HUMANITARIAN AID COLLECTION FOR UKRAINE!!!

We are back at it again!!! Every week we will be continuing collecting humanitarian aid for Ukraine.

LOCATION - 3223 Millar Ave. “Insightrix” building

WHEN - Fridays 6-8 and Saturdays 5-8 pm.

As we approach winter time, the situation in Ukraine remains very challenging and difficult! Electricity and water are being turned on and off to conserve energy, russians are continuing their attacks, destruction and genocide against Ukrainian people. Those who are most vulnerable are becoming even more vulnerable and need our help.

We are urgently asking for donations of anything baby and kids related!

Donations List:

• GENTLY USED WINTER CLOTHING and FOOTWEAR - jackets, pants, winter suits, touques, gloves, socks, etc

• baby swings, chairs, rockers, playpens, mobiles,

• bottles, creams, soothers,

• diapers,

• formula, baby food,

• medicine, vitamins, etc.

We ask for gently used items as a consideration due to the cost of shipping as well as time it takes for sorting and packing.

Additional items we are collecting!!

🔹 Medical supplies - gauze, tape, medical gloves, Aspirin, Tylenol, Motrin, Advil, medical scissors, medics gowns and other such things.

🔸 Survival gear; sleeping bags, yoga mats, sleeping warm clothing,

🔹 (New or like new) Children’s toys

🔸 Non-perishable food items: noodles, rice, lentils, canned fruits, canned veggies, nuts, crackers, nutritional bars, chocolates and others.

CELEBRATING 7 YEARS since we STARTED!!!

It is unbelievable that it has already been 7 years since Olesya and Rostyk started this project together with the hundreds if not thousands of individuals that have been involved throughout! A lot has been achieved and our hopes and dreams are big for the future! So lets see how far we can stretch those dreams and make them realities!

Here are some NUMBERS for you of what has been achieved in the 7 years of our existence:

1. WEIGHT of PARCELS SHIPPED (all with humanitarian aid): 45,000 kg or 99,208 lbs

2. TOTAL MONEY RAISED: $375,000

3. TOTAL Number of KIDS Supported: OVER 9,000 across Ukraine

4. One of the main global funders and supporters of “City of Goodness” in Chernivtsi

UPDATES ON SHIPPING HUMANITARIAN AID

As you know in a state of war things continually shift and change. We are currently vacating our 3403 Faithful Ave. location and are looking for a new home. Please stay tuned for more details which will hopefully come soon with some good news.

FUNDRAISING

• We are also continuing to raise funds to be provide financial assistance to a Ukrainian shelter which is currently housing over 300 moms and kids and are looking to finish construction of “Building #4” which will house 200 more individuals.  Funds may also be used to move children to other safe locations or possibly out of the country. 

• We are also donating a portion of our funds to the volunteers who are helping the Ukrainian Armed Forces fight in this war.  Funds will go towards purchasing necessary survival equipment

• Those wishing to help with shipping costs, as little as $5-$10 dollars can get us a long way. Cost of a 40 foot shipping container (SeaCan) is approximately $12,000 for up to 20 tons of aid

 Currently donations can be made via:

etransfer: streamofhopes@gmail.com,

PayPal: PayPal.Me

Cash or cheque written to “Stream of Hopes”

WAR IN UKRAINE AND HUMANITARIAN AID INITIATIVE

As you may have seen in the news, Russia invaded Ukraine and declared war on February 24, 2022.  Days later and Russia continues its vicious attacks against Ukrainian people and many cities across Ukraine.  Humanitarian catastrophe and a genocide of Ukrainian people is happening in Ukraine right now.  People have lost everything they had and are either fighting in the war or fleeing for safety.   

Stream of Hopes is working on two fronts:

·        Starting a drive for a select number of humanitarian donations

·        Starting to raise funds to send to orphans, to send to the volunteers in the army and to help with shipment of humanitarian aid into Ukraine.

SOME OF OUR PROJECTS

CITY OF GOODNESS PROJECT

We are continuing to raise money and support the “City of Goodness” project led by Marta Levchenko from “I am Future of Ukraine” foundation in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. The City of Goodness is a real entity with purchased land and building located on the outskirts of Chernivsti. The purpose of this “City” is to build on what has been done with “Marta’s Dream” which they hope to move out of sometime this year. We have raised and sent over $10,000 towards this project which covered everything from room outfitting, to purchasing rocks and sand, to purchase and install concrete blocks to provide the foundation for the additional wing to the existing building that was purchased in the spring and more. This is an ongoing project that is extremely needed and once finished there is already a line-up of moms and kids who are waiting to get in there to be able to access its services and receive shelter. We constantly are looking for people who would be willing to help and donate any amount.

Dreams of Bukovyna summer camp

For now three consecutive years we have taken it upon ourselves to help send kids from orphanages and disadvantaged families to a 2 week long summer camp held in June at a resort in Carpathian Mountains.

Over the three years we have had tremendous help from St. Demetrius Catholic School in Toronto as well as many individuals who have helped raise money and sponsor these kids to camp. What is included in sponsorship is the cost of travel to and from the camp, food for the two weeks the kids are there (3 meals and 3 snacks daily) as well as their accommodations at the camp.

In the three years we have been raising money for this project we have set a record for a number of kids sent to the camp by a single entity/organization. We have sent a total of 111 children from all across Ukraine to fulfill their dreams at this amazing one-of-a-kind camp. That’s over $25,000 dollars going towards this sponsorship.

WHO WE ARE? - WE ARE ALL OF YOU!!!

We hope you enjoy this short video composed for us in Ukraine on behalf of all of the kids and families that we are helping together.  You are changing lives of these kids on a daily basis and we hope that we can continue with our projects and our work.  Enjoy!

Stream of Hopes Aid for Ukraine Inc. is a non profit organization, based out of Saskatoon, Canada whose efforts are aimed at helping disadvantaged children in Ukraine.

At the present, our efforts are supported by two major initiatives that are ongoing and increasing in scope.  They are:

• Donations of personal (new or gently used) items any child may require, such as: clothes, hats, shoes, toys, baby food, cereal, creams, shampoos, toothpaste and other similar products.  Age groups for donations are newborn to eighteen years old.

• Financial contributions to help us offset the cost of shipping the parcels as well as sending money on an "as needed" basis to pay for basic necessities, medications, surgeries, medical equipment, hospital renovations, etc.

Some of the photographs provided by Jared Chambers

GRAND OPENING OF "Marta's Dream" - THIS IS A MUST SEE!!!

Official opening of the "Wellness Centre for Mom and Child - Marta's Dream". This is the FIRST CENTRE of its kind in the whole Ukraine, which has opened its doors and is fully funded by volunteers and private donors. 

Official opening of the "Wellness Centre for Mom and Child - Marta's Dream". This is the FIRST CENTRE of its kind in the whole Ukraine, which has opened its doors and is fully funded by volunteers and private donors. 

Throughout this video all of the followers and supporters of Stream Of Hopes - Потічок Надій and of our projects will be able to see your donations at work. Because of your contributions we were able to help with some of the vital parts of this centre to make sure that moms and their kids who are in need have a place to stay, to learn, to eat and recover. We all support Marta's belief and view that no child should end up in an orphanage. This centre will make that a reality.

Rooms were donated and outfitted by Stream of Hopes, Nahirny family, Slobodzian family, Hursky family. We received a donation for the full refurbishment of the sensory room, paint, and part of washer/dryer.

This is truly a centre where goodness lives, where tears of hurt turn into tears of joy, where hunger turns into full bellies, where dreams become realities. WE CANNOT THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH!

We hope that this inspires more people, that this provides proof to those who were uncertain about our work and where the $$ is going to. This is it! It's projects like these!

Please let others know, promote our efforts. PLEASE CONTINUE DONATING and SUPPORTING!  We ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!