St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Boyertown is sponsoring a fundraising event for Ukraine at the General Carl Spaatz Museum on Saturday, March 26 from 5 to 7 p.m.
“At St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Boyertown you are invited to care for our friends across the globe by attending this event in support of a more peaceful world and to witness all the amazing things God has been up to in our lives and community. We are purposed with creating totally devoted disciples of Jesus Christ with a focus on holy conversation, bible study and prayer. We are committed to loving God and loving all people.”
A $20 ticket provides admission to the museum with a guided tour, hors d’oeuvres and beverages and a presentation about Boyertown’s once sister city, Bohodukhiv, Ukraine at 6:30 p.m.
Sister Cities International was created at President Dwight Eisenhower’s 1956 White House summit on citizen diplomacy, where he envisioned a network that would be a champion for peace and prosperity by fostering bonds between people from different communities around the world. Eisenhower reasoned that people from different cultures could understand, appreciate, and celebrate their differences while building partnerships that would lessen the chance of new conflicts, according to Sister Cities International.
In 1983, under Mayor Robert Fleming, Boyertown was involved in the Sister Cities International program, having a sister city in Bohodukhiv, Ukraine. For many years, families were in connection with each other between Boyertown and Bohodukhiv, exchanging greetings and making trips, growing a bond of friendship between the communities.
Donations will be collected during the event to send to the people of Ukraine as they struggle for survival amidst the current invasion by Russia. St. John’s plans to match donations up to $5,000. Tickets must be purchased in advance through St. John’s by calling 610-369-1024 or emailing somlor@stjohnsboyertown.org.
If unable to attend, donation checks can be sent to St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 45 N. Reading Ave., Boyertown, and made out to St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, with ‘Ukraine’ noted in the memo.
Source: Berkshire mont