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Thousands of Ukrainian refugee children are about to spend their first Christmas away from home; while it's not the outcome that anyone would have wanted, publishers' efforts continue to ensure that books in their own language will comfort them through a holiday season in exile.
Since the war in Ukraine began in February, Poland's Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania (Universal Reading Foundation) has been leading an international effort to get books into the hands of Ukrainian refugee children in Poland and support Ukrainian publishers; this week, the Foundation revealed the recipients of its grant application process.
They are working with other organizations and have raised more than $16,000 to send a 40-foot shipping container of books to Poland for displaced Ukrainians.
For Maria Deskur, CEO of Poland’s Universal Reading Foundation, giving books to Ukrainian refugee children an urgent priority.
SHEPHERDSTOWN — As the Russian invasion of Ukraine carries on into its second month, Shepherdstown community members are continuing to do what they can to sta