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MONDAY, MAY 23, 2Q22 1 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER 'Dogs back again Naw Immigrants Veronika Pavliutina and her children have been overwhelmed by the offers of help. Money has been donated, and the family members have been offered camp outings and more, steven m. falk staff photograph Welcome -In rfflUi ing an apartment And figuring out where the children will go to school in the fall She's waiting for approval of her Temporary Protected Status, granted to Ukrainians in the U.S. by President Joe Biden, which carries a work permit. The car she left in Serbia will be put up for sale.

Her house in Odesa is still standing, and her father, who like her brother is still in Ukraine, will proba bly move into it Thb has Italy Just lifted my heart. To know that psopw really are good people, and they do care. Marissa Vergnetti (above), who is hosting the family Her home is nearer the city center, presumably safer, while his area was bombed. The city remains under fire, its Black Sea position holding strategic importance to Russia. "I can feel it," said Nina, describing her realization that local residents care about the fate of the family.

1 feel like people are kind here." It's a shock, mother and children said, to discover that Americans will help a family they never met, and a miracle that they found safety in Philadelphia at a moment when millions are trapped in Ukraine or fleeing for their lives. "It was a no-brainer to reach out to them," said Danny Collins, co-owner and director of Flourtown Summer Day Camp, who acted after reading The Inquirer story. "Seeing that family going through what they're going through At camp, the kids will be able to particulate in activities from swimming to basketball to archery to crafts. Hopefully, Collins said, having fun with other children will help them adjust to a new life in a new country. The family lived in the southern port of Odesa, "the Pearl of the Black Sea," famous for its markets, operas, and theaters.

Russia struck the city on the first day of the invasion, Feb. 24, blowing up warehouses and air-defense systems and killing at least 22 people. Pavliutina immediately really are good people, and they do care." Philadelphia has long carried its reputation as a hard place, slow to warm, quick to fight, unable to forgive. Not often mentioned is that the opposite also is true, that to be loved in Philadelphia is to be loved forever. "I feel like they put their arms around Veronika and the family," Vergnetti said.

Gary Fredericks, CEO of OnPoint Partners LLC, a Wilmington-based firm that provides accounting and bookkeeping to small businesses, offered to provide free back-office support and coaching when Veronika restarts her studio. "I knew the people of Philadelphia would help; they always do," he said. "I just figured that no one would address the business side. I thought helping her with getting her business back up and operating would give her purpose." People gave hundreds of dollars in Target and Amazon gift cards. A dentist offered to care for Polina's braces.

Ukrainian American families in the region said they would try to connect the children, who can feel isolated by their lack of English, with Russian-and Ukrainian-speakers. One Ukrainian American woman offered a sewing machine. That's meaningful help, Pavliutina said, because in Ukraine she embroidered napkins and table coverings for her studio, and she wants to do the same here. The next big step is find Twenty years ago, Pavliutina briefly lived in northern New Jersey, when her now ex-husband's job brought them to the United States. After they broke up she occasionally came here to visit friends.

The practical effect was that on the day of the Russian invasion, she held a valid visa to enter the U.S. loaded the kids into the car and headed southwest, passing through the Romanian border and heading toward friends in Belgrade, Serbia. Across the world in Philadelphia, real estate agent Richard Mcllhenny and his wife, preschool teacher Marissa Vergnetti, watched the war unfold on TV. They wanted to help the people streaming out of Ukraine. Mcllhenny contacted a close friend who had lived in Ukraine, to see whether he knew anyone who needed a place to live.

It turned out the friend's wife was friends with a woman who ran a cooking studio, who had fled with her children. The two families met over Zoom Within days, Pavliutina and her kids were getting ready to leave for the U.S. She told her children, "Let's be prepared for anything. And be grateful for anything. Because we dont have much." They stepped off a plane at Newark Liberty International Airport on March 15.

Food has arrived by the bagful no small assist to a household that suddenly expanded by four at a time when grocery prices are climbing. The other day, someone dropped off a huge ham, explaining that she won the prize in a raffle. And that she was vegetarian. Others called or wrote to share a positive word or promise to sign up for cooking classes. This has really just lifted my heart," Vergnetti said.

"To know that people Will she return to Ukraine? She doesn't know. For now, the challenges of the moment are enough. She's written a list of people she needs to thank. And hopes she can find the words. ByNick Vadala STAFF WRITER While Philadelphians aren't exactly familiar with it, sometimes, it seems that government can be effective.

At least when it comes to hot dogs. The overlapping section of the Venn diagram of Phillies fans and mystery meat aficionados probably already knows this, but the Phils' beloved Dollar Dog Nights appeared to be over for the season (for the uninitiated, that's when glizzies go on sale for a buck). The last one was May 3, reportedly marking the final of just two scheduled for 2022. That is, until now. According to Associated Press sports writer Dan Gelston, the Phillies and food service provider Aramark are working on adding another Dollar Dog Night to the 2022 lineup.

"The Phillies and Aramark work together on the dates," an Aramark representative told Gelston. "We are planning for another Dollar Dog Night, and we will be announcing that in the near And in some small way, the confirmation of a third date could be thanks to U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Crossing Broad blog reporter Kyle Pagan. As best we can tell, the sausage got made after Pagan called Casey's office last week and asked to speak with the senator.

Earlier, Pagan posted a story on Crossing Broad that called only two Dollar Dog Nights this year "a and suggested publicly shaming the Phillies into adding another one. So that's what he did. "Usually, they have three to four a year," Pagan tells a staffer named Regjna, an appeal that he posted to Twitter. This year, when they're actually good, and Phillies' owner John Middleton went over the luxury tax for the first time ever, they only have two, and they're already gone by May." Regjna tells Pagan that shell pass the message on to Casey which she appears to have done. On Thursday, just over an hour after Crossing Broad tweeted a video of Pagan's call, Casey's Twitter account sent a frank message in support of Dollar Dog Night, writing "Let's do this." A few hours later, Gelston sent his reply from Aramark, noting more Dollar Dog Nights are on the horizon.

But why, of all things, did a senator get behind such a seemingly minor, yet meaty, issue? "Who doesnt love dollar dogs?" said Casey's communications director Mairead Lynn. "On issues big and small, Sen. Casey delivers for his But Casey's support likely didnt have an impact on the additional Dollar Dog Night. As Bonnie Clark, vice president of communications for the Phillies, told The Inquirer, the team always has at least three of the promotions each season, and "that has not changed for the 2022 season." As Lynn put it, there's "no federal jurisdiction over Dollar Dog Night," but Casey wanted to show his support He is also focusing on more serious issues, such as the baby formula shortage and abortion. But helping out Philadelphians with more cheap ballpark hot dogs was an opportunity to show that the senator's office "can walk and chew gum at the same time." This, of course, is just the latest example of government responding to aggressively devoted Philly sports Cans.

On Thursday, Philadelphia City Council voted unanimously to name Sixers star Joel Embiid "Most Valuable Philadelphian." This situation, though, is at least beneficial to the average Phils fan we can get a cheap meal out of it "People, my God," Pavliutina said. "I guess this is why humanity is still here, because there are people who would help and be generous." jgammageinquirer.com 215-854-4906 10 JeffGammage The Pavliutina family say they are shocked by the willingness of people to help out a family they have never met. "I feel like people are kind here," one daughter said. la otwi thai NOTIOI HIUIY GIVEN, under Philadelphia Home Rule Charter Section Number 8-407, that on May 19, 2022, AMENDMENT! TO PHILADELPHIA CODE, TITLE 4, iUBCpDE A fDITI Pitt NATION OF PIMIIT FIUNQ DATE) Bromulgated by the apartment of Licenses Inspections were filed with the Department of Records, Room 158, City Hall, available to view at http: Anyone affected thereby may file a written request for hearing with the Department of Records within thirty (30) days of the date above, Including by sending an email to regulations Qphlla.gov. These regulations will become effective at the conclusion of this notice period If no hearing Is raqueated.

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