Solutions to win: Ivano-Frankivsk comes together to support Ukraine’s armed forces at charity car festival

The public organization "Warrior's Wife" collected UAH 45,000 for the military at a charity car festival in Ivano-Frankivsk.

According to Ukrinform, Nataliia Kushnirenko, a member of the NGO "Warrior's Wife," reports this.

"We held a charity holiday, "Auto Day on Wheels," and a fair to raise money for the needs of Ukraine's armed forces and the completion of the Franko-Grazhda rehabilitation center. We managed to collect UAH 45,000," the interviewee informed.

Photo: NGO "Warrior's Wife"

According to her, 20 women drivers participated in "Auto Day on Wheels" by showcasing their driving abilities in green attire.

The NGO "Warrior's Wife" mentions that they were inspired to choose this color after coming across a photo from Donbas.

Photo: NGO "Warrior's Wife"

"We received this photo from the men who received camouflage nets from us. Upon closer inspection, we noticed green grass peeking through the soot and burnt earth. It reflects our country, Ukraine, and the brave men fighting for it, the women anxiously waiting for their return, the children who are proud of their parents, and a life that will always triumph," Kushnirenko says.

The NGO "Warrior's Wife" was supported by the Stanislavsky Auto Club, which last showcased its rare vehicles five years ago.

At the charity event, nine vintage cars were on display, with the option to take a photo for a donation.

Vitaly Vladkovsky, an experienced ceramic artist, also contributed to the fundraising campaign. He arranged workshops and sold various ceramic items, such as:

• pieces made by the military;
• and the ancient Trypillia instrument called the ocarina.

"They are of different types. Thousands of years ago, this instrument was made in the form of a cuckoo, which is why it got its name – Zozulytsia, ocarina ["zozulia" – cuckoo in Ukrainian]. The sound of the instrument also resembles the forging of a cuckoo," explains Vladkovsky.

^{Photo: NGO "Warrior's Wife"}For a donation to Ukraine's armed forces at the car festival, participants could also:

• buy homemade pastries and sweet drinks;
• pass the breathalyzer test;
• get tips for life changes with the help of metaphorical associative cards;
• prediction from the angel of Victory.

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It should be noted that the military rehabilitation center Franko-Hrazda, located in the village of Porohy, is planning to admit its first group of veterans in July.

Moreover, in Chortkiv, in the Ternopil region, more than 250,000 hryvnias were collected during a charity auction to support the Ukrainian military.

As Rubryka reported, during the half-marathon "Don't stop!" in Lviv 2 million hryvnias were collected. These funds will be used to rehabilitate people affected by the war.

It was also reported that students of Mukachevo Lyceum No. 10 collected over 48,000 hryvnias for Ukrainian defenders at the charity fair. The students of Mukachevo Lyceum No. 5 supported their initiative and donated 17 thousand hryvnias to support the army.