In The News: Ukrainian family take refuge in Richmond
Yana Demenko and her family were one of 15 refugee families who attended Richmond’s Kidtropolis fundraiser to support Ukrainian refugees in Canada this past weekend.
Ginny Lam, co-owner of Richmond’s Kidtropolis, said the fundraiser’s goal was to raise money and items to help settle Ukrainian families through the Maple Hope Foundation.
“The Ukrainian community is doing amazing because they’re all banding together to help each other out, but I feel like we can get more awareness about how there is always a need for more help from our Richmond community,” said Lam.
“I want to help these families de-stress and feel safe without having to worry.”
Lam says Kidtropolis continues to accept donations of essential items to help settle families and is referring the public to make monetary donations to the Maple Hope Foundation.