Alyssa Gillespie of Brunswick, a professor and scholar of Russian literature and culture, hosting fundraisers to aid refugees in Ukraine.“After that conversation with my friend, I knew that I had to do something to try to help Ukrainians who are experiencing such utter devastation in even the tiniest way,” she said.
To help aid Ukraine, Gillespie has teamed up with the Director of Bowdoinham Public Library Kate Cutko and Bowdoin College Librarian Melissa Orth for the fundraiser Pysanky for Peace on April 21.