SOPOT, Poland. There’s volunteerism, and then there’s the extraordinary thing Jakub Osipow is preparing to do. With assistance from credit unions in the U.S. and Poland, Osipow is getting ready to drive a refurbished “ambulance” more than one-thousand kilometers from Poland to the front lines of the war being waged in eastern Ukraine with Russia. […]
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SOPOT, Poland. As the attacks by Russia on Ukraine reach their 500th day, CUToday.info has arrived in Poland for what will be a week of reporting on how the country’s credit unions are helping Ukrainian refugees, as well as for additional reporting a planned trip later this week to Ukraine to deliver relief supplies and ambulances purchased
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This is a photo of Julia and Anna Aksenczenko – 14 years old twin sisters from Kramatorsk, Ukraine. You will never meet them in person. No one will. On June 27th 2023 they were killed. What have they done to deserve such a fate? Russian troops fired two missiles on the city center of Kramatorsk
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By Rafal Matusiak, President — National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions Polish American Credit Union Support Fund | Via Stella Foundation https://www.viastella.pl/ July, 2023 Dear Friends, As the conflict in Ukraine has escalated with offensives and counter offensives, civilians in Ukraine have again been driven from their homes and injured. Via Stella is
Dear Friends, What an unhappy anniversary: one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. We responded with immediate emergency medical and supplies and ambulances to paramedic networks and hospitals in Ukraine to care for and to evacuate the ill and injured to Polish hospitals. Millions of Ukrainian refugees arrived into Poland. Credit unions focused on how to
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The credit union industry often emphasizes the importance of sharing stories with members about the cooperative ecosystem. AKUVO CEO, Jay Mossman, has a unique story to tell. After building a successful tech company and selling it, he’s returned to the industry with a CUSO that has created a credit union model focused on retaining members
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Polish credit unions are community-based institutions which respond to the call of our communities. As our communities were initially focused on receiving and embracing refugees, we provided financial and material donations for relief supplies. As the numbers grew to 1.5 million, 2.3 million and now 3.4 million, some city populations have increased 20%. Our challenge
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The war continues next door, much too close. As of the end of April, over 3 million Ukrainian refugees are here with us in Poland. In cities such as Warsaw, Krakow and Lublin, city populations have increased by 20%. After the Russian withdrawal from Kiev, numbers of refugees arriving decreased. But as we saw the revelations
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When I sat down to write this article, I was reflecting on the need for action-oriented allies on business ventures and on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the term ally is amplified, and we all must realize that allies are critical to human safety around the globe. What will
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Polish & American Credit Unions are allies for Ukrainian refugees. On February 26th, Susan Mitchell, Underground Founder and Zach Christensen of MSA joined a peace march on the lawn across from the White House, with people wrapped in Ukrainian flags, singing “give peace a chance” and pushing Americans to stand up, denounce the war. “It
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