Ukrainian Family Finds A Home in Mt. Pleasant

They stand at their window and watch squirrels romp and play in their yard. “Never have I seen so many squirrels!” Ivanna Zimroz, laughs. “Even the squirrels are happy here!” Her five kids cluster around her and giggle at the sight. They also appreciate the positive change in lifestyle from what they left behind. They had been crammed into a small, two room apartment in Poland, seven of them—mother, father and five children—for two years, after fleeing Ternopil. They were waiting to find a sponsor in the United States. They had to be careful.