Proceeds from Orange Revolution book help orphans in Ukraine
Article from the Foreword of Conscience Calls - Poklyk Sumlinnia
— By Orest Deychakiwsky

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$30 (postage included US/Canada)
Check made out to: Sts. Volodymyr and Olha "Starving for Color"
Mail to: Roksolana Tymiak-Lonchyna DDS, 828 S Washington St., Hinsdale, IL 60521, USA

Proceeds from the sale of Conscience Calls are used to purchase infant formula for orphanages in Ukraine though the "Starving For Color" program. "Starving for Color" was started by Roksolana Tymiak-Lonchyna with the opening of the Black and White photo exhibit of orphaned, neglected and abandoned children of Lviv, Ukraine, in October of 2002 at the Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago, IL. With the help of Sts. Volodymyr and Olha Parish an account was established to nourish the orphaned newborns.

Dr. Tymiak-Lonchyna has been traveling to Ukraine every 4-6 months at her own expense, visiting orphanages and buying formula as needed in 6 month increments. The amount of formula purchased varies depending on the number of newborns residing at the orphanages. Prices are negotiated with a local distributor, and Dr. Tymiak-Lonchyna remains until the formula is delivered, at which point the payment is made.
Until 2005, Dr. Tymiak-Lonchyna worked with one orphanage in Lviv since it was the only one that housed newborn orphans. As a result of her trip to Ukraine during the Orange Revolution, she also supports infant formula supplies at an orphanage in Donetsk.
It is the author's goal to bring more orphanages into the program. But this has to be done responsibly with an eye on the available funds, primarily so that the orphanages where the program was initiated do not suffer as a result.
It takes about 7.24 hryvni (5.12 hryvni - $1.00) a day to feed a child. Each book sold provides approximately 17 days of sustenance for one child. One of the orphanages cares for between 9 to 14 newborns at any given time, and they require formula through the first 8 months.

Note: U.S.-Ukraine Foundation is glad to support Dr. Tymiak-Lonchyna's effort to help Ukrainian orphans. While this activity is not a USUF-sponsored project, it does fall within the Foundation's mission for its Health Care/Humanitarian Aid Program.

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