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Jets Donate $1 Million to Aid Ukrainian Relief Efforts
The Jets announced a $1 million donation to help aid the people of Ukraine on April 5. The donation will be split between various organizations, each receiving $100,000, over the course of a year.
"These donations will positively impact Ukrainian refugees and their families with essential supplies," said New York Jets Chairman Robert Wood Johnson. "The need for resources is continuously growing. Our thoughts continue to be with the innocent lives who have been affected and all those who are suffering."
The events in Ukraine are personal to the Johnson family and the New York Jets. Suzanne Johnson, wife of Mr. Johnson, grew up in a Ukrainian neighborhood in New York and is from a family of immigrants. Her mother, Marie, was born to Ukrainian immigrant parents while her father, Stefan Ircha, is from Ternopil, a town outside of Kyiv, and immigrated to the United States after WWII at age 21 by himself.
"Today in Ukraine, many people are suffering. Because of this, it is important to us to provide assistance to organizations making a true difference on the ground," said Mrs. Johnson. "My family and I are heartbroken by the devastation and loss and are praying for the individuals who have become refugees and those still living and working in Ukraine."
In addition to a monetary donation, the Jets organized an opportunity for staff to donate medical supplies to help aid relief efforts. The organization will match all donated supplies in an extended effort to assist victims and their families.
Donation Recipients
Jets Announce Nova Ukraine as Recipient of an Additional $100,000
(Jan. 3, 2024)
The New York Jets have donated an additional $100,000 to benefit Nova Ukraine. The donation is part of the organization's $1 million commitment, to be split between various organizations, to help aid the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Previous donations of $100,000 were given to Razom for Ukraine, Plast Scouting, the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, UNITED24, CityServe, Slow Beskid & Children's Paths, and Revived Soldiers Ukraine.
Founded in 2014, Nova Ukraine is a 501(c)3 registered nonprofit organization dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine and raising awareness about Ukraine in the United States as well as in the rest of the world.
Since 2014, Nova Ukraine has raised tens of millions of dollars thanks to the incredible support of donors. They rely on the work of unpaid volunteers, some of whom have taken time off work or even quit their jobs to help coordinate humanitarian aid for Ukraine. Since 2022, Nova Ukraine has distributed $83+ million, with a majority of spending devoted to life-saving medical aid. More than 98% of that has gone directly to humanitarian aid. To donate to Nova Ukraine please visit https://novaukraine.org/donate/.
The events in Ukraine are personal to the Johnson family and the New York Jets. Suzanne Johnson, wife of Jets Chairman, Robert Wood Johnson, grew up in a Ukrainian neighborhood in New York and is from a family of immigrants. Her mother, Marie, was born to Ukrainian immigrant parents, while her father, Stefan Ircha, was born in Ternopil and immigrated to the United States after WWII.
Jets Announce Razom for Ukraine as Recipient of an Additional $100,000
(Nov. 21, 2023)
The New York Jets have donated an additional $100,000 to benefit Razom for Ukraine. The donation is part of the organization's $1 million commitment, to be split between various organizations, to help aid the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Previous donations of $100,000 were given to Razom for Ukraine, Plast Scouting, the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, UNITED24, CityServe, Slow Beskid & Children's Paths, Nova Ukraine and Revived Soldiers Ukraine.
In 2022 and 2023, Razom distributed more than $80 million in donated funds to over 150 organizations in Ukraine that provide aid and services to frontline and liberated areas that supply basic needs such as food, power, medicine, first aid kits and water filtration systems. Additional and ongoing support includes providing winterization materials to individuals along with the scaling up tactical medicines and supplies for field medics, evacuation vehicles, tourniquets, portable medical scanners, and mobile shower units for frontline defenders.
The events in Ukraine are personal to the Johnson family and the New York Jets. Suzanne Johnson, wife of Mr. Johnson, grew up in a Ukrainian neighborhood in New York and is from a family of immigrants. Her mother, Marie, was born to Ukrainian immigrant parents while her father, Stefan Ircha, is from Ternopil, a town outside of Kyiv, and immigrated to the United States after WWII.
About Razom for Ukraine
Razom for Ukraine (Razom) was founded in 2014 and is one of the leading US-based nonprofits dedicated to the mission of supporting a democratic and prosperous Ukraine. With a robust international network of volunteers and partners, Razom, which means "together" in Ukrainian, provides humanitarian aid, and administers programs and services focused on health, advocacy, civil society and culture. Razom advances its mission by creating spaces where people meet, partner and do, while maintaining a relentless focus on the needs on the ground in Ukraine. Since the full-scale invasion in 2022, Razom for Ukraine has grown to include over 200,000 donors and volunteers. Website: www.razomforukraine.org.
Jets Announce Revived Soldiers Ukraine as Next Recipient of $100,000
The New York Jets have donated $100,000 to benefit Revived Soldiers Ukraine. The donation is part of the organization's $1 million commitment, to be split between various organizations, to help aid the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Previous donations of $100,000 were given to Plast Scouting, Razom for Ukraine, the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, UNITED24, CityServe, Slow Beskid & Children's Paths and Nova Ukraine.
This past week, Brick Johnson, son of New York Jets Chairman Ambassador Robert Wood Johnson had the opportunity to have a meaningful and moving conversation with the President of Revived Soldiers Ukraine Ms. Iryna Vaschuk Discipio.
"Revived Soldiers Ukraine has over 200 volunteers around the world and delivers medical equipment and supplies, arranges humanitarian aid, and provides medical treatment to injured Ukrainian Soldiers and Civilians, Brick Johnson said. "They have treated over 1,000 soldiers in Ukraine and have also sent 70 Ukrainian soldiers needing complicated treatments to the United States. Revived Soldiers Ukraine opened a new NextStep Rehabilitation Center in Irpin Ukraine, the first neurorehabilitation center in Ukraine for people with injuries of the central nervous system. This will provide Ukraine with state-of-the-art equipment such as Xcite (electrical stimulation) and NuStep (walk imitator), which have been used by patients with neurotrauma in the United States for the past 10 years and they are opening a second facility in Lviv."
About Revived Soldiers Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine in support of their fundamental human rights and medical rehabilitation of Ukrainian soldiers. They specialize in providing medical rehabilitation and prosthetics to those that have lost limbs or have become paralyzed.
To donate to Revived Soldiers Ukraine please visit Revived Soldiers Ukraine.
Jets Announce Nova Ukraine as Next Recipient of $100,000
The New York Jets have donated $100,000 to benefit Nova Ukraine. The donation is part of the organization's $1 million commitment, to be split between various organizations, to help aid the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Previous donations of $100,000 were given to Plast Scouting (April), Razom for Ukraine (May), the Ukrainian National Women's League of America (June), UNITED24 (July), CityServe (August) Slow Beskid and Children's Paths (combined for September).
Founded in 2014, Nova Ukraine is a 501(c)3 registered nonprofit organization dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine and raising awareness about Ukraine in the United States as well as in the rest of the world.
This past week, Brick Johnson, son of New York Jets Chairman ambassador Robert Wood Johnson and Suzanne Johnson had the opportunity to have a meaningful and moving conversation with co-chairman of Nova Ukraine, Nick Bilogorskiy.
Bilogorskiy explained areas of need and what Nova Ukraine is working on. Winters in Ukraine are brutally cold. Nova Ukraine is sending charging stations, power banks, generators, fuel, blankets, and other infrastructure and basic supplies necessary to provide heat and comfort to Ukrainians during this difficult winter. Rail stations are being utilized as warming centers for those that are cold and people are provided with food and hot beverages. Secure internet (such as Starlink) and cellular access are also being provided for communication with family and co-workers.
Nova Ukraine is currently providing the necessary emergency electrical and lighting needs, medical equipment, and hospital beds for the perinatal needs of women in Ukraine, allowing for the delivery of babies in what would have been complete darkness due to Russia's bombing of power infrastructure and civilian hospitals in Ukraine.
Johnson was disturbed to learn that much-needed donations to Nova Ukraine have decreased over the past few months.
"Donations to Nova Ukraine are dwindling to only one-tenth of what they were in February and March of 2022, Brick Johnson said. "During this holiday season, and the time for giving, I would like to personally appeal to everyone to donate whatever they can to Nova Ukraine for the much-needed humanitarian aid required during this difficult time."
To donate to Nova Ukraine please visit https://novaukraine.org/donate/.
Jets Announce Slow Beskid and Children's Paths as Next Recipient of $100,000
The Jets have donated $100,000 to benefit Slow Beskid and Children's Paths. The donation is part of the organization's $1 million commitment, to be split between various organizations, meant to help aid the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Previous donations of $100,000 were given to Plast Scouting (April), Razom for Ukraine (May), the Ukrainian National Women's League of America (June), UNITED24 (July) and CityServe (August).
The events in Ukraine are personal to the Johnson family and the New York Jets. Suzanne Johnson, wife of Jets Chairman, Robert Wood Johnson, grew up in a Ukrainian neighborhood in New York and is from a family of immigrants. Her mother, Marie, was born to Ukrainian immigrant parents, while her father, Stefan Ircha, was born in Ternopil and immigrated to the United States after WWII.
The funds for Slow Beskid will support the Ukrainian refugees in Krosno, Poland. Many of the refugees are women who left Ukraine to bring their children to safety while their husbands and fathers stayed back to work or to serve in the military. Slow Beskid will provide safe accommodation for the women and children they serve. Children's Paths' donation will help purchase a new bus to transport the children they service. To learn more about Slow Beskid, please visit www.slowbeskid.pl.
Jets Announce CityServe as Next Recipient of $100,000
The New York Jets have donated $100,000 to benefit CityServe. The donation is part of the organization's $1 million commitment, to be split between various organizations, meant to help aid the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Previous donations of $100,000 were given to Plast Scouting (April), Razom for Ukraine (May), the Ukrainian National Women's League of America (June) and the UNITED24 (July). Additionally, the Jets have designated CityServe as the recipient of the 50/50 gameday raffle for the Sunday, September 25 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. During the game, the team will highlight the humanitarian crisis with players wearing a decal of the Ukrainian flag on their helmets and the flag will be painted in the end zones of MetLife Stadium.
"We are honored and grateful to receive this generous donation that will help Ukrainian women, their children and the elderly through the trauma of war. Local churches in Ukraine, Poland and other surrounding regions are on the frontlines of this crisis. It is our mission to resource churches as they rescue and care for the Ukrainian people. Thank you to the Johnson Family and the Jets Foundation for your heart of compassion and generosity," said Karl Hargestam, Executive Vice President of Programs and Affiliates, CityServe.
The events in Ukraine are personal to the Johnson family and the New York Jets. Suzanne Johnson, wife of Jets Chairman, Robert Wood Johnson, grew up in a Ukrainian neighborhood in New York and is from a family of immigrants. Her mother, Marie, was born to Ukrainian immigrant parents while her father, Stefan Ircha, was born in Ternopil and immigrated to the United States after WWII.
These funds will be directed to support the CityServe Krakow Housing Project to expand a refugee Safe House in Krakow, Poland. The Safe House provides private rooms for family life, kitchen and laundry facilities, food and other necessities. It has been reported over 8 million refugees have fled Ukraine in search of safety and most have found help in Poland. This build out is part of CityServe's four-fold strategy to respond to the crisis. Learn more at www.cityserve.us/ukrainian-crisis.
About CityServe
CityServe is a collaborative network of churches and community leaders who help those in need live better lives. CityServe empowers the local church to fulfill its purpose to overcome despair and transform lives by resourcing them with tangible goods and capacity building. CityServe brings the church to the table to address community challenges by offering long-lasting relationships that lead to transformation and has been designated a "Community of Faith and Opportunity" by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. CityServe has launched CityServe Europe in response to the Ukraine crisis to help rescue and care for Ukrainian refugees.
Jets Announce UNITED24 as Next Recipient of $100,000
(July 28, 2022) The New York Jets have donated $100,000 to the needs of Ukraine via UNITED24. The donation is part of the organization's $1 million commitment, to be split between various organizations, meant to help aid the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Previous donations of $100,000 were given to Plast Scouting (April), Razom for Ukraine (May) and the Ukrainian National Women's League of America (June).
UNITED24 Ambassador Elina Svitolina received a check for $100,000 from the Johnson Family during charity matches in Krakow, featuring the number one women's singles tennis player in the world, Iga Swiatek. Elina shared her impressions: "On behalf of all the team at UNITED24, I want to thank the Johnson Family for this significant contribution and touching gesture. Ukraine has received money for important medical equipment such as (ALV) devices for children and a strong statement of support in the fifth month of a full-scale invasion. The war is not over, and together we keep on fighting and doing the best we can".
The events in Ukraine are personal to the Johnson family and the New York Jets. Suzanne Johnson, wife of Jets Chairman, Robert Wood Johnson, grew up in a Ukrainian neighborhood in New York and is from a family of immigrants. Her mother, Marie, was born to Ukrainian immigrant parents while her father, Stefan Ircha, was born in Ternopil, Ukraine, and immigrated to the United States after WWII.
The Johnson family, including their sons Brick and Jack, wanting to honor their heritage, recently traveled to Poland to meet with Ukrainian refugees and understand firsthand how the unprovoked invasion has impacted their lives. As the family prepared for their trip, Brick Johnson, while watching Wimbledon, saw Iga Swiatek, announce a charity tennis exhibition in Poland during the time the family would be visiting. Inspired by both Swiatek's play and her passion for Ukraine, Brick and Jack attended the exhibition and presented the donation of $100,000 to UNITED24.
These funds will be directed to support children's hospitals in Ukraine, namely for the procurement of pediatric artificial lung ventilation (ALV) devices.
About UNITED24
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of the National Bank of Ukraine and allocated by assigned ministries to cover the most pressing needs. To donate to the UNITED24 please visit u24.gov.ua.
Jets Announce Ukrainian National Women's League of America as Next Recipient of $100,000
(June 6, 2022) The New York Jets have donated $100,000 to benefit the Ukrainian National Women's League of America (UNWLA). The donation is part of the organization's $1 million commitment, to be split between various organizations, meant to help aid the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Previous donations of $100,000 were given to Plast Scouting (April) and Razom for Ukraine (May).
"The donation from the New York Jets comes at a time when the casualties in Ukraine continue to mount. These funds will provide much needed humanitarian aid to many innocent victims," said UNWLA President, Natalie Pawlenko.
The events in Ukraine are personal to the Johnson family and the New York Jets. Suzanne Johnson, wife of Jets Chairman, Robert Wood Johnson, grew up in a Ukrainian neighborhood in New York and is from a family of immigrants. Her mother, Marie, was born to Ukrainian immigrant parents while her father, Stefan Ircha, is from Ternopil, a town outside of Kyiv, and immigrated to the United States after WWII.
About Ukrainian National Women's League of America
Our mission is to promote and develop educational and cultural efforts and provide humanitarian assistance to Ukrainians worldwide.
Jets Announce Razom as Next Recipient of $100,000
(May 4, 2022) The New York Jets have committed $1 million in donations to help aid the people of Ukraine. The donation will be split between various organizations, each receiving $100,000, over the course of a year. This month, the donation will benefit Razom for Ukraine.
Razom, which means "together" in Ukrainian, initiates short and long-term projects and collaborates on existing projects with partner organizations on the ground in Ukraine, all with the mission of building a more prosperous Ukraine. Razom took action via its Emergency Response project to provide urgent help and support in face of an extreme or unforeseen situation in Ukraine. Razom provides critical humanitarian war relief and recovery on the ground depending on the most urgent needs as they evolve, with the mission of saving as many Ukrainian lives as possible.
"We are thrilled and incredibly grateful to be chosen as one of the organizations to receive a generous donation from our friends at the New York Jets. To see the New York Jets committing to help Ukrainian people is heartwarming, and we thank them for their support. Donations and commitments like one from such a well-known NFL franchise such as the New York Jets are special and important as they help spread awareness of what is occurring in Ukraine and the urgent need for help, so we can continue our critical mission via our emergency response to save lives in Ukraine," said Dora Chomiak, President of Razom.
About Razom for Ukraine
Razom, which means "together" in Ukrainian, is committed to building a prosperous Ukraine. The organization believes deeply in the enormous potential of dedicated volunteers around the world united by a single mission: building a more prosperous Ukraine. Established in the United States, the non-profit organization works towards that mission by creating spaces where people meet, partner and do. In this time of need, they have created the Razom Emergency Response which is focused on purchasing medical supplies for critical situations like blood loss and other tactical medicine items, hospital supplies, and tech enabled emergency response supplies that facilitate the delivery of this aid. Razom's procurement and logistics teams are made up of a trusted volunteer network they've nurtured since 2014 and partner organizations worldwide. Razom is also working with governments and embassies on helping to establish humanitarian corridors.
Jets Announce Plast Scouting - USA as First Recipient of $100,000
(April 5, 2022) The Jets have committed a $1 million donation to help aid the people of Ukraine. The donation will be split between various organizations, each receiving $100,000, over the course of a year. The first organization to receive a $100,000 donation is Plast Scouting - USA.
Plast Scouting was founded in 1911 in Ukraine and now has 2000 scout volunteers working on the critical last mile to reach those in need. Plast Scouting - USA is focused on addressing many of Ukraine's urgent needs, through fundraising, assembling pocket first aid kits, sourcing medical equipment and supplies, and optimizing logistics so that aid can reach Ukraine quickly and effectively.
"Plast Scouting - USA is very grateful to the Jets organization for their generous donation," said Andrew Kozak, Chairman Plast Scouting – USA. "The funds will be put to immediate use in the purchase of critical medical supplies to treat the many heavily wounded Ukrainians, along with cutting edge medical technology such as portable, wireless ultrasound equipment."
About Plast Scouting - USA
Plast Conference Inc. is the administrative partner of all Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organizations worldwide. Plast Conference Inc. and Plast Scouting – USA are both registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations. Plast Conference Inc. has been providing medical and humanitarian aid to wounded Ukrainian soldiers, their families, and aid to the widows and orphans of fallen soldiers since 2014. Plast Scouting - USA and Plast Conference Inc. are both run by volunteers; there are no administrative fees. For more information, please visit: aid.plastusa.org.