In solidarity by serving and loving our beloved and besieged Ukrainians. Some action pics…

We are grateful for the good work done by all the volunteers working to alleviate the needs of the Ukrainians suffering due to the war. Thanks to Brett Joly for the pictures. May the Lord of Life reward you with Life eternal.

As you know from the news reports the winter season is upon the Ukrainians and the war continues with great alarm. Our friends in Ukraine have identified the GREATEST URGENT NEED is for WINTER CLOTHING for people of ALL AGES.

Hats, gloves/mittens, coats, pants, underware, sweaters, sweat suits and anything else that will enable them to be protected from very cold winter weather. Preferably new clothing, but we will take gently used, clean clothing.

The collection place is:

St. Michael the Archangel Church Hall (behind the church)
569 George Street
New Haven, CT 06511-5301

Deadline is Saturday, Saturday, November 5th:

Saturdays between the hours of 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM AND Tuesday from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

The items will need to be packed during the week after November 6th so they can be loaded on the truck on Saturday, November 12th to send off to Dnipro in New Jersey on Monday, November 14th.

The ideal situation would be to transport these items to Ukraine by plane. The cost per pound to do that is currently $2.20 per pound. We will need to solicit additional funding to cover the added cost of shipping the clothing by plane to get these items over to Ukraine quickly.

To make a donation online: https://www.givesendgo.com/G2ZXR

To send a check:

KofC Council 16253
St. Michael the Archangel Church
569 George Street
New Haven, CT 06511-5301

Checks payable to: KofC Council 16253
In the memo: St. Michael’s Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund

Please reach out to as many people as you can so we can pull together the funding and clothing to send over to Ukraine.

Thank you for your help.

We received word today from Anna, Father Roman’s wife, who informed us that the GREATEST URGENT NEED right now is for WINTER CLOTHING for people of ALL AGES.

Hats, gloves/mittens, coats, pants, underware, sweaters, sweat suits and anything else that will enable them to be protected from very cold winter weather.

Please deliver these Items to the church hall on Saturday between the hours of 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM and Tuesday from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM by Saturday, November 5th. They will need to be packed during the week after November 6th so they can be loaded on the truck on on Saturday, November 12th to send off to Dnipro in New Jersey on Monday, November 14th.

The ideal situation would be to transport these items to Ukraine by plane. The cost per pound to do that is currently $2.20 per pound. We will need to solicit additional funding to cover the added cost of shipping the clothing by plane to get these items over to Ukraine quickly.

To make a donation online: https://www.givesendgo.com/G2ZXR

To send a check:

KofC Council 16253
St. Michael the Archangel Church
569 George Street
New Haven, CT 06511-5301

Checks payable to: KofC Council 16253
In the memo please write: St. Michael’s Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund

Please reach out to as many people as you can so we can pull together the funding and clothing to send over to Ukraine.

Thank you for your help.

Carl Harvey reports that Father Roman has received the most recent shipment in Ukraine. Carl and Myron and their committee wish to express their gratitude to all of the people who have contributed the items that were shipped over and the funding to cover the costs associated with shipping it over to Father Roman.

We are sourcing vehicles and specific, professional medical supplies to support the injured soldiers. Funding is most critical in getting materials to Ukraine especially with transportation costs rising.

Online gifts for the Ukrainian humanitarian work may be made here: https://stmichaelukrainian.org

We are planning to send out our next shipment on November 19th.

You are an AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE. We are EXTREMELY GRATEFUL to all of you and the others of our group that enable us to continue with this program and to accomplish so much.

Our friends at Yale University recently raised $3700.00 that will go to the Come Back Alive Foundation. Daria and her committee raised awareness and funds with the help of varenyky made by the Pierogi Project at St Michael’s.

Bobriwka is hosting Pecheny Baraboli this Sunday, Oct 16. Starts at 1pm. Potatoes provided, bring a side dish to share. See the attached flyer.

May GOD BLESS all of you!!!!

The Ukrainian American Veterans Post 33, New Haven and the St Michael Humanitarian Relief Fund have been closely collaborating to provide medical supplies for Ukraine’s military.

We are now systematically refocusing our efforts to DIRECTLY address the immediate  medical needs  of those wounded on the front lines of combat . We aim to provide high quality supplies directly to those medics and soldiers on the front lines  in an all out effort to save lives.

To do this we are working closely with Father Roman Manuluk and his parish outside of Lviv, Ukraine. Father Roman coordinates with the Vynnyky Veterans Hospital and its director Doctor Maxym Prykupenko to receive and distribute our supplies to where they are needed most throughout Ukraine . We know and trust both Father Roman (he is a relative of one of our parishioners) and Doctor Prykupenko  personally and have worked with them throughout to guarantee that our assistance gets to those places that need it.

We currently have two initiatives:

1. We are purchasing and sending immediate life-saving items:

Tourniquets, blood clotting powders and blood clotting bandages. These three items are top EMT quality and are sourced from a distributor in Old Saybrook, CT. Purchasing this way ( and at a substantial discount ) we can verify the quality of the materials and respond to the precise needs as specified by physicians and medics on Ukraine’s front lines.

Please don’t try to purchase these items on your own. The exact items needed are not readily available. 

2. We are working personally with the Chief of Police in Kyiv to retrofit (repair and to make more suitable for war conditions) a vehicle for transporting wounded soldiers.  Recent events in Ukraine have shown that the American and European-made ambulances have been targeted and destroyed by Russian forces. Our retrofitting of common transport vehicles is a much safer and much more economical approach to transporting wounded soldiers .

We are now appealing to our broader Connecticut community to support our above-mentioned initiatives with monetary donations so that we can purchase and send these critically needed items directly to Ukraine’s front line soldiers and defenders

You may make a secure online donation by visiting: https://www.givesendgo.com/G2ZXR

You may send a check:

Check payable: KofC Council 16253
In the memo: St Michael Humanitarian Relief Fund

KofC Council 16253
St Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Church
569 George Street
New Haven, CT 06511-5301

The Ukrainian American Veterans Post 33, New Haven, and the St Michael Humanitarian Relief Fund are grateful for all the help you have already provided. We appreciate your consideration of this new appeal.