest in public service. Also speaking will be Mick Safron, Sr. Vice President of the Ukrainian American Coordination Council. He will address the efforts of UACC as they have pivoted from cultural, business, and humanitarian efforts to the sudden need to provide Ukrainians the tools to defend themselves from the baseless war that Putin has suddenly and mercilessly unleashed on the men, women, and children of Ukraine.