Ukrainian Widow and children, personal friend
Donation protected
See update below:
Olesia Kushpit is a widow from the city of Odessa in Ukraine. Olesia's husband passed away from Covid-19 not long before the war started. Olesia is a single mom with two small children. David is three years old, and Zlata is five years old. When Russia invaded, Olesia left everything she owned and fled to Romania.
Olesia was a childhood friend and was my Bridesmaids in my wedding.
We are trying to bring Olesia and her children to the US to stay with us. This fundraiser is to help her pay for all the expenses related to travel and any unexpected fees along the way.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, even if it is only one dollar.
UPDATE:
It has cost more than expected so far.
The translation of documents at a speedy rate has been expensive. The first set of documents had to be translated from Russian, to Romanian and then to English.
Secondly, Olesia needed to travel to Hungary because they have a Kyrgyz Embassy there (that is Olesias place of birth and she never changed her paperwork when living in Ukraine). At the Kyrgyz Embassy, they agreed to give the children passports, another added cost for the passports and more translations. These should come in Monday. Total spent $1000 to-date
After that, Visas will be another $500.
We are asking for $2000 more, which will also cover $500 spent on food.
Organizer
Irina Hawk
Organizer
Fort Worth, TX