BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Common Man for Ukraine is a humanitarian\, volunteer-led gr assroots initiative of the Plymouth\, NH Rotary Foundation. The Common Man for Ukraine provides food\, generators\, emergency relief\, and trauma co unseling for orphaned children and their widowed mothers. They are the rec ipient of a $162\,000 Global Grant from the Rotary International Foundatio n. Contact person: Marvin Weinberger (610-574-8450) They are organizing a Klezmer Benefit Concert on Tuesday October 13 7:30 pm at the historic Huds on Yards Synagogue.  Click here to buy tickets: https://givebutter.com/NY C10-13-26 The NY concert will take place on October 13\, 7:30pm at the his toric Hudson Yards Synagogue. ========================================== R ussia's invasion has created one of the greatest humanitarian crises for c hildren in Europe since World War II. Tens of thousands of children have l ost one or both parents in the war. Over 730\,000 children remain displace d within Ukraine. These children face not only overwhelming grief\, but al so economic hardship\, interrupted education\, and lasting emotional traum a. They need hope! The Common Man for Ukraine is a humanitarian\, voluntee r-led grassroots initiative of the Plymouth\, NH Rotary Foundation\, found ed in 2022. As shown in this video\, the Common Man has delivered more tha n 4.5 million pounds of food to frontline communities through an all-volun teer network working with Rotary partners in Ukraine and Poland. Even the truck drivers are volunteers. But in addition to humanitarian aid\, they h elp to heal the invisible wounds by providing three-week trauma counseling retreats for these children of war and healing retreats for their widowed mothers. More than 1\,600 children have already participated\, but many m ore are still waiting. The Common Man volunteers (including the American f ounders) brave mine fields and drones to deliver aid to frontline cities w ithin sound of the explosions. But they risk their lives not just to deliv er the basics for physical survival. Because they understand the importanc e of the children’s emotional needs they also hand-deliver Beanie Babies to the youngest orphans (who often escape without their toys) and provide small solar lanterns to help lessen the terrors of the night.  Click her e to go to Rotary 360\, the official blog of Rotary International for an i nteresting storyabout the project. DTEND:20261014T013000Z DTSTAMP:20261024T141535Z DTSTART:20261013T233000Z LOCATION:Hudson Yards Synagogue SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Benefit Concert for Ukraine's Children UID:ff754d88-e58b-4483-970f-b660a7bde15b X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Common Man for Ukraine is a humanitaria n\, volunteer-led grassroots initiative of the Plymouth\, NH Rotary Founda tion. The Common Man for Ukraine provides food\, generators\, emergency re lief\, and trauma counseling for orphaned children and their widowed mothe rs. They are the recipient of a $162\,000 Global Grant from the Rotary Int ernational Foundation. Contact person: Marvin Weinberger (610-574-8450)

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They are organizing a Klezmer Be nefit Concert on Tuesday October 13 7:30 pm at the historic Hudson Yards S ynagogue. \; Click here to buy tickets: https://givebutter.com/NYC10-13-26

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The NY con cert will take place on October 13\, 7:30pm at the historic Hudson Yards S ynagogue.
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Russ ia'\;s invasion has created one of the greatest humanitarian crises for children in Europe since World War II. Tens of thousands of children have lost one or both parents in the war. Over 730\,000 children remain displa ced within Ukraine. These children face not only overwhelming grief\, but also economic hardship\, interrupted education\, and lasting emotional tra uma. They need hope!

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The Common Man for Ukraine is a humanitaria n\, volunteer-led grassroots initiative of the Plymouth\, NH Rotary Founda tion\, founded in 2022. As shown in this video\, the Common Man has delive red more than 4.5 million pounds of food to frontline communities through an all-volunteer network working with Rotary partners in Ukraine and Polan d. Even the truck drivers are volunteers. But in addition to humanitarian aid\, they help to heal the invisible wounds by providing three-week traum a counseling retreats for these children of war and healing retreats for t heir widowed mothers. More than 1\,600 children have already participated\ , but many more are still waiting.

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The Common Man volunteers (in cluding the American founders) brave mine fields and drones to deliver aid to frontline cities within sound of the explosions. But they risk their l ives not just to deliver the basics for physical survival. Because they un derstand the importance of the children&rsquo\;s emotional needs they also hand-deliver Beanie Babies to the youngest orphans (who often escape with out their toys) and provide small solar lanterns to help lessen the terror s of the night. \; Click here to go to Rotary 360\, the official blog of Rotary International for an interesting storyabout the project.

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