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ROTARY ROUNDUP

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Rotary Club of
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Kharkiv Nadiia

From Corral De Tierra Rotary to the Ukraine

BY DOUG BROWN, SAN BENANCIO

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1. Anya presenting books to a little boy. 2. Summer Camp. 3. Distribution of books to
children of Ukraine. 4. The gift of life, blood drive. 5. St. Nicholas visits children in a
bomb shelter in Ukraine. 6. Summer Camp.

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They have also conducted important projects,
supplying medicines and medical equipment where it
is urgently needed. Due to a local shortage of blood
due to the war, they have conducted life-saving blood
drives. They have even provided various
TWO YEARS AGO, our neighbor, Ukrainian refugee Anna supplies to their soldiers. This wonderful
Korotchenko, joined the Corral de Tierra Rotary Club. She club exemplifies the power of Rotary
was impressed by their practices of community service as around the world. And our Anya? Of
well as international service. That same year she returned course, she is now their club secretary.
to her native Ukraine with her family. Congratulations, Anya.
There, she joined the local Rotary Club of Kharkiv
Nadiia (in Ukrainian, Nadiia means “hope”). That Rotary
club, an all-women’s club, is an inspiration. Since the Rotarians...share the work that your Club is doing within the community and around
the world! Contact Laurie.Martin@n2co.com or phone 272-4620.
beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they have
been doing important relief projects in their area every
day! With support from Rotary Clubs around the world 6
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