It's Day 4 of the Gazette's 12 Days of Christmas Kindness Program, where we celebrate a local person who does good for others and do some good to them!
Today we're celebrating Bohdan Kotsiubynski, who was nominated by his friend Valeriia Oleinik. Valeriia told us that Bohdan and his family of six came to St. Albert from Ukraine in the summer of 2023, starting from scratch.
12 Days of Christmas Kindness is a series of videos running from Dec. 13 to 24 in the Gazette. Check out other videos in the series here:
DAY 1: "The heart of the neighbourhood"
DAY 2: "The angel of Facebook"
DAY 3: "Every street needs a light on it"
DAY 5: "A heart of gold, a zest for life"
Yet despite all the difficulties they’ve faced as newcomers to Canada, Bohdan and his family have been helping other newcomers from Ukraine, offering them food and shelter and helping them move into their own homes.
We found some special gifts for Bohdan and his family from Idea Labs, from Rose & Onyx Hair Studio and from Phoenix Taekwondo.
Click the video to hear more from Valeriia on why Bohdan is so special door and meet his whole family when we knocked on their door, and come back each day from Dec. 13 to Dec. 24 for a fresh story of Christmas kindness!
