Mark Uecker brought us a touching request. Mark and his friends, while traveling the Ukraine singing with their choir, were cared for by a wonderful, gentle man. In the years hence, as the war has taken ov
er their world, this gentle man has taken on care of kids in a local orphanage. He's been making sure the children get the care they need in the face of the destruction they've seen. Mark has been helping these folks out regularly, and asked if we'd be interested as well.
When the Nokomis verifies that a charity is legitimate and the money will go where it's needed, it can take work. In rare cases though, we have a good and trusted friend describing the charity and vouching for the destination. Mark Uecker is all the good word we need.
The Nokomis will donate $100 without conditions, and match 1:1 donations to the cause up to a total of $500. This means your donations go twice as far. Thank you to the membership for approving the amount, for the members present that pledged support. And in late breaking news, there is another $500 available from a personal source, meaning that up to the first $1000 donated will be matched. Please consider giving to help.
To donate, get the money to the Nokomis treasury and we'll gather it to one convenient donation. There are a couple of fee-free ways to get the funds to the Nokomis, the ways are detailed on this web page. We'll collect funds through at least the Independence Day Weekend, the collect and forward the funds to where they will do the most good.
- Ukrainians of all ages and walks of life have come together to create "trench candles" for soldiers on the front line. The process is fairly simple: cardboard sheets are cut up into lines, then twisted and fitted inside tin cans, the cans are then filled with mixture of wax and paraffin.
Thank you for your generosity, one and all!
