To the Editor: A heartfelt thank you to those who participated in the Benefit Concert: Front Lines Life Lines for the three-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Together with in-person and livestream concert tickets and online donations, we raised $32,000 to purchase requested tourniquets and chest seals for Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines. To donate: bit.ly/803-BlueYellow.
Special thanks to our sponsors and supporters: Gold, Saxton's River Distillery; Silver, Guilford Sound; Bronze, Twombly Wealth Management Group, Marilyn McQuade & Tom Freiberger, Kathleen White & Jim Webster; Supporters, Community Bank, Kaplan HVAC Solutions, Bob Crego & Jean Polluck. Thank you to our silent auction donors: Natalie Blake, Julie Lineberger, Kris McDermet, Elissa McLean, Randi Solin, Vermont Artisan Designs, Kitchen Sync, Harmony Artist Collective and NECCA. Thank you to our volunteers, and thanks to Hannaford and Price Chopper.
Advocacy for Ukraine is critical now. Make your voice heard. Send a message: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact. And thank our VT congressional delegation for their support.
It was clear that the support for Ukraine was present in our community, it just needed a channel. Given the opportunity to help Ukraine, the community response was tremendous.
Slava Ukraini,
Julianne Kaplan, Event Organizer and Kerry Secrest, Consul of Lithuania to Vermont
