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Large fundraiser for Ukraine with food and speakers this Saturday in Evansville

A cook prepres spiced grilled pork skewer at a Ukrainian food fundraiser at Grace of Christ Slavic Church on Saturday, April 30, 2022.

A prepare dinner prepres spiced grilled pork skewer at a Ukrainian food items fundraiser at Grace of Christ Slavic Church on Saturday, April 30, 2022.

EVANSVILLE, Ind.The Grace of Christ Slavic Church mission for Ukraine is hosting a Aid Ukraine Fest on Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Washington Plaza on Evansville’s East Aspect.

Event organizer Tyler Hinds of TRH Home loan, who owns Washington Plaza, said that this party will be related to people hosted before this spring at the Grace of Christ church, but will be larger sized.

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“We’re making an attempt to get as quite a few persons there as we can,” he claimed. “We will have speakers that have been in Ukraine during the war and managed to evacuate and there will be a silent auction. For the little ones there will functions and bounce homes, and heaps of excellent food and information for the older people.

“The key position is that this is not large business, it is people from Evansville doing work with nearby church buildings in Ukraine, so any income donated will all go instantly to help with food items, medication or evacuation.”

Ukrainian meals specialties will involve Plov, a rice pilaf dish with beef and carrots, and Chebureki, a crisp deep-fried turnover filled with beef or chicken and spices.

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Also on the menu are pork or hen skewers with grilled vegetables and a large wide range of desserts from conventional cake slices to crepes with strawberries or Nutella.

Chebureki, crispy turnovers filled with chicken or beef and spices, await buyers at a Ukrainian food fundraiser at Grace of Christ Slavic Church on Saturday, April 30, 2022.

Chebureki, crispy turnovers filled with hen or beef and spices, await potential buyers at a Ukrainian food fundraiser at Grace of Christ Slavic Church on Saturday, April 30, 2022.

If you’re not particular you are going to like Ukrainian meals but still want to appear help the mission, there will be American staples as well, this sort of as barbecued ribs, hamburgers, warm canines and Dippin’ Dots ice product.

There will also be a sector for Ukrainian products and souvenirs, a kids’ craft store and far more.

Donations will be accepted.

Grace of Christ Support Ukraine Fest

When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, June 11

Where: Washington Plaza is at 4600 Washington Ave., at the northwest corner of Eco-friendly River Highway and Washington Avenue.

Call Aimee Blume at [email protected]

This short article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Push: Large fundraiser for Ukraine with foodstuff, speakers this Saturday