The Slavic Christian Church in Harrisonburg is hosting a fundraiser to benefit Ukrainian refugees on Sunday. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
On Sunday starting at 12 p.m., at the Slavic Christian Church on Erickson Avenue, you can get drive-through takeout of American and Ukrainian food, including borscht and pastries, in exchange for a donation to their Ukrainian relief efforts.
Max Moroz is one of the event organizers.
MAX MOROZ: The majority of our church members have direct family members in Ukraine, all over the country in war zones and non-war zones. Almost every single person of our church is directly tied with somebody affected by the war. Our youth travel there on mission trips. We have a lot of friends there. We communicate with them daily … We have a direct funnel to the people on the ground who need it most.
You can also park and go inside to learn more about where they send the money, and purchase cakes to take home. Their church is coordinating the fundraiser with the help of other Slavic Christian churches and Mennonite churches in the area.
Moroz said their pastor is Belarussian, and a lot of their members are Russian and Ukrainian.
MOROZ: So everyone's together. We're all involved, we're all trying to do our part to help the people there. And we're working together on this.
To learn more or donate online, visit their website at sccharrisonburg.com.
