In September 20,000 copies of “Ola y Boris Go to School” were printed in Poland using Ukrainian Refugee Relief funds raised by the District 6250 Foundation, Inc. and several District 6250 Rotary Clubs.  The book was published pro-bono by the Heweliusza Institute and written pro-bono by the academic staff at two universities in Wroclaw, Poland. It is the second book in a series. 
 
As a token of their appreciation, Rotary Poland and Anna Jasinowska-Czarny, Project Manager for the Heweliusza Institute, have made English language versions of the books available to all our District 6250 Clubs. Hard copies have been delivered or mailed to all Club Presidents. Digital copies of both books are available for FREE download at the link and/or QR below. The message these books convey is universal. They would be an excellent read for any child you know.
The first book, “Ola, Boris and Their New Friends”, was written this spring as over a million Ukrainian children arrived in Poland as refugees.  The following introduction, by the authors, explains the intent of their books.
 
Dear Parents, When Ola and Boris, fleeing their country, found themselves in Poland, more than anything, we wanted to hug them. Reassure them that they were now safe, that we are with them and will help them in their difficult time. This is what we wrote about in the first book: ‘Ola, Boris and Their New Friends’.
Today, Ola and Boris meet new friends at school and at the playground. Not all of these encounters are easy. Sometimes, children start noticing things which have not been important to them before. For example, that someone has come from a different country, or that they don’t speak Polish very well. In this book, we want to show you what has happened to Ola and Boris next.  Including things which are not so nice.  We do this because we want to say that such things can happen, that they are natural for children and for some adults. We also want to show that we should not be indifferent to such events.  That as adults, our task is to help our children through such situations. We hope that this book will help both Ukrainian and Polish children cope with these events better. Above all, however, we want this book to help us all believe that, with a little good, we can deal with these problems. We wish this for you all (and ourselves!) very much.
Justyna Ziółkowska Dariusz Galasiński Tomasz Grzyb
 
As a token of their appreciation, Rotary Poland and Anna Jasinowska-Czarny, Project Manager for the Heweliusza Institute, have made English language versions of the books available to all our District 6250 Clubs.  Hard copies are either being delivered or mailed to all Club Presidents.  Digital copies of both books are available for FREE download at the link and/or QR below.  The message these books convey is universal.  They would be an excellent read for any child you know.
 
The District 6250 Foundation, Inc. is accepting further Donations for Ukrainian Refugee Relief.  The links below provide details on this as well.
 
FREE DOWNLOAD LINK -
 
 
Anna Jasinowska-Czarny, Project Manager for the Heweliusza Institute
 
  
 

The therapeutic fairy tale "Ola and Boris go to school" saw the light of day thanks to the financial and organizational support of many institutions, especially the Heweliusz Institute, Rotary District 6250 Foundation, the Fort Atkinson Rotary Club and the Wrocław City Hall.

The fairy tale is free, you cannot sell it, you can only give it to someone. Please contact us, if there are institutions that would like to print further editions, please contact us  - summarizes prof. Galasiński

Link for Free Download or View Link Book #1 (Ola, Boris and their new Friends). 

Link for Free Download or View Link Book #2 (Ola and Boris go to School).

Reports from Rotary Wisconsin Project Partners in the Ukraine, Poland and the Netherlands.  How Funds Have Been Used to Assist With the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis.  Updated October 2022.

Note:  This list does not include two $25,000 Rotary International Foundation Grants that Wisconsin Rotary has secured.  The first, in support of Ukraine Medical Supplies and the second, in support of Kiev International Rotary's Refugee Housing Initiatives.