Help Paralympian to support Ukrainian University!

I'm helping raise funds for the excellent Ukrainian Paralympian Table Tennis player Maryna Lytovchenko  ( https://www.facebook.com/mary.Lytovchenko11  ). She is thinking of selling the gold medal she won at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games to give back to her university. The Gold Medal represents not only the tremendous work and dedication of Maryna, but also it is a national treasure since she was representing her country. Maryna's goal is to raise $30,000 otherwise she will sell her medal. Let's help her support Kharkiv University and Maryna could display her medal in her University! Bellow is message from Maryna:

!!! I need your participation and your help!!! Please help! Please take part in raising money to help Kharkiv University!
My name is Maryna Lytovchenko. I am a professional parasport table tennis player (parasports are sports played by people with disability). I won a Gold Medal in the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, a Bronze Medal in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, a World Championship in 2018 and won multiple medals in European Championships. Table Tennis and sports, in general, are my life, and I play to win!
Although I compete individually, I achieve victory because of the support I get. Some of my most considerable support comes from Karazin University in Kharkiv.  Karazin University is located in the very center of the city. Because of frequent bombardment, many of its buildings are destroyed. Teachers and students continue their classes from the bomb shelters and basements virtually. They need daily help, and now it’s my turn to support my university as Ukraine fights for its freedom and democracy, the fight we will win!
I firmly believe that education is one of the cornerstones of modern society. It is essential to preserve the territory of Ukraine as well as our culture and education. After all, the world encounters many problems: global warming, pollution, population growth, lack of food resources and many more. Education helps people achieve their potential, develop critical thinking, discover something new, and be literate and moral.
Today, my country demonstrates an unbreakable spirit and will achieve absolute victory! My city, Kharkiv, and its university are heroically holding out every day. Let’s help them survive together!

 

 

 

 Maryna can't create GoFundMe page from oversees since GoFundMe does not operate in all countries. I was born and raised in Ukrainian city of Dnipro which was part of  the Soviet Union at the time. I left Ukraine in 1997 to move to USA. I realize now what a difference a democracy can make to the country over time compared to an authoritarian government( Ukraine vs Russia, resolve vs complacency, David vs Goliath). Even though I don't have family in Ukraine, I still have there a few close friends and most of my classmates are there. Maryna's cause put a different perspective about this war. She wants to support her teachers and students of her University to preserve Ukrainian culture and knowledge during this trying time.  All the funds will be transferred through her to the Kharkiv University.