Update from Heart4Children Canada
Posted on Nov 04, 2016
Thursday October 27, 2016
Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona
8310 Roper Rd
Edmonton, AB
T6E 6E3
As we head Into our 18th year of service in Ukraine, we would like to say thank you for your continued support over the years.
Thank you for your support last year as we raised funds for a newer vehicle so that we could continue to bring humanitarian aid and food to isolated villages north of Kiev.
Ukraine continues to struggle with the conflict in Eastern Ukraine as Russia continues to support the rebels who are fighting the Ukrainian army. The Russian army has also congregated along the Crimean/Ukrainian Border. Our concerns are with the many families who are being displaced due to this conflict in Ukraine.
We would like to take this time to say thank you for the help Rotary provided with Mercy House Children's Camp in Crimea. Since the spring of 2014 after Russia occupied Crimea we have had no access to our property. This past summer we were able to register our land and house under the Russian Government. As we are not able to sell the property, we are now in the process of looking to trade our property with someone in Kiev or west of Kiev.
We will then start to plan to purchase property west of Kiev to hold Summer camp for children.
As winter approaches, more help will be needed to supply aid, food, medical supplies and warm clothing for families in need.
Thank you again for your support and consideration of these needs.
Regards,
Gordon and Laila Craddock
Heart4Children Canada