www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, December 4, 2015 | 10 Tribute to Courage marks recent Ukrainian revolution by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff More than 400 members of the Ukrainian community gathered at St. Joseph's Banquet and Conference Centre in Oakville Nov. 29 to mark the events that paved the way to the ousting of Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych from office. Titling its event Tribute to Courage, the Canada-Ukraine International Assistance Fund, in partnership with Euromaidan Canada Committee under the patronage of Ukrainian Canadian Congress Toronto, paid tribute to those who stood up for what they believed in and started the Ukrainian revolution. On Nov. 29, 2013, when it became clear to the public that Yanukovych wasn't going to sign an association agreement with the European Union to join Europe, many Ukrainians took to the streets in Ukraine's capital of Kiev to express their disapproval of his decision. Months later in February 2014, amid the anti-government protests, Yanukovych fled Kiev. Tribute to Courage featured special guests from the Ukraine, including Myshko Adamchak, a musician and volunteer paramedic during the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, as well as Vladyslav Kuznietsov, a soldier of Ukraine's 95th Airborne Brigade, Musician Myshko Adamchak performs at Tribute to Courage, an event held at St. Joseph's Banquet and Conference Centre in Oakville Nov. 29 to pay tribute to the events that led to the recent Ukrainian revolution. Adamchak was a volunteer paramedic during the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. | photo by Mykola Swarnyk who lost part of his hand while saving his fellow soldiers during an attack. Kuznietsov thanked Canadians for their support, noting Canada's foreign aid was the most pronounced. Other guests included Chad Nilson, a certified Canadian prosthetist/orthotist, who travelled to Ukraine last spring as part of a Ukraine Prosthetic Assistance Project team to fit world-class prosthetics to people who lost their limbs during the revolution and war. Antonina Kumka, one of the main event organizers, told the Oakville Beaver the effort raised more than $35,000, which will be given to the Ukraine Prosthetic Assistance Project to conduct its second phase planned for MarchApril next year. The team, consisting of eight specialists (prosthetists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists), will be working with their Ukrainian counterparts to fit people who have lost their limbs with prosthetics. A soldier-amputee from the U.S. Army will also travel with the team to hold sessions with the local soldiers and civilians on how to overcome the challenges of losing a limb in a conflict. Kumka, a high school mathematics teacher at T.A. Blakelock High School, initiated the project a year ago as a way to help the country she came from. "The project goal is to send Canadian and American prosthetic and rehabilitation specialists to Ukraine to train local specialists in advanced technologies and techniques, as well as fit amputees in the process," she said. "In Ukraine, the project is supported by the Government of Ukraine and a number of NGOs (non-governmental organizations)," said Kumka. For more information, visit www. prostheticsforukraine.com. Because family matters Oakview Funeral Home has been serving the Oakville community for over 30 years. We will assist your family in creating a highly personalized service to suit your taste and budget. Oakview Funeral Home serves one family at a time and offers competitive prices and superior service. Call Robert Csele for your FREE planning kit today: 905-842-2252 by Arbor Memorial Arbor Memorial Inc. Look for us on Facebook Visit www.oakviewfuneral.ca for a virtual tour of our funeral home. Oakview Funeral Home 56 Lakeshore Road, W., Oakville Family Owned. Proudly Canadian. Top Rated Tire & Auto Shop By Yellow Pages Winner of this year's Annual Kevin vin Flynn Poster Contest "Goodwill to All" Congratulations Ella Kevin Flynn, MPP NEW MILLENIUM TIRE & AUTO CENTRE OAKVILLE MANUFACTURERS REBATE SALE ON NOW! (Most brands on sale) Most rebates end December 15,2015 $70.00 VISA PREPAID CARD $50.00 REBATE (some conditions apply) Community Office: 2318 Lakeshore Road West, Unit 2 2318 Lakeshore Road West, Unit Oakville, Ontario L6L 1H3 2 Oakville, ON L6L 1H3 Telephone: 905.827.5141 Tel: 905.827.5141 kflynn.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org a @MPPKevinFlynn b KevinFlynnOakville Oakville $40.00 REBATE UP TO $65.00 PREPAID MASTER CARD UP TO $100.00 IN REBATES $80.00 IN REBATES Alignment Special* 10% OFF *Some additional charges apply to complex adjustments $70.00 MAIL IN REBATE Family owned and operated. We're committed to providing you with the highest level of service, so you'll always choose us for your maintenance and repair needs. CHOSEN ONE OF OAKVILLE'S BEST AUTO SERVICE CENTRES AND TIRE SHOP 670 Fourth line, Unit 20, Oakville | 905-845-0770 | www.nmtoakville.ca