Event Highlights:

• PowerPoint Presentation: Interactive presentation of ancient ways to preserve food in different cultures, the significance of bread for Ukrainians and a reason of conservation.
• Exhibition: Traditionally preserved food, Wheat and Ukrainian bread, displayed propaganda for food conservation in Canada during the WWI and WWII, bullet casings from a large-caliber machine gun used for the liberation of Kharkiv in 2022, a nose cone from a rocket launched by Uragan in Ukraine and a suggested book to read “Red Famine” by Anne Applebaum.
• Musical Performance: Nigel E. Harris and Lyse Bolanos https://musicalwellness.com/
• Intercultural food presentation of Ottawa communities: Latvian community and Baltic Canadian Council with Andris Kesteris, Daina Brauns and Solvita Raliktko. Traditional meal pīrāgi !
• Georgian community: Georgian chef - Maia Geladze! Traditional dishes: hachapuri, hinkalli, and more!
• Iranian family: Hooman, Azadeh and Masi! Traditional dishes: Tahchin and stuffed eggplant pickles!
• French family: Elisabeth Richard and Sasha! Traditional dishes: Ratatouille from the South of France and Flan aux pommes!
• The United States community: Kerry McElroy! Traditional dessert of the Southern America!
• Ukrainian community: Viktoriia Babych, Viktoriia Kis and Ivanna Ostrovska! Traditional dishes: cabbage rolls, Vinaigrette and dessert!

Additional Information:

• Presentations were in English, French, and Ukrainian.
• 10 volunteers participated
• Attendance: 50 people