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Send a Ukrainian Displaced Child to Camp 2016

Every child deserves summer camp!

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Send a Ukrainian Displaced Child to Camp 2016

Send a Ukrainian Displaced Child to Camp 2016

Send a Ukrainian Displaced Child to Camp 2016

Send a Ukrainian Displaced Child to Camp 2016

Send a Ukrainian Displaced Child to Camp 2016

Every child deserves summer camp!

Every child deserves summer camp!

Every child deserves summer camp!

Every child deserves summer camp!

Canadian National Executive - Ukrainian Youth Association
Canadian National Executive - Ukrainian Youth Association
Canadian National Executive - Ukrainian Youth Association
Canadian National Executive - Ukrainian Youth Association
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Thank you everyone for helping us reach our minimum goal of 5000$.  While have reached our minimum, we are not stopping here. We are hoping to continue raising fund to ensure that we can send even more children to camp, and maybe even cover some of the travel costs for the camp leaders we are sending to Ukraine from Canada. In addition to volunteering their time for these camps, they also generally cover their own travel costs - over 1000$ to travel to and from Ukraine.

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Each summer the Ukrainian Youth Association (UYA) runs summer camps across the globe for all ages. Last year, UYA Canada participated in a new summer camp for a special group of children; those displaced by the war in Eastern Ukraine. 

Last year's camp, A road though our ancestry, was a grand success, as was last year's Indiegogo fundraiser,  Send a Ukrainian Displaced Child to Camp, which raised over $7,000 CAD.

With the war in Eastern Ukraine continuing and hundreds of thousands of children who have lost their homes or have been relocated away from friends and family, it is our hope that you will help us make this year's camp even better than last year!

Many of these children have lost loved ones to this war and others still have parents on the war front.  A recent UNICEF report  has indicated that half a million children are currently being affected by the ongoing violence in Eastern Ukraine.  It is for these reasons that the UYA has decided to run a 2nd camp for Displaced Ukrainian Children.

Based at the Rovesnyk Base  in Chervonohrad, Lviv Region, Ukraine, and under the watchful eyes of volunteers from around the world, this year's camp,  - We are Ukraine - will take place from August 1st though to August 12th, 2016 and, this year, hopes to double the number of participants, taking us from 75 to 150 children and youth.  The Canadian executive of the UYA has pledged to cover costs for at least 20 to 25 of the 150 participants.  The additional participants will be funded by other National Executives of the association.  

The costs to send a single child to a two-week camp (including two travel days) is between $250-$300 CAD depending on the value of the Canadian dollar.  This cost includes 3 meals and 2 snacks, travel costs for all campers to and from the camp, and any and all activities planned. 

This year the Canadian Ukrainian Youth Association has committed to a minimum of $5,000 CAD to ensure that as many children as possible can attend.  Funds above and beyond $5,000 CAD will be used for administrative costs and to improve and add activities to the camp.   With an adult to child ratio of no more than 1:10, the Canadian UYA Executive hopes to be able to subsidize travel costs for 2 or 3  volunteer staff they will be sending this year.

Planned activities at this year's camp include: Sports, arts and crafts, health and wellness, water activities, singing and the opportunity for these children to make lifelong friends from around the world.

We ask that you visit  the Gallery and Updates sections of the campaign page as well, as we will be posting additional information and photographs as they become available. 

If you are unable to donate but wish to contribute in another way please email us. Last year a donation of 250 stuffed Canadian teddy bears was made and each child got to take home a souvenir from camp.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the UYA of Canada at: 

416-537-2007
KY-Canada@cym.org

or in Ukrainian only, The UYA in Ukraine here.


Contact information for individual branches of the Canadian UYA can be found here, while information regarding other national executives can be located by clicking here. Please choose the country that interests you at the top right of the page.

We ask that you note that tax receipts for these donations will not be provided as the funds collected are being used outside of Canada and our charitable status does not apply for these types of donations.

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