Boston charitable foundation ships 3,000 pounds of aid to Ukraine (05/05/96)

Boston charitable foundation ships 3,000 pounds of aid to Ukraine

BOSTON - The Rev. John Danylevich Foundation Inc. at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Boston shipped 3,000 pounds of much-needed aid to Ukraine on February 27.

Father Danylevich had built the St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Boston in 1958, as well as the Ukrainian Orthodox churches in Millville, N.J., Syracuse, N.Y., and Cleveland, and served parishes in Bakerton, Pa., Herkimer, N.Y., and St. Volodymyr Cathedral in New York City.

The Rev. Danylevich had a great love for the Ukrainian people, but due to illness, he was physically unable to continue serving the Ukrainian community. In the autumn of 1990, while at a convalescent home, the Rev. Danylevich gave his children, Irene, Angelina, the Rev. Volodymir and Alec, his blessing to establish an organization to provide food, shelter, clothing and other appropriate relief directly to Ukrainians living anywhere in the world. And so the non-profit charitable organization was formed. All personnel are volunteers with no compensation, wages or benefits. The records are open for public review.

Since its inception, the Rev. John Danylevich Foundation has shipped food, clothing, shoes, fabric, toys, school supplies, books, computers and medical supplies to Ukraine.

All the parcels are shipped by guaranteed delivery directly to the addressee. Each parcel contains a postal coupon redeemable for postage, as postage stamps are unaffordable for recipients. The coupon enables them to write to the foudation and let it know that their package arrived safely.

Foundation delegates regularly travel to Ukraine, at no expense to the foundation, delivering much-needed aid to the orphans, clinics, families and individuals.

The foundation's packages give the needy hope to carry on. The recipients write that they cannot believe that total strangers care for their well-being, that the parcels change their lives and that they have faith for a better world.

Lately the foundation has received many requests for milk, meat products and shoes. Letters say children have forgotten what sweets are. Milk, meat, fruit and vitamins are unaffordable.

Contributions are humbly accepted and may be mailed to: The Father Danylevich Foundation Inc., 68 Pine Ridge Road, Reading, MA. 01867-3735. All contributions are tax deductible.

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