In attendance: White, Bollig, Kopras, Smith, Wallitsch F., Wallitsch, S., Steinhauer,
Grabe, Neshlyaeva, Zalucha
Guests: Gail Morton and Caroina Gramsch
Happy Bucks, Peggy, Svetlana, Heidi, Carolina
Erin had her baby and named it Gale.
Mount Horeb Mail did a great article about out Community Grants.
Please vote on the budget.
Carolina Gramsch, a previous exchange student, visited from Chili.
She surprised us all! She is attending Catholic University in Santiago
and is planning a career in engineering and bio-technology. She is
enjoying living with her 3 brothers who are attending the same school.
She is staying with the Ogalsby's and will be here through the
1st week of August.
Program: Matt Raboin, co-owner of Brix Cider spoke about his recent
trip to Ukraine to cook with World Central Kitchen. He was stationed
in Przemsil Poland at the border of Ukraine and Poland. When it was
learned that Matt was going, he was contacted by WisconsinUkrainians.org
and asked to transport medical supplies and first aid items.
He was gone for a week.
World Central Kitchen had taken over a warehouse and turned it into a
kitchen. Mostly, he made sandwiches as well as some hot food. There
are kitchens all over Poland. WCK.org
He got to spend a few days serving, as well. There were lots of groups providing
Matt told us that 3 million refugees came into Poland within 3 months. The Polish were cooperative finding places to stay or to take them into their homes.
The best way to help the effort is to donate to WCK.com
Matt finished up by telling us of events at Brix Cider including Crash the Kitchen and Small Batch Science. https://brixcider.com/
Matt with Medical Supplies