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Sept 2023
Ripon fundraising tops £31,000 for orphaned Ukrainian teenager
Fundraising for 15-year-old Liza Bartienieva, who was orphaned following a tragic accident that claimed the lives of her mother, brother and half sister, received a £4,000 boost at Ripon's Black Swan over the weekend.
Regulars of the Westgate pub and members of the wider community dug deep to support the teenager, whose father also died earlier this year.
But there was disappointment when it was discovered that an anonymous donation of £10,000 to the GoFundMe page set up for her will not be added to the fund.
Donna Chilcott who set up the page, which has received more than 1,300 donations, told the Stray Ferret:
Saturday's fundraiser at the Black Swan raised £4,000.
She added:
Freddie Cleary
The money raised at the pub's fundraiser will be added to the GoFundMe page which stood at £27,331 this morning.
Kelly Hirst, added:
Live music was part of Saturday's event and among the performers was Ripon singer-songwriter Freddie Cleary, who donated more than £600 to the GoFundMe page raised while busking in the city.
Liza has been looked after by a Ripon family since the accident occurred on Sunday September 3.
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