On Monday August 8th, 2022 our Rotary Club were glad to hear from our partners in the Rotary Club of Rivne, Ukraine about the ongoing situation in their country. Since March 2022, the Rotary Club of Alliston, with donations from members and the community has provided over $32,000 in Humanitarian Grants to the Rotary Club of Rivne. Our guest speakers were our Rotarian friends, Yulia Melianchuk - President of the RC of Rivne and Olha Novytska - Global Grant Lead - RC of Rivne. Rotary District 2232 Governor Vitalii Lesko provided a summary of how Rotary is helping across the country of Ukariane. All 3 guest speakers talked about the challenges they are facing and how our donations have assisted them in providing humanitarian support to their community and country.
Food, bedding and emergency safety supplies...just a few of the items purchased with the humanitarian grant money.
Bios for our speakers:
Yulia Melianchuk - President of the Rotary Club of Rivne, Ukraine
Yulia Melianchuk is the current President of the Rotary Club of Rivne and has been a member since 2017. Yulia was club secretary in 2019-2020. Her first job was at Metro Cash & Carry in both Rivne and Lviv. She is currently HR Manager at SoftServe, an IT company. Yulia is also a former member of The Rotaract Club of Rivne.
Olha Novytska - Global Grant Lead - Rotary Club of Rivne, Ukaraine
Olha Novytska, immediate past president of The Rotary Club of Rivne, is the current treasurer for the club and the Chair of her District's Foundation Grant Subcommittee. She has a PhD in Engineering and is Associate Professor at The National University of Water and Environmental Engineering. Olha is a former member of The Rotaract Club of Rivne.
Yulia Melianchuk is the current President of the Rotary Club of Rivne and has been a member since 2017. Yulia was club secretary in 2019-2020. Her first job was at Metro Cash & Carry in both Rivne and Lviv. She is currently HR Manager at SoftServe, an IT company. Yulia is also a former member of The Rotaract Club of Rivne.
Olha Novytska - Global Grant Lead - Rotary Club of Rivne, Ukaraine
Olha Novytska, immediate past president of The Rotary Club of Rivne, is the current treasurer for the club and the Chair of her District's Foundation Grant Subcommittee. She has a PhD in Engineering and is Associate Professor at The National University of Water and Environmental Engineering. Olha is a former member of The Rotaract Club of Rivne.