Benefit Concert for Ukraine's Children

The Common Man for Ukraine is a humanitarian, volunteer-led grassroots initiative of the Plymouth, NH Rotary Foundation. The Common Man for Ukraine provides food, generators, emergency relief, and trauma counseling for orphaned children and their widowed mothers. They are the recipient of a $162,000 Global Grant from the Rotary International Foundation. Contact person: Marvin Weinberger (610-574-8450)

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

The NY concert will take place on October 13, 7:30pm at the historic Hudson Yards Synagogue.
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Russia'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 displaced within Ukraine. These children face not only overwhelming grief, but also economic hardship, interrupted education, and lasting emotional trauma. They need hope!

The Common Man for Ukraine is a humanitarian, volunteer-led grassroots initiative of the Plymouth, NH Rotary Foundation, founded in 2022. As shown in this video, the Common Man has delivered more than 4.5 million pounds of food to frontline communities through an all-volunteer network working with Rotary partners in Ukraine and Poland. Even the truck drivers are volunteers. But in addition to humanitarian aid, they help 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 more are still waiting.

The Common Man volunteers (including the American founders) brave mine fields and drones to deliver aid to frontline cities within sound of the explosions. But they risk their lives not just to deliver the basics for physical survival. Because they understand the importance 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 here to go to Rotary 360, the official blog of Rotary International for an interesting storyabout the project.