We were invited in June to set up a Postcards to the Front table at the Odesa Pavilion for the Oshawa Fiesta Week celebrations; a celebration of Oshawa’s many cultures held each year in Oshawa for over fifty years.
Visitors wrote a couple of hundred beautiful messages of support for Ukraine’s Defenders. Many, in Ukrainian. Including the Mayor of Oshawa and several area Councillors, Miss Odesa and Miss Krakow.
All week, we watched the Odesa Dancers perform, including their powerfully evocative finale, “The Heart of Ukraine.” We ate way too many cabbage rolls, varenyky (pierogi), shishkabob, and borscht (no, you can never eat too much borscht!). And we met a lot of very kind and caring people, including the folks at other tables, selling wares as fundraisers to support Ukraine.
On learning that our dear founder in Ukraine, Tamara, had an upcoming birthday, a group of ‘table-sitters’ wrote her some nice birthday greetings. On postcards, of course.
And I wanted to send Tamara something special from the week. Yes, the postcards were special, of course. But something for Tamara.
So, I bought her the t-shirt celebrating 50 years of Odesa Pavilion. From Oshawa, Ontario. 🙂
It has arrived!
Doesn’t she look happy in her unexpected birthday gift from Canada?
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Hi!
I just thought of something….if anybody is in Winnipeg, each year they have Folklorama, which is a great cultural celebration. There are 2 Ukrainian pavilions: Spirit of Ukraine (which is on this week, http://spiritofukraine.ca/) and Ukraine Kyiv (ran last week, https://ukrainekyivpavilion.ca/). Probably a bit late for this year….but maybe for next year it might be nice to show up. 🙂
BTW, I liked those postcards.
Meaghan-
Thank you for the suggestions! 🙂
Some of our new cards, hot off the presses, are on their way to you. Thanks for writing them to Ukraine’s Defenders! -
Thanks for the tips! Worth exploring. Glad you love the cards! Some on their way to you.
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This brought tears to my eyes! Mnohaya Lita Tamara! Thank you for everything you do!Sent from my iPad
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Thank you! Every action that supports Ukraine makes a positive difference in the lives of every Ukrainian.
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Hello! This is Tamara! It was so pleasant to read your comment! Thank you very much for congratulations and thank you for supporting Ukraine 🥰
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