Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: September 29, 2015
• Invested on: December 11, 2015

In 1994, Andy Cottrell and Ruslana Wrzesnewskyj initiated Help Us Help the Children, a project dedicated to improving the quality of life of orphan children in Ukraine. Over the years, they have provided Ukrainian youth in institutional care with access to school supplies, educational camps and scholarship programs. Their efforts empowered many Ukrainian children to better their lives.