BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:spatie/icalendar-generator BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250709T064143 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31ccda51-18a8-518a-b56a-6bc456b15bfd DTSTAMP:20260405T064143Z SUMMARY:\"Second Wind\" - Documentary Screening DESCRIPTION:The Ukrainian Club at Texas A&\;M University is honored to p resent a special screening of the powerful documentary film “Second Wind ” on April 8 at 5:30 PM at Hagler Auditorium (Annenberg Presidential Con ference Center | 002 George Bush Dr W\, College Station\, TX 77843). Event is FREE\, donations are encouraged to Ukraine Raising Foundation (https:/ /ukrainerising.org/ Production and Distribution of culturally important fi lms) for prosthetics and rehabilitation of Ukrainian veterans. We would al so have an Art and Craft Charitable sale prior to the screening. The scree ning will be followed by a discussion moderated by the professor of the Bu sh School of Government and Public Service\, Dr. Alexandra Chinchilla. \nP arking lot 43 – parking allowed for any TAMU parking permit holders \n \ nParking lot 118 is free Parking to ALL (TAMU permit and no TAMU permit).S hort and pleasant walk to the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. \n \nhttps://bush.tamu.edu/apcc/directions-parking/ \n \n“Second Wind” - A Story of Resilience\, Dignity\, and the Unbreakable Human Spirit. Four Ukrainian \nsoldiers who lost limbs in combat and now live with prosthetic s\, alongside one female soldier who \nsurvived a severe front-line injury . Together\, they take on one of the world’s greatest physical challenge s\, \;climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Their journey is not only about reac hing the summit. It is about resilience. It is about dignity. It is about reclaiming strength after unimaginable loss. \n \nThe film offers a rare a nd intimate look into the lived experiences of Ukrainian defenders and the human cost of war. It invites viewers to reflect not only on sacrifice\, but also on courage\, perseverance\, and the universal strength of the hum an spirit. This is more than a film. It is a testament to the power of a s econd chance\, a second wind. \nUkrainian Club TAMU invites students\, fac ulty\, and community members to attend this meaningful \nscreening and eng age in a deeper understanding of Ukraine’s ongoing struggle and the resi lience of its \npeople. The future leaders\, who will become decision-make rs and shape American foreign policy in the \ndecades to come\, need to kn ow this story. Watch trailer here: https://secondwind.film/. \nThe documen tary is produced by Gennady Gazin\, an American businessman and philanthro pist of \nUkrainian-Jewish descent. Mr. Gazin launched a nonprofit movemen t SecondWindUA (https://en.secondwindua.org/ and https://www.instagram.com /secondwindua/)\, that helps veterans with amputations rehabilitate throug h sports. \; \n \n \;The film’s director is the renowned Maria K ondakova\, a Ukrainian film director and actress. Deeply affected by Russi a’s aggression in Ukraine\, Ms. Kondakova turned toward documentary film making. Beginning in 2017\, she followed three Ukrainian women serving on the front lines\, which led to her critically acclaimed documentary \"Inne r Wars.\" Her work includes the following significant projects: Second Win d (2025)\, Blueberry Summer (2024)\, and Fallen Leaves (2014). \n \nOur de epest gratitude to Dr. Diyashev (Professor of Practice\, Petroleum Enginee ring at TAMU) for initiating\, organizing\, and sponsoring the screening o f Second Wind Documentary. \n \n \; LOCATION:Annenberg Presidential Conference Center URL:https://getinvolved.tamu.edu/org/1334/events/21295/498556 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T203000 X-HOSTS:Ukrainian Club X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Ukrainian Club at Texas A&\; M University is honored to present a special screening of the pow erful documentary film “Second Wind” on April 8 at 5:30 PM at Hagler Auditorium (Annenberg Presidential Conference Center | 002 George Bush Dr W\, College Station\, TX 77843). Event is FREE\, donations are encouraged to Ukraine Raising Foundation (https://ukrainerising.org/ Production and Distribution of culturally important films) for prosthetics and rehabilit ation of Ukrainian veterans. We would also have an Art and Craft Charitabl e sale prior to the screening. The screening will be followed by a discussion moderated by the professor of the Bush School of Gove rnment and Public Service\, Dr. Alexandra Chinchilla.
Parking lot 43 – parking allowed for any TAMU parking permit holders

Parking lot 118 is free Parking to A LL (TAMU permit and no TAMU permit).Short and pleasant walk to the Annenbe rg Presidential Conference Center.

https://bush.tamu.edu/apcc/directio ns-parking/

“Second Wind” - A Story of Resilience\, Dignity\ , and the Unbreakable Human Spirit. Four Ukrainian
soldiers who lost li mbs in combat and now live with prosthetics\, alongside one female soldier who
survived a severe front-line injury. Together\, they take on one o f the world’s greatest physical challenges\, \;climbing Mount Kilima njaro. Their journey is not only about reaching the summit. It is about re silience. It is about dignity. It is about reclaiming strength after unima ginable loss.

The film offers a rare and intimate look into the liv ed experiences of Ukrainian defenders and the human cost of war. It invite s viewers to reflect not only on sacrifice\, but also on courage\, perseve rance\, and the universal strength of the human spirit. This is more than a film. It is a testament to the power of a second chance\, a second wind.
Ukrainian Club TAMU invites students\, faculty\, and community members to attend this meaningful
screening and engage in a deeper understandi ng of Ukraine’s ongoing struggle and the resilience of its
people. Th e future leaders\, who will become decision-makers and shape American fore ign policy in the
decades to come\, need to know this story. Watch trai ler here: https://secondwind.film/.< /a>
The documentary is produced by Gennady Gazin\, an American business man and philanthropist of
Ukrainian-Jewish descent. Mr. Gazin launched a nonprofit movement SecondWindUA (https://en.secondwindu a.org/ and https://www.instagram.com/secondwindua/)\, tha t helps veterans with amputations rehabilitate through sports. \;

< p> \;The film’s director is the renowned Maria Kondakova\, a Ukraini an film director and actress. Deeply affected by Russia’s aggression in Ukraine\, Ms. Kondakova turned toward documentary filmmaking. Beginning in 2017\, she followed three Ukrainian women serving on the front lines\, wh ich led to her critically acclaimed documentary \"Inner Wars.\" Her work i ncludes the following significant projects: Second Wind (2025)\, Blueberry Summer (2024)\, and Fallen Leaves (2014).

Our deepest gratitude to Dr. Diyashev (Professor of Practice\, Petroleum Engineering at TAM U) for initiating\, organizing\, and sponsoring the screening of Second Wind Documentary.

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