| June 2010 | Ivana Kupala Party |
1 2 3 4 | Ukraine Charity hosted on 24th June 2010 its annual thematic Ivana Kupala party and fundraised over £3,000 for charitable causes in Ukraine. The proceeds will be used to support several specific projects including a purchase of medical equipment for cancer patients at a childrens’ hospital in Zhytomyr, and supporting a family-type orphanage of 12 children in Kherson. The programme included champagne reception and canapés, Ukrainian cuisine from professional chef Igor Stassiouk followed by traditional Ukrainian spirits, charity auction and a thematic party. . Please click here to see some pictures from the event. |
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| May 2010 | Support a developmental program |
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| Igor Makar is a Ternopil native working in London. He raised £2,000 for Ukraine Charity in order to support a developmental program for Ukrainian children from families affected by alcohol abuse and provision of survival kits (kitchen utensils, alarm clocks, towels, hygienic items, etc) to Ukrainian students leaving orphanages and moving into university dormitories.
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| April 2010 | Virgin London Marathon |
 | Brent is an Australian living in London. He was participating in the Virgin London Marathon 2010, which took place on the 25th April 2010, in order to raise funds for Ukrainian kids to enable more Ukrainian orphans have a chance to experience a childhood and a family atmosphere. We encourage everyone to visit Brent’s fundraising page to see more details about the project and support it via www.justgiving.com/Brent-Connell. |
| February 2010 | The Art for Orphans Project |
. .. . | Liliya Rogova, the Director of ArteLia, a contemporary art dealer specialising in Ukrainian art, has initiated "The art for Orphans Project". . The project has been created to help Ukrainian orphans learn about art in a fun and engaging way, with the help of renowned Ukrainian artists assisting them in practising painting techniques. Through 10-sessions in each orphanage in the city of Kirovograd and its region the team of artists and art teachers will help children open up through creative expression, teach the orphans how to see the beauty in everyday life and find creative solutions in various situations. . ArteLia will donate 10% of all proceeds from the sale of its works at a series of art fairs to fund the project. . Ukraine Charity would like to thank Liliya for this initiative and encourages everyone to support this project via justgiving.com |
November 2009 | Transatlantic sailing boat race |
 | On November 22, four French guys David Le Broussois, Lionel Durix, Laurent Barneoud and Gilles Schlutig have started a transatlantic sailing boat race ARC 2009 from Grand Canaria to St. Lucia. During this challenging project (18 days of sailing) the team has fundraised £4,300 to support family-run orphanages in Ukraine. . Ukraine Charity would like to express our utmost gratitude to David and his team for taking on this admirable initiative. In fact, this is the first team initiative, where the fundraising effort was led by non-Ukrainians. |
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Sep 2009 . | Adidas Women's 5km Run . |
 | Ukraine Charity is pleased to congratulate Ganna Motrych with successful completion of Adidas Women’s 5km challenge run. This is an excellent example of the proactive young lady who with the help of Ukraine Charity’s partners at www.detdom.info identified a charitable project for orphans in her home-town Kharkiv and is fundraising £2,000. Ganna's justgiving page will be valid for some time and you are welcome to contribute to this project.
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August 2009 . | Climbing Kilimanjaro . |
 | Our fellow Ukrainian professional Kostyantyn Syvokhin has climbed Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain (5,895m) and fundraised over £3,600 to purchase 60 beds for an orphanage in Kryvyy Rih. Please click here to see some pictures from the climb and a short summary on prime time news by Inter channel. . This is an admirable achievement and Ukraine Charity would like to thank Kostya and encourage you to contribute to his project via justgiving.com/konstantin |
July 2009 . | Ivana Kupala Eve in London . |
 | Ukraine Charity hosted its 2nd Annual Ivana Kupala Eve fundraiser on July 2, 2009. The event was attended by over 80 guests and raised over £5,500. Held at central London's Divo restaurant, the evening was sponsored by Ukraine International Airlines and Sayenko Kharenko Law Firm, and featured a live auction as well as special guest performance by Ukrainian pop-star Katya Chilly. £3,000 of the proceeds will be used to renovating Verhnyodnipryanskyy orhanage. Please click here to see some pictures from the event. |
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January 2009 . | Catholic and Orthodox Christmas . |
 | During this festive Christmas season many of us are thinking of giving to the less fortunate. The money fundraised by our Charity at this time will be used in full on charitable projects for children-orphans in Ukraine in 2009. You can donate online click -> Merry Christmas kids! using secure service of justgiving.com Alternatively you can use online banking: Sort-code: 400244, Account number: 51837605 |
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December 2008 . | Charity Auction . |
 | Ukraine Charity is thankful to Mrs Anne Oakshott who has kindly offered to hold an auction in aid of our Charity. The auction will feature new contemporarily works by Vladimir Piven, an acclaimed Ukrainian artist. The Champaign reception followed by the art auction will take place on Friday, December 5th 2008. The organisers expect approximately 120 attendees. Click here for the information leaflets about the event and the Ukraine Charity. . . . |
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October 2008 . | Birmingem Half-Marathon . |
 | On October 26, Andre Samson, a Ukrainian-Brit, successfully completed the Birmingham Half-Marathon and fundraised almost £6,000 GBP for the Ukraine Charity. Andre, in his own words: "My experience of the Birmingham half-marathon was - I loved every minute of it. It was a great day out. Yarkiy Deny! I got involved with it because I love to run long distances and it was always my dream to give something back to my HomeLand, UKRAINA. Davay Davay!" Ukraine Charity thanks Andre for both his generous donation and his commitment to bettering the lives of young people in Ukraine. . |
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Sep 2008 . | Berlin Marathon . |
 | Mariana Baldwin, a Swede living in the UK, ran the Berlin Marathon on 28th September and fundraised for the Ukraine Charity. We thank Mariana for choosing Ukraine Charity as the beneficiary of her fundraising campaign, which raised over £700. . |
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June 2008 . | Ivana Kupala Eve in London . |
 | Ukraine Charity hosted a fundraising dinner with a traditional Ivana Kupala theme, and raised over £6,000. . Please find attached a press release and some pictures from the event. All the money went to support funding this year's annual Help Us Help the Children (HUHTC) summer camp held in July 2008 for three weeks in Vorokhta, situated in Western Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains. |
The camp's 500 orphans come from across the country and learn valuable life-skills like First Aid, computers and team-building. They make new friendships, participate in Ukrainian traditions, and are encouraged to speak in Ukrainian only, as some of the campers come from Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine. A highlight of the camp includes the annual hike to the summit of Mount Hoverla, Ukraine's highest peak.
Ukraine Charity thanks the Chopivsky Family Foundation for its financial support!
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| April 2008 . | London Flora Marathon . |
 | Ukraine Charity is grateful to its supporter Taras Chaban who sucessfully completed 42km of the London Flora Marathon on Sunday, 13 April 2008, helping fundraise over £5,600. . Taras is a co-founder and director of the Ukrainian British City Club and a prominent member of the Ukrainian community in the UK. We would like to encourage you to support this initiative by visiting Taras's fundraising page and donating via secure service of justgiving.com click -> here . . . . |
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January 2008 . | Catholic and Orthodox Christmas . |
| | During this festive Christmas season many of us are thinking of giving to the less fortunate. The money fundraised by our Charity at this time will be used in full on charitable projects for children-orphans in Ukraine in 2008. You can donate online by visiting Merry Christmas kids using secure service of justgiving.com Alternatively you can use online banking: Sort-code: 400244, Account number: 51837605 |
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November 2007 . | New York City Marathon . |
| One of the co-founders and trustees of Ukraine Charity, Ihor Okhrimenko completed the New York City Marathon on Sunday, 4 November 2007, and helped fundraise over £6,500 to finance refurbishment of the halls of residence of the Communal Orphanage No.2 in Lviv, Ukraine. . The New York City Marathon its 37,800 runners is the largest marathon race in the world where a lot of professional athletes and people with different backgrounds and ambitions commit to a 42 km race as well as fundraise for charitable causes. . . |
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