Santa Rosa/Cherkasy Relief Project
February 20, 2022+/-: Santa Rosa East West Rotary Club accepts Fred Ptucha request for aid assistance to Cherkasy, Ukraine
March 1, 2022: Rotary Club of Santa Rosa receives request for medical supplies and equipment from Cherkasy Centre Rotary, Ukraine via Leonid Lashchenko.
March 1, 2022: Curt Groninga conveys Cherkasy Centre request to Jeff Kolin, immediate Past President of Rotary Club of Santa Rosa
March 3, 2022: Jeff Kolin and Jose Guillen begins fund raising activities for Cherkasy Centre Rotary within the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa
April 1, 2022: Santa Rosa East West Rotary Foundation provides $15,000, via wire transfers to Cherkasy Centre Rotary
April 8, 2022: Rotary Club of Santa Rosa provides $16,000 via wire transfer to Cherkasy Centre Rotary
April 24, 2022: Alameda Art Benefit raised $11,500 and transferred to Cherkasy Centre via SWERF for medicine and medical supplies
May 9, 2022: SWERF/RCSR send $22,500 to Cherkasy Centre for 1 st Aid Kits
June 10,2022: SWERF sends $25,000 District #5130 grant to Cherkasy Centre/Croatia for 1 st Aid Kits
July 15/2022: SWERF sends $35,000 funds raised by
RCSR/SWERF/SRSunrise/Healdsburg to Cherkasy Centre for 1 st Aid Kits
7/16/22: Art To Benefit Ukraine raises nearly $25,000 to date for Cherkasy Centre Rotary
7/19/22: Curt Groninga is informed by Cherkasy Centre, due to Ministry of Defense changed requirements (including additional medicines/supplies), scarcity and transportation costs within the war zone, the cost of 1 st Aid Kits has more than doubled
to $56.10 per kit.
7/19/22: Cherkasy Centre projects the original $147,500 cost for 6,000 ($24.50 each) will only be able to purchase 5500 kits ($26.81) thus reflecting cost increases.
7/19/22: Ukraine Relief Coordinating Committee will begin review and discussions on how best to proceed and redefine goals.
Unaudited Fundraising Summary
Gross Total Amounts Raised/Anticipated:
$178,160 raised including anticipated 2
nd District Grant of $25,000
- 16,700 medical (Alameda Art/Donations)
$161,460 for 1st Aid+