A local bartender concocted a way to help Ukrainian refugees after he was inspired by a connection he made with a Ukrainian woman and her young daughter.
A week before Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine, Sam Whitaker hired Vika, a Ukrainian woman, to design a web page for a project he was working on. Days later, Vika and her 5-year-old daughter fled to Italy to stay with relatives as Russian forces pillaged Ukraine.
"You can see it on TV, you can see it in the news, but actually talking to someone, it's really, really different," Sam said.Inspired to help the Ukrainian people through his personal connection with Vika, Sam asked employer Fearless Restaurants to host "Cocktails with a Cause" at their eight area locations.
The event will be held on next Monday and proceeds from drinks like the "Kiev Mule" and Penns Wood Pinot Noir will go to two charities helping Ukrainian refugees.
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