By Reilly Hungerford – Staff Reporter

Mr. Healy is the advisor of the Multicultural Club at Jonathan Law. Advocate Staff Reporter Reilly Hungerford interviewed Healy about the club’s recent fundraiser to support Ukrainian refugees. 

Reilly Hungerford: When did the Multicultural Club get the idea to help raise money?

Mr. Healy: Our club has always wanted to help spread awareness of and help those from different cultures than our own who are struggling. This has been a goal of ours previously, helping IRIS, which is the Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Service based in New Haven which resettles and helps refugees in CT.  So the idea to help Ukrainian refugees was a natural next step.

RH: What goal were you guys reaching for the fundraiser?

MH: We thought $500 would be a substantial but reachable goal so that’s what we chose.

RH: How long did the fundraiser run?

MH: We were running it sort of passively throughout March with our donation box in the TLC and news announcements, but all along we had planned to partner with Lawnation Donation and Ms. Russell was kind enough to facilitate that for us. That’s what got us to our goal.

RH: How much did you guys end up raising?

MH: We got right to our goal of $500. We had some especially kind donors that asked us how much we needed and were able to supplement that finishing amount.

RH: Which organization are you donating the money to?

MH: We are donating to a group called Alight which is based in Poland and is working to help Ukrainian refugees.