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<p>I was tempted to start a new thread, but this one has become so
frayed (as our threads oft do) that it feels it doesn't really
matter.</p>
<p>I mentioned a couple of times an evacuation effort by Mary's
nephew&wife in Wisconsin of a young woman they hosted in an
exchange program a few years ago. Here is the GoFundMe they
stood up which helped to get her as far as Krakow (now a couple of
days ago). They increased the raise by a few $K as they
discovered the legal expenses likely to be incurred for getting
her properly "invited" to the US legally. It isn't clear that is
even possible even though she has a vested sponsor here (Will and
Krystine)<br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-vlada-evacuate-ukraine">https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-vlada-evacuate-ukraine</a></p>
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<p>I am not specifically soliciting contributions here, though I am
sure they would appreciate more support of that kind. The point
is more to put a personal face/circumstance to what is going on
which is 2 degrees from FriAM, if that matters to anyone.</p>
<p>I think support of former Warsaw-pact countries bordering Ukraine
and of Russian people (with some level of resistance to Putin's
war) is as useful/important as the acute support of any
individual. In this case, I am supporting Vlada's journey for
both reasons... family loyalty to help those who care about her
relieve their own stress by helping her directly... and trusting
that removing her from the pool of refugees building up in Poland
and the community (Govs,NGOs,private individuals) resources
consumed to help her tread water there. If we could institute a
buddy program easily I would support her bringing a
friend/acquaintance to a welcoming home/community outside of
Madison WI.<br>
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