received a call from a friend in Ukraine on Tuesday, asking her how she was helping the embattled country from Chicago. Her friend, a veteran in Ukraine who had stayed behind to fight, was calling from an actual trench, one of many that have appeared in the country as it resists its Russian aggressors, using a generator for a phone charge.
For Chicagoans with or without connections that close in Ukraine, it can be overwhelming to know how to help. Here are some of the ways advocates suggest people get involved.is organizing a major effort to send a plane of supplies from Chicago to Kyiv every week, a representative from the company’s location in Palatine said.
Supplies can be dropped off or shipped to the Chicago location, 6725 W. Belmont Ave. The shipping service is also collecting supplies at 1645 Hicks Road in Rolling Meadows, a representative posted on social media. They’re looking for essentials including diapers, children’s clothes, socks and women’s hygienic products, Mogul said. People can donate or volunteer time by contacting Arts4KidsChicago@gmail.com, he said.Supporters of Ukraine plan to gather in Daley Plaza at 2 p.m. Sunday, said advocates including Pavlo Bandriwsky, vice president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America in Illinois.
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