All,
One of the many things LP has done since the war is set up hockey camps for some of the Ukraine kids we know (and some we didn’t know). Along with Fedor Zakusilo from Vorex and Brian Lilly from Lilly Broadcasting, we have sponsored camps in Erie, Buffalo, and Romania.
The idea is to give these kids a break from the war, a chance to see the world, to live life more normally and to get to know the LP family (and become a part of it).
The Ukrainian Cultural Exchange Hockey Camp
It’s awesome to see these kids enjoying themselves and getting to live life more normally.
Letting kids be kids. Dima and Max.
Tony and Cindy were the proud hosts of two of the boys, Nikita and Egor. They loved playing with nerf guns and playing basketball.
Last month I had the pleasure of spending a wonderful day in Kyiv with (from L-R) Andriy, Anatoliy, Radmila, Adrian (less than a year old) and Pasha’s Mom, Anna. (Check out all the pucks in the back. All teams/places Anatoliy played in his amazing career.)
If you remember from an earlier Berlin’s Wall, Anatoliy is Pasha’s Dad. He played for the All-Soviet team and for Ukraine and coached the national Ukraine team for years. I was lucky enough to get to share a bit of his mother’s home-made vodka at his lovely home in Kyiv last month.
Wow – How cool is this!
I just got an excited email from Andriy Krutyi (Andriy Cool), head of our Kyiv office, that Anatoliy had dropped off a beautiful Ukraine jersey as a thank you. HOW COOL! For any of you who have visited our global HQ in the historic Erie Union Station, we have a collection of beautiful, meaningful items throughout. But this one that will hang proudly in our Kyiv office is definitely one of the best and most meaningful.
Thank you, Anatoliy.
Onward!
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