Past Beneficiaries - Napa Valley To Ukraine

Below are the past beneficiaries of our fundraising for Ukraine in 2023.

We bought an ambulence for a frontline community in Donetsk

Anastasiia Vakulenko (Ana) a law student, karate champion and lieutenant in the army reserves coordinates a group of 21-23 year olds, who provide dry ration meals to soldiers and humanitarian aid to recently liberated villages. Newly incorporated as a nonprofit, Volunteers from the Cottage raised funds last year to buy Ford Transit ambulances to save lives and limbs of injured soldiers – and civilians too. Learn more .

We funded an “Invincible Warming Center” In Bakhmut: Project by Mykhalio Puryshev

YouTube player — Mykhailo Puryshev, a former nightclub owner and entrepreneur in Mariupol is a volunteer who organizes teams to help civilians trapped in combat zones. He first attracted national (and international) attention for taking six trips into to Russian-occupied Mariupol, Ukraine to evacuate hundreds of people. Last winter he and several teams of volunteers from Kyiv set up “invincible warming points” in frontline communities starting first in the devastated city of Bakhmut. In this Ukrainian TV interview, Puryshev explains the services they are providing and the conditions on the ground. We raised $5000 for a Bakhmut warming center to keep it open last winter to help serve and then evacuate stranded civilian families there.

First Aid Team of Tata Kepler at the Frontlines in Ukraine

“Just like thousands of volunteers, she has been helping our army for eight years in a row. And it is impossible to calculate for sure how many important things for the lives of our soldiers were found and delivered during this time: first-aid kits, medical backpacks, tourniquets, body armor and other equipment. I want to thank all the volunteers of Ukraine in her person. ” the President of Ukraine said.

Tata Kepler has been a highly influential medical volunteer on Ukrainian frontlines since 2014 and was selected by President Zelensky in 2022 to receive a “National Legend of Ukraine” award on behalf of all Ukrainian volunteers. After the mass invasion by Russia, Tata paused her thriving bar business and music recording career to dedicate herself fully to first aid efforts in cut-off areas of Ukraine. Together with a small team she manages a medical supply hub and makes regular trips to recently de-occupied areas and communities still on frontlines of occupation/ fighting to support people with critical health conditions. We aim to raise $5,000 to help her team purchase more life-saving medicine for Ukrainians in need. Join her team to save lives in Ukraine! Learn more about Kepler’s aid work, see her social media that reads like poetry. We provided a donation from a private individual to Tata last year.