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XXXIІI Конвенція СУА 45 ● In December, in response to urgent requests for assistance, UNWLA launched a major fundraising initiative for oxygen concentrators and CPAPs for those suffering from COVID-19 in Ukraine. The “Oxygen for Life” campaign raised more than $30,000 in one month. ● In December 2021, our national initiatives were released as the first-ever “Calendar of Engagements.” The first fundraising campaign in that series was for the Pediatric Burn Mission. ● A national Finance Committee was established, per UNWLA Bylaws. POST-FEBRUARY 24, 2022 On February 24, 2022, moscow escalated its invasion of Ukraine and the trajectory of our work changed dramatically. From the very outset, our focus was on fundraising for humanitarian support to send to Ukraine, and advocacy with elected officials and other communities in support of Ukraine. I chaired weekly meetings that began in March 2024 to coordinate our nationwide efforts. These online weekly meetings were open to the entire organization and continued for six weeks: emergency response teams were established, and I delivered briefings to provide updates on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the UNWLA response. Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine In the early months of the war’s escalation, through my professional contacts in healthcare, the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) assisted with medical aid. The NJHA and its many member hospitals enabled us to send several tons of medical aid to Ukraine. More than 250 pallets of medical supplies and equipment and 40,000 doses of medications valued at more than $1.7 million were sent to Ukraine, including tourniquets, bandages, surgical items sutures and scalpels, IV supplies, needles and syringes, stethoscopes, catheters, tracheostomy kits, sterile drapes and bedding, disinfectants, COVID-19 test kits, and personal protective equipment; antibiotics and other medications; and medical equipment including ventilators, oxygen concentrators and defibrillators. My contacts at the NJ Funeral Directors Association and NJ Emergency Management Services enabled us to send 2000 body bags to Ukraine on July 1 2022 (From left): Zoryana Kovbasniuk (UNWLA Medical Aid); Natalia Brandafi (Meest-America); New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy; Cathy Bennet (NJH); Natalie Pawlenko By December 2023, the UNWLA – through its members and generous donors – was able to send the equivalent of $23 million of medical and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Social Welfare In addition to the humanitarian aid that was provided in the early months of 2022, as the year continued, it became clear that our social welfare efforts would need to be spearheaded by two separate individuals: Valentyna Tabaka, UNWLA Second Vice President took the lead for sending medical supplies (specifically external fixator devices and wound vacs, as well as albumin, and various pieces of analytical equipment needed by hospitals in Ukraine), while Olga (Oka) Hrycak, Chair, UNWLA Social Welfare Standing Committee, focused on finding support for non-medical needs. The details of these efforts can be found in their respective reports.
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