Jim Hake started working in the Ukraine in 2015 after Russia took the Crimean peninsula. He created a non profit called Spirit of America in order to supply the Ukraine military with medical kits and to assist U.S programs. After the recent invasion in Ukraine, they decided to supply basic, nonlethal military supplies and to do so quickly. Many other organizations also jumped in to help like veteran organizations, Mercy corps, and Save the Children. Spirit of America has supplied $7.2 million worth of medical equipment, Kevlar vests, drones, and communication gear. Things like supplying toys and clothes can sometimes do more harm then good, so Spirt of America has been working directly with Ukrainians in order to find their specific needs and to get those needs to them as soon as possible. Hake decided that when creating this organization, they weren't going to be neutral. They will openly choose a side and would also back American foreign policy goals. Spirit of America has just scheduled a 3rd cargo flight and hopes to be able to raise enough money to send supplies every 10 days.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/us/politics/ukraine-spirit-of-america-aid.html
Kayla McSweeney
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