We welcome to the City’s Service Department, Valentyn Panchenko, who arrived last summer with his wife and two children from Ukraine. Through a sponsor, Valentyn settled in Maple Heights, ready to embrace the American experience, but he needed work. To assist with his need, Global Cleveland Board Member Mayor Annette M. Blackwell stepped up. Read Valentyn’s story, and the stories of other Ukrainians who have settled in Northeast Ohio during the last three years here: https://globalcleveland.org/commemorating-the-ukrainian-war-celebrating-our-community/
