Writing for Director Novak who is on vacation: Manager KJ McGee
Clients come to Depaul because they have met insurmountable challenges in life. We all meet great challenges, but some of us are better equipped to deal with them than others. And still others are fortunate to be able to give, support, work with, and help those less fortunate. The Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of Depaul Ukraine has put forth for herself a challenge. While she hopes to raise awareness of the organization's needs, she is doing much more than that. For me, she's demonstrating that we can start from nothing, set goals, learn new skills, work hard, grow in character, and be successful. Watching her grow in her training and commitment has itself been an inspiration for me to work harder. We hope others--you and our clients--will see the difficulty and opportunity that lay in these challenges. Here is what she has to say about her upcoming challenge:
Hi everyone,
My name is Olga Tseyukova and I am Ukrainian. Some of you may know that couple of years ago I was blessed to meet Depaul Ukraine--a groundbreaking charity working to support homeless children and young people. When I learned that there are more then 300,000 homeless people in Ukraine and learnt what Depaul is dong to tackle the problem of homelessness in Ukraine, I told myself that I can't stay away--I want to make a change in those people's lives as I believe that everybody has right to a place to call home and everybody deserves to be loved. So, I became a Trustee of Depaul Ukraine.
But that wasn't enough. I want to do more--and here I am taking a personal challenge to Escape from Alcatraz later this month. Just for the record- I learnt to swim two years ago--I've never swum in open water before, and the Alcatraz swim is a huge challenge. It's 2.5 km in cold, choppy water, with heavy tides and currents, and with some sharks, as the rumor say. But I will work hard to achieve it and I need your support for that. Every dollar you give to Depaul will go to support homeless people in Ukraine. Together we will make a difference.
Please come with me on this journey towards Alcatraz and help hundreds of people together.
Olga
Clients come to Depaul because they have met insurmountable challenges in life. We all meet great challenges, but some of us are better equipped to deal with them than others. And still others are fortunate to be able to give, support, work with, and help those less fortunate. The Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of Depaul Ukraine has put forth for herself a challenge. While she hopes to raise awareness of the organization's needs, she is doing much more than that. For me, she's demonstrating that we can start from nothing, set goals, learn new skills, work hard, grow in character, and be successful. Watching her grow in her training and commitment has itself been an inspiration for me to work harder. We hope others--you and our clients--will see the difficulty and opportunity that lay in these challenges. Here is what she has to say about her upcoming challenge:
Hi everyone,
But that wasn't enough. I want to do more--and here I am taking a personal challenge to Escape from Alcatraz later this month. Just for the record- I learnt to swim two years ago--I've never swum in open water before, and the Alcatraz swim is a huge challenge. It's 2.5 km in cold, choppy water, with heavy tides and currents, and with some sharks, as the rumor say. But I will work hard to achieve it and I need your support for that. Every dollar you give to Depaul will go to support homeless people in Ukraine. Together we will make a difference.
Please come with me on this journey towards Alcatraz and help hundreds of people together.
Olga
Dear Olga,
ReplyDeleteYou are rare person really. I am humbled by your undertaking to swim. May your dream be realized. I promise you prayer support. I will also invite other to support you. Keep it up!
Anthony Ekpunobi, C.M.
Olga,
ReplyDeleteMeeting you today at the Dolphin Club was so inspiring! Having also just learned to swim 2 years ago, the challenge of swimming Alcatraz has seemed too scary. I am so impressed with how confident and bold you are, which is exactly the mindset you need to succeed. Now that I understand your charitable motive behind the swim, it is even more special. Have an amazing swim, Olga, and know that you are giving people courage by pushing your limits and showing that fear can be conquered! Good luck!
Deborah Sherwood, San Francisco, CA