Humanitarian Aid Webinar: Supporting Ukraine - One Year Later

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This Webinar was livestreamed on Thursday, 16 February, 2023 via zoom. 0:00 - Tamara Gallo Olexy, Executive Director, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) - https://ucca.org/team 3:57 - Rachael Ray - Host of the award-winning daytime TV show – The Rachael Ray Show – is a celebrity cook, TV personality, businesswoman and author. Working with UCCA, Rachael has been able to deliver hundreds of thousands of dollars of assistance to Ukraine’s most-vulnerable – its children. Through her generosity & ingenuity, she has equipped an entire kitchen enabling her to conduct cooking classes. 20:03 - William McNulty – former US Marine who Heads Operation White Stork, previous cofounder of Team Rubicon and founder Team Rubicon Global. Acting as an essential partner with Operation White Stork (OWS), UCCA is supporting the procurement and assembly of vital lifesaving IFAKs (military-grade individual first aid kits) that are distributed by OWS directly to the frontlines to Ukraine’s armed forces and territorial defense units. 30:46 - Brett Velicovich - American drone expert, former U.S. Army intelligence and special operations soldier and author. Working with a specialist, UCCA was the first organization to purchase vital “eyes” to help protect Ukraine and her people. UCCA’s partners deliver drones to help secure transportation routes, supply lines, as well as to equip our men and women on the frontlines. 38:40 - General Discussion Andriy Futey, President, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) - https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/about/leadership/andrew-futey UCCA has been soliciting, purchasing, delivering, and distributing crucial assistance to Ukraine since before 2022. Throughout this war, we have provided several millions worth of non-lethal assistance to our freedom defenders, along with direct humanitarian and medical aid to help alleviate the challenges Ukrainians continue to face due to russia's full-scale, genocidal invasion. Review UCCA’s Aid Reports: https://ucca.org/aidreports/ Donate to UCCA's #supportukraine fund: https://mtyc.co/kb1eof https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-6219868 https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/136219868