# @nextdoor on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca6PO0YObiN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21115149-nextdoor-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/c5f584866e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-03-10T04:30:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nextdoor (@Nextdoor) — https://gondola.cc/Nextdoor

## Caption

6-year-old Tomac and 8-year-old Rita had to flee their home in Ukraine when the invasion began. Their father, a U.S. citizen who moved to Ukraine over a decade ago, decided to stay behind and join the resistance to defend the country that became his home. Since Rita and Tomac have dual citizenship in the U.S., their mother decided it would be safest if the children went to stay with their grandparents in Riverside, CA. So, grandparents Sue and Steve flew to Poland to meet the children and safely bring them back to the U.S. Dorrie, a Riverside neighbor and dear friend of the family, heard about the children’s arrival and knew the retired grandparents had already spent an unexpected $10,000 on airfare, hotels, and helping out the family. As the children were arriving with nearly no belongings, Dorrie put out a call for help on Nextdoor to see if her community would be able to donate any essentials. She was shocked to see over 1,000 reactions to the call for help and dozens of neighbors began dropping off clothes, books, toys, backpacks, art supplies, gift cards, and even drawings to welcome the kids to the U.S. and make their transition a bit easier. They ended up receiving more donations than they even needed, and now plan to send any extras to refugee camps to help other Ukrainian children.

#kindness #kindnessofstrangers #kindnessmatters #bekind #neighbors #neighborshelpingneighbors

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