Posts Tagged ‘ukraine’
Kiev: Hero City of the Ukraine
Kiev, the present capital of the Ukraine, received the title of Hero City in 1965, in recognition of the stalwart courage of thousands of volunteer citizens and the death-defying bravery of the resistance movement. The city of Kiev, on the western hilly shores of the Dniepner River, bravely [...]
New Yorkers Raise Funds for Wheelchairs to Ukraine
The Ukrainian Institute of America hosted a charity fundraiser in New York City on Dec. 10, 2004, to offer hope and independence to physically disabled residents of Ukraine who badly need a wheelchair but cannot afford one. All proceeds went to the Wheelchair Foundation. Libby Pataki, the First [...]