PIERRE – A Pierre woman, born in western Ukraine continues to try and help friends, family and strangers a world away. Nataliya Rezek has been using social media, money transfer apps and the good old U-S Postal Service to collect money for supplies and donated medical items to help those impacted. Her efforts have not fallen away…
Her effort has raised over 20-thousand dollars since coming to light in March. She says any amount makes a difference…
Rezek, a nurse with Avera Health in Pierre is stepping up beyond organizing the humanitarian effort herself to help…
She says toys and clothes can be purchased in Europe cheaper than it is to try and ship it from the U-S, but those items are making a difference too…
It costs Rezek around 200 dollars to ship one box of donated supplies from Pierre to Ukraine. Sending financial donations overseas takes around an hour at a bank to finalize the transaction.
