Ternopil-Portland couple helps cerebral palsy center in Lviv

From: Ukrainian Weekly, The | Date: March 28, 2003| Author: Matuszak, Matthew | Copyright information


Ukrainian Weekly, The

03-28-2003

LVIV - Paul and Tatiana Terdal spent the last six months in Lviv, using
their management consulting skills to help some local non-governmental
organizations, including the Dzherelo Center for children with cerebral
palsy and other neurological disorders.

In June 2003, Mr. Terdal, originally from Portland, Ore., and Ms. Terdal,
originally from Ternopil, decided they "really wanted to do something in
Ukraine." ...

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