4 CAMPUS NEWS
Red & Black
3 may 2022
W&J Student Arranges Ukraine Aid Effort T he
following story is an editorial submited by a student contributing writer
Podolskiy, the town in Ukraine. Last year, I was so grateful to get the position of Town Leader of this town on JewishGen - Ukraine RD (the Ukrainian subdivision of a Jewish genealogical organization). With this new position I decided to form a group of people that were also interested in this town, get documents relating to people that lived there and initiate an effort to get them transcribed and transliterated. Out of gratitude for everyone in Ukraine who helped me not only with this effort but also with getting documents, I realized that it was my responsibility to organize this fundraiser on campus that would help out Courtesy Nickolas Bartel Ukrainians. Nickolas Bartel (left) and Samuel Lerner (right) sit outside of the Commons Dining Hall on March 29th, 2022 to raise money Flash forward, the to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. fundraiser started, and went to two organizations, both the idea of a fundraiser to SGA soon afterward I realized that giving humanitarian aid to and later reserved a table in the it needs to continue. Because Samuel Lerner Ukraine. People bought raffle lobby of the Commons. of that, I made arrangements tickets for $5 each for the chance My connection with Ukraine for a table to be set up for this Red & Black contributor to win one out of five Ukraine- started before this situation fundraiser for the next day and themed W&J T-shirts. came about. Many of my I emailed Dr. Dunn to see if we There are many dates that I This idea started to gain some ancestors were born in what is could combine ALD’s bake sale believe Washington & Jefferson ground when I asked the panel now Ukraine. Both of my mom’s for Ukraine humanitarian aid College holds near and dear, but on Mar. 3 about the situation in parents were born there along with my fundraiser. Thankfully, I propose a new date to add to Ukraine and about how we as with and my dad’s grandmother. it worked out. In total, the that list: Mar. 29, 2022. On that a campus could help improve My mom’s mother was my last fundraiser raised over $150 in date, this campus held its first the situation. I remember Dr. ancestor to be born in Ukraine proceeds which will be going to fundraiser, which was collecting Vdovichenko said that the best She was born on a different 29: humanitarian aid. I want to say humanitarian aid to send to thing to do would be to raise Jul. 30, 1929. For a long time, a big thank you to the Student Ukraine. The fundraiser was a funds for humanitarian aid. I was curious about her early Voting Coalition and Alpha Phi T-shirt raffle where the proceeds From there, I decided to present childhood home of Kamenets Omega for partnering with me.
