HURON COUNTY – Over 60 new Ukrainian residents in Huron County, along with their children, went “shopping” on May 27 at an event held in partnership with the Huron Immigration Partnership, the Salvation Army and District 9 Retired Teachers of Ontario.
The retired teachers partnered with the Salvation Army to collect, package and store hundreds of summer clothing items. On May 27, they organized a display of all these items at the Huron County Museum and invited Ukrainians to pick up needed clothing for themselves, their families and friends.
Organizers would like to thank Sunrayz St. Marys Boutique for donating many items of still-ticketed new pieces of clothing, and to the retired teachers from Huron and Perth counties who donated hundreds of clothing items. The Ukrainian families were most appreciative of this assistance as we entered the warm season.
According to Mark Nonkes, of the Huron Immigration Partnership, the event is a monthly mixer for the refugee families which also allowed for new connections to be forged and information about vital services to be shared with the newcomers. After the event, the Ukrainian families were given the opportunity to explore the museum.
