Liliya Valihun will discuss “Changing Lives of Orphaned Teenagers and Underprivileged Youth in Ukraine through Technology” at the Rotary Club of Mercer Island’s meeting on Oct. 1 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 SE 24th St. The main meeting begins at 12:30 p.m.; socializing is from noon to 12:30 p.m. Guests are always welcome and there is no fee to attend. A catered lunch from Pogacha is available for $25, or attendees can bring their own meal.

Born in Ukraine and educated in the USA (Penn State University), Valihun is a serial entrepreneur with a kind and open heart. For the last nine years she has been a chairwoman of the Hebron ecosystem that consists of Hebron IT Academy, HebronSoft, HebronHire and Advanced Tech Lab. Hebron IT Academy provides free, high-quality education to teenage orphans, underprivileged youth and young people that found themselves in hard circumstances: war in Ukraine, young soldiers who lost their body parts and vulnerable young Slavic orphaned women. Hebron has helped hundreds of these people to change their lives and get a stable job and profession.

For more information on the Rotary Club of Mercer Island, visit http://mirotary.org/