Chalice of Mercy and other Catholic churches in the area are accepting donations for Ukraine as the country is increasingly without gas, electricity and is running out of food due to the war. | Wikimedia Commons/Sgt. Alex Skripnichuk
Chalice of Mercy and other Catholic churches in the area are accepting donations for Ukraine as the country is increasingly without gas, electricity and is running out of food due to the war. | Wikimedia Commons/Sgt. Alex Skripnichuk
The war in Ukraine is personal for Valentyna Pavsyukova, who was born there and in 2007 founded Chalice of Mercy, a Chippewa Falls nonprofit organization, WEAU reported.
Her people are fighting on the front lines, but the conflict is larger than Ukraine, she said.
“They are the shield right now, Ukrainians, and forgive me, I’m saying that with a mixture of pain and pride at the same time,” Pavsyukova said at an event Monday night at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Altoona, the station reported. “I want to say that my people right now are defending the whole world, so please I beg you help.”
Pavsyukova has relatives who are still in Ukraine fighting to protect it from the Russians, she said.
In the past, her nonprofit has opened a daycare and helped provide medical care in Ukraine.
Chalice of Mercy and other Catholic churches in the area are accepting donations for Ukraine as the country is increasingly without gas, electricity and is running out of food.
A long list of items needed including food, clothing and medical supplies can be found here.
Click here for information on where to donate.
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