Hi everyone - my name is Nora and I'm a close friend of Olga's.

As you may have heard, Olga Kiyan’s mom, Olga Gendlina, recently passed away after an unexpected hospitalization. Ms. Gendlina was a single parent, so the financial responsibilities back home - including supporting Olga's grandmother - now fall on Olga and her younger brother. Olga is currently finishing an MA at Harvard and Alexei is working at his first job after graduating from college. Neither has the capacity to handle such a large and unexpected financial burden.

We're raising money to help cover some immediate major costs:

If you're in a position to donate, we would really appreciate any support you can offer. Please feel free to share this fundraiser as well. If you'd like to share a message for Olga, you can leave a comment or send one to me directly - I'll pass them all along to Olga.