The Hazeldean Gardens Retirement Home is accepting in-person donations to support local Ukrainian refugees.
Ukrainian refugee Oksana Makarenka watches closely as her 16-year-old daughter sings a Ukrainian song for the residents at Hazeldean Gardens Retirement Residence.Lidiia Neofita also arrived from Ukraine a few months ago. Both work at the retirement home and are staying with a host family in Ottawa, but soon they will be moving into their own apartment with next to nothing.
"We’ve offered to provide the furniture from our model suites, of course, they’ll be needing other things," said Murray Jackson, co-owner of Hazeldean Gardens. Lidiia Neofita’s son and husband are still in Ukraine fighting on the front lines. Makarenka’s husband is also there.
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