"Come home alive!", "Win!", "May the Lord take care of you! We pray for you!" - these are the slogans we can read on the huge Ukrainian flag donated to our foundation by soldiers fighting at the front.
The flag was prepared by Ukrainian citizens who wanted to give encouragement to those fighting at the front in Bakhmut. After a few months, the soldiers decided to donate the gift to our foundation as a sign of gratitude for the work we do for people in Ukraine.
The touching slogans on the flag form a litany full of pain:
"Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes of the Armed Forces!"
Read more: Gift from Ukrainian soldiers to the Krzyzowa Foundation
A few weeks ago, two amazing handmade dolls came to us with a group from Zhytomyr, Ukraine. This was a gift we received for the efforts we, our partners, donors made to help Ukraine.
We asked Ms. Viktoria Krotiuk, a teacher living in Ukraine,
to describe, introduce us to her passion and tell us a bit about the dolls, so that our visitors could learn more about their history.
Here is what Ms Viktorija wrote to us:
"Every minute we feel your help! You are true friends and decent neighbours! Peace and prosperity to your homeland!"
This is the beginning of a message from Ms Viktorija.
Read more: A moving story of two dolls
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The text consists of the excerpts from the transcript of Michal Bojanowski's conversation with Yuri, Olena, Nataliya and Yeva.
The February through the whole year
I don't know what day it is today... The three hundred and sixty days of February? For us, it's still February. I've been in Krzyzowa for almost a year now. Everyone who has lived here has a similar feeling, even the children - there has been no spring, summer or autumn. February is still ongoing.
Gratitude
Each of us could talk about our personal dramas, but on this anniversary we would like to thank you for everything we get from you. We live in Krzyzowa, we are really comfortable here. We appreciate what the foundation does for us - because it does way too much! We have everything you can think of, but we dream of returning home, to our homes. And that nothing more bad would ever happen there.
A memorial in Krzyzowa
When all this is over, I think, there will be another monument in Krzyzowa. During World War II, the anti-Hitler underground was established here. Now, a stop for Ukrainians who are escaping from the war has been set up here. I hope that the memory of the help we received here will not be forgotten.
First time behind the wheel
The war found us in different places. It found me at home. I had a driving license, but I had never driven a car for good. I decided to run away. I took my daughter and a friend with her child. I drove more than two thousand kilometers with them until I came to Krzyzowa.
Read more: Three hundred and sixty day of February
In early October, Krzyżowa was visited by Cristina Lee Maza - a correspondent for the American National Journal, for which she writes about defense and foreign policy. During her visit to Krzyżowa, she spoke with our staff and guests who have fled war-torn Ukraine. The article, which appeared in the National Journal, is the last of four reports on the assistance Poles are providing to Ukrainian brothers and sisters who left their homeland after the Russian invasion. We invite you to read it: https://www.nationaljournal.com/
We would also like to remind you that together with our partners from Germany - Kreisau-Initiative e. V. and the Freya von Moltke Foundation, as well as the team of the international Chamber Music Festival Krzyżowa-Music, we are collecting donations for the Ukrainian refugees in Krzyżowa: https://www.krzyzowa.org.pl/
Read more: Krzyżowa for Ukraine - about aid for Ukraine in the American National Journal
