[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E924]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING THE NOVA SPARK FOUNDATION

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                            HON. JASON CROW

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2022

  Mr. CROW. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Nova Spark 
Foundation for its efforts collecting and donating critical supplies to 
Ukrainian orphanages and children displaced by the war in Ukraine.
  Founded by Ukrainian immigrants in Colorado, Yulia Boozer and Olga 
Funk, Nova Spark was established to help an extremely vulnerable group 
of Ukrainians: children whose parents have been killed during the 
Russian invasion of Ukraine. Yulia and Olga recognized a lack of 
support for orphans of the war and built this organization to fill that 
need.
  Nova Spark works with small-scale and family-style orphanages, and 
those caring for disabled children in Ukraine. Their fundraising 
initiatives have allowed Nova Spark to provide funding to orphanages 
and foster homes to repair physical damages sustained during the war. 
Additionally, the organization has partnered with Project C.U.R.E. to 
send Kits for Kids, providing basic necessities, humanitarian aid, STEM 
toys, baby supplies and college essentials, for displaced orphans 
across Ukraine.
  Orphans are among the most vulnerable victims of war, and I commend 
Nova Spark for its continued efforts to provide orphanages with various 
necessities as supply lines and availability of products in Ukraine 
change. I am proud to recognize them for their tireless work and 
dedication to Ukrainian children. It is organizations like the Nova 
Spark Foundation that provide hope in the darkest of times, and I know 
that their generosity is not only felt in Ukraine, but in our global 
community as a whole.

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