Interview with KAFE 104.1FM posted on November 6, 2023

Our Feel Good Moment this morning highlights the efforts and accomplishments of an Anacortes woman who decided to do something about the war in Ukraine. Marketa Vorel has raised more than $45,000 for the people of Ukraine and hopes to raise even more. Listen to her story here!

Interview with King 5 News, published on November 1, 2023

Article from Anacortes American on October 18, 2023

Nearly two years since the onset of the Russo-Ukrainian War following the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 500,000 Ukrainians and Russians have lost their lives, and countless more have been injured both physically as well as psychologically.

Marketa Vorel, a volunteer lawyer from the USA, reports from Kharkiv about nuclear danger. She visited the area where National Science Center ‘Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology’ is located, which is a site of a scientific nuclear reactor.

Photo journal entry. Kharkiv, March 16, 2023

Markéta Vorel. A volunteer in Ukraine.

Last day in Ukraine. I am resigned to my departure. The dread of its Sunday-night-blues inevitability pulsates to amplify the loneliness. All of Kharkiv laid bare below my perch on the top floor of this pristine, Ikea-furnished hotel room, encased in what was once a beautiful building but now stands half shuttered, post artillery strike.

Article from Cascadia Daily News on June 1, 2023

Markéta Vorel's nonprofit raises nearly $10K, and counting, to support country

Article from Anacortes Amercian on May 24, 2023

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Sharon Harris of Anacortes felt compelled to help. She reached out to nonprofits, but a month went by without an invitation.

Article from The New York Review on January 19, 2023

Even more impressive than Ukraine’s will to fight is the vast network of citizens who are supporting the armed forces and helping those in need of food and supplies.