Driving to Ukraine. Speaker Cheryl Longinotti
Wed, Nov 11
|Creekside Room, Dominican University
Cheryl Longinotti will discuss her 2025 trip to Ukraine on behalf of DrivingUkraine.org. With a convoy of fellow volunteers, she drove 1381 miles over three days to deliver a truck for medical rescue and supply at the front line.
Time & Location
Nov 11, 2026, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Creekside Room, Dominican University, 100 Magnolia Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901
About the event
Cheryl Longinotti will discuss her 2025 trip to Ukraine on behalf of DrivingUkraine.org. With a convoy of fellow volunteers, she drove 1381 miles over three days to deliver a truck for medical rescue and supply at the front line. After delivery, she spent six days in Lviv, Ukraine’s fifth largest city. She is eager to share her experience. She believes Ukraine’s struggle to be free and sovereign has much to teach us about civic spirit and living fully despite the losses and insecurity imposed by war.
Biography
Cheryl Longinotti grew up in San Jose, California when it was a sleepy town surrounded by orchards. As a high school exchange student in West Germany, she experienced the shadow that history casts on daily life — things spoken and unspoken. A 1970 visit to extended family in Prague, while suffering from Soviet domination, deepened that imprint. She earned a PhD in Audiology from Northwestern University…