Ukrainian Easter egg festival 🐣

Today’s forecast

Ukrainian Easter egg festival raises money for refugees, humanitarian aid

Hundreds of Ukrainian American families attended an Easter Egg festival and bake sale Sunday in Minneapolis, with a portion of the proceeds going toward helping Ukrainian refugees and humanitarian aid for Ukraine. 

The items for sale at Saint Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church In Minneapolis included “pysanky,” or ornately painted Ukrainian Easter eggs, and “babka,” Ukrainian Easter breads, as well as other Ukrainian crafts, such as embroideries, ceramics and paintings. 

According to Julie Pawluk, one of the organizers, the bake sale has been happening yearly for decades. She said that in the past, the proceeds had gone to help earlier waves of Ukrainian refugees, such as those who came to Minnesota in the 1930s and the 1950s. 

Catch Up Quick 

🏛️ President Joe Biden is traveling to Minnesota on today. He’ll be discussing the economy at the Cummins Facility in Fridley.

🏫 School officials in Browerville, Minnesota say they were forced to demolish the high school’s gym after damage to the roof following the last round of snow.

☀️ For the first time this year, and the first time since November 26, Minnesota hit a high temperature of above 50 degrees, just inching to 51 degrees.

Minneapolis entrepreneur gets life-changing call

When FOX 9 first met Kamesha Davenport five years ago, she was working to get her life back together after a car slammed into her home. Since then, she has started a new business and is now on the path toward success after a life-changing call.

Davenport is growing her exterior maintenance business, Pinky Fence, on social media. Hennepin Healthcare hired Pinky Fence as part of their promise to expand diversity amongst their vendors.

FOX 9
11358 Viking Dr. Eden Prairie, MN 55344