The image was stark: shiny new baby carriages lining a Polish train station, ready for arriving Ukranian mothers with infants in tow. Troubling as it may be for why the need existed in the first place, it remained an encouraging signal that our humanitarian muscles were being flexed. Alas, as in many disasters (natural or man-made) the needs may be greater in the years ahead, assuming there will even be a Ukraine nation to feel them.
Responding to the present and preparing for future relief is why so many have donor-advised funds (DAFs). Users of these charitable piggy banks have been highly engaged during the past two years of COVID-19-caused mayhem, and many will continue to dip into them to assist the drama unfolding in eastern Europe.
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