Mission:Ukraine

09/10/2025

As the school year is about to begin, I realize we haven’t posted about our two graduates this Summer! CONGRATS TO: Darii, earning his Data Science degree and Monica finishing with a degree in psychology. You both have been such a shining light in our community and have shown us such a great example of hard work and dedication.
Thank you to everyone at PUC and our community for all your love and support to help these students achieve their goals in the difficult times they face in their home country.
May God bless you both!

08/28/2024

Recent trip with some of the Ukrainian Students from Pacific Union College to see an All-American Baseball game between the Giants and the Red Sox in San Francisco.

05/17/2024

ART GALLERY OPENING - Dasha's artwork will be featured Sat May 18th from 6-8PM at PUC's Rasmussen Art Gallery.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

05/09/2024

THANK YOU - Soroptimist International of St. Helena
For your generous donation to our program, a local organization which strives to bring Ukrainian students, displaced by war to the Napa Valley. Living on campus, enjoying three meals a day in the cafeteria and attending Pacific Union College has kept young people safe from Invading Russian soldiers, Coyotes at boarder crossings, and other threats in refugee camps. Giving them hope for a new life.
Soroptimist International is an International organization of women helping women, locally and abroad. We are so thankful to all who have supported this mission, which is a great combination of both with these young people becoming a part of our community.

https://napavalleyregister.com/news/community/star/st-helena-soroptimist-donations-nonprofit-native-sons-uvfc-mission-ukraine-monarch-justice-center/article_aebf6116-0c90-11ef-9bd9-eb90e2d496d2.html

04/15/2024

THANK YOU to Mountain View Academy for allowing Mission:Ukraine to share information about our program on Alumni weekend! Hearing the students stories of survival, escape from the war and what they are thankful for is always fills my heart with so many emotions. Thank you to all the students for your bravery and for sharing your stories with us!

03/22/2024

The Ukrainian students attended another Bingo night with the Soroptimist International of St. Helena who have been such a great support system for this program. Thanks again for having us and THANKS to Holly for paying for their entry.

03/21/2024

CLICK LINK TO WATCH THE LATEST UKRAINIAN STUDENT FILM:
This gives us only a small window into what these young people are struggling with on a daily basis. Living here in the safety of the Napa Valley doesn't take away the constant fear and stress they feel for the safety of their families back home, seeing their bombed schools and towns, reading the death counts daily from the news.
Please join us on this mission to protect these young people, to keep them here, out of harm's way.
https://app.frame.io/presentations/0799782b-9aea-4d33-9c6b-a0ddf9781c84

02/16/2024

BOMBING RAMPS UP ACROSS UKRAINE -
Please send prayers for our student's families still in the country.
Contact us if you would like to help keep our students safe in our country out of harms way.

An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council overwhelmingly condemned Russia's renewed mass-bombing campaign in Ukraine and said attacks must stop "immedi...

02/16/2024

UKRAINIAN BOMB DAMAGE -
One of our Ukrainian students sent this video of the aftermath of bombing that hit a few kilometers from her parent's home yesterday!

Please pray for the safety of our student's families and for our students as they deal with these terrible realities facing their loved ones back home.

PLEASE help keep our students here in this country by donating to our Mission:Ukraine fund. Or contact us to see how you can help.

02/05/2024

THANK YOU Soroptimist International of St. Helena for your support of MISSION:UKRAINE. So proud of our Ukrainian students for baking and submitting a traditional Ukrainian Sour Cream Cake to submit to Soroptimist's Annual Fundraising Crab Feed event this past weekend. Thank you Monica and Dasha for your contribution!

11/28/2023

GIVING TUESDAY -
As the war continues in Ukraine, our students are staying longer than expected. Please consider donating to help with living costs, food plans in the cafeteria, books and tech needed for classes.

Join us in donating to keep these young people safe here in our Napa Valley!

https://www.puc.edu/giving/fund/mission-ukraine

11/27/2023

THANK YOU- Everyone who attended our Ukrainian Night at the Movies! We'd like to especially thank our two key sponsors of the night, Pacific Union College and Soroptimist of St. Helena! Our Auction was a success and many people donated directly to our Fund-A-Need.
Our five Ukrainian students are able to stay this second year due to the your generosity! Thank you for embracing these young people and making them part of our community.