Ukraine Water Project

It started with a LinkedIn post, where Sergii from the Rotary Club of Warsaw-Jozefow posted to find Rotary partners. The Rotary Club of Blue Bell was the only Club to answer the call to Action. Read this amazing story of help, love, and support. Together with YOU, The Rotary Club of Blue Bell in partnership with the Rotary Club of Warsaw-Jozefow and the Foundation United in Diversity Ukraine addressed the water and food crisis in Mykolaiv and Kherson by donating in excess of $17,000 this Rotary Year. That donation provided food packages to feed families, water, and generators for power. It is a blessing to see the wider Rotary family, including our friends and family, support such a great cause.

The Cause

Call to Action: The human body is comprised of 75% of water and must drink about .8 gallons per day or we put our bodies at risk for not functioning. Mykolaiv, a city in Ukraine, hasn’t had access to fresh water from the beginning of the Russian aggression. Russian rocket attack on civilian water infrastructure caused a clean water crisis in Mykolaiv (the second most populous regional center in southern Ukraine) on April 22. Approximately 220,000 people were left in the city without access to clean water (from Apr 22).

Since 2023, our club has donated food packages to better support those in need and in the direct line of fire

The Goal

Rotary Club of Warsaw-Jozefów's project: Their initial goal was to distribute 10 trucks of water (each truck delivers 6,600 gallons) at a cost of $2,500. Rotary Club of Warsaw-Jozefów partners with Foundation United in Diversity Ukraine, an organization run by a 29 year old woman.

Rotary Club of Blue Bell's initial goal: $2,500

Imagine the Help we Provided

We matched every dollar received through donations up to $2,500 so that we can provide 2 trucks of water to Mykolaiv. This was quickly followed by an additional $8,277 coming from very generous Chefs and Club supporters. Finally, if March of 2023, we donated an additional $7,000 that targeted food delivery to those most in need.

Every Adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit - Napoleon Hill