Ukrainian veterans at the Heroes of Ukraine charity golf tournament, Hampton Court Palace Golf Club, London

Appeal · 16–19 November 2026 · Dallas, Texas

Four Ukrainian veterans in Texas.

In November 2026, four Ukrainian veterans travel from Ukraine to Dallas to tell their own story and to meet the people who can help them. What they build here also prepares the Ukraine Freedom Summit in Dallas in March 2027. There are no flights out of Ukraine, so getting them here is the hard part. Every cost is listed below.

We didn’t wait for donations. The founding team paid about $13,000 from its own funds so four Ukrainian veterans could make this trip. Your gift replaces that money and carries the work on to the Ukraine Freedom Summit in Dallas in March.

Fund the trip The record

Trip dates: 16–19 November 2026. After the trip, this page will carry the report — every dollar accounted for, like our Slovenia report.

4
veterans in the delegation
4
days in Dallas, 16–19 November: meetings, a roundtable and a tournament
$18,440
what the trip costs, provisionally
2027
the Summit this trip is for

What it costs

Getting four people from Kyiv to Texas.

No aircraft leave Ukraine. Every journey starts with a road to the Polish border and the long haul across Poland to Warsaw — then the same road home. The United States is the furthest we go, and it shows. These figures are provisional and will firm up as flights are booked.

Kyiv to the Polish border, and across Poland to Warsaw$110 Cover it
Flights, Warsaw → Dallas, return$1,800 Cover it
US visa appointment fee$180 Cover it
Travel and medical insurance$70 Cover it
Four nights' accommodation$650 Cover it
Meals and local transport$490 Cover it
The same road home, Warsaw to Kyiv$110 Cover it
One veteran, travel$3,410
Coaching and range time, per veteran$1,200 Cover it
Four veterans — travel and coaching$18,440

Cover a line, meet the veterans. Everyone who covers a line on this list gets a special gift from the delegation when we meet in Dallas.

The coaching is the half nobody funds. It is months of range time in Ukraine before anyone is good enough to be worth flying — and it is what puts a Ukrainian team on the course at all.

Provisional. Visa timing and flight prices move, and the delegation size is not final — these numbers will be updated as the trip is confirmed.

The Borderlands Foundation is a U.S. 501(c)(3). EIN 88-1118730. Donations are tax-deductible.
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Who hosts the veterans in Dallas

The people opening their homes, offices and calendars for the delegation.

Rogge DunnEmily Hobin
Rogge Dunn & Emily Hobin

Rogge sits on the board of The Borderlands Foundation. He traveled to Kyiv with Gen. David Petraeus on a charity mission and has raised significant funds for our work. Emily, a seasoned nonprofit professional, and Rogge are hosting the delegation in Dallas.

Rogge Dunn Group

Dallas trial law firm founded by Rogge Dunn. A partner of the delegation’s visit. roggedunngroup.com ↗

Want to host a veteran, a dinner or a round of golf? Tell us →

Meet them in Texas

Shake their hands while they’re here.

The veterans are in Dallas 16–19 November. If you would like to meet them, host them for a meal or a church visit, or bring your church, VFW post or club, tell us here. We’ll also let you know about the Ukraine Freedom Summit, 15–18 March 2027.

Time and place are sent to confirmed guests.

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Why the trip matters

Their story, told by them.

They speak for themselves

Americans mostly hear about this war from reporters. In Dallas they hear it from Ukrainians who served — across a table, over a meal, on the course.

Golf is part of their recovery

We use golf as a practical tool for concentration, physical activity, communication and confidence. The months of coaching in Ukraine before the trip matter as much as the trip.

They meet people who can help

Their days in Dallas are spent alongside American veterans, churches, clubs and supporters — people who can stand by them after they go home.

In September 2025, twenty-seven Ukrainian veterans played alongside British veterans in London. Dallas, in November 2026, builds on it.

Two of our veterans trained and competed in Slovenia this October — see the results →

The record

Where this has gone, and where it goes next.

April 2024
Kozyn, Kyiv region

A charity tournament at Kozyn Golf & Country Club, played as a scramble with every pair made up of one veteran and one experienced golfer. It raised the funds for a Ukrainian veteran team to compete in Maryland.

June 2024
Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland

The team played one of the best courses in the United States, on the grounds of an active air base outside Washington.

2024
Washington, D.C.

A delegation of Ukrainian veterans traveled to the U.S.–Ukraine charity golf tournament held alongside the Freedom Summit, paired with American veterans and supporters.

September 2025
Hampton Court Palace Golf Club, London

Twenty-seven Ukrainian veterans played alongside British veterans on the opening day of the Ukraine Freedom Summit. See the day ↗

October 2026
Ljubljana & Brdo, Slovenia

Two Ukrainian veterans took part in the Golftegration workshop in Slovenia, 7–11 October: golf, pitch & putt and rehabilitation. Golftegration is an Erasmus+ Sport project running to 2028. See the results

November 2026
Dallas, Texas — four veterans visit

A tournament inside the delegation's visit to Dallas, 16–19 November. The trip ↗

March 2027
Dallas, Texas — the Summit tournament

The Ukraine Freedom Golf Tournament, inside the 3rd Ukraine Freedom Summit, 15–18 March. Dallas 2027 ↗

London, September 2025

What a delegation looks like.

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Photos: Ukrainian veterans at the London 2025 tournament. Photography © The Borderlands Foundation.

$4,610 brings one veteran to Texas.

The road to Warsaw and back, flights, visa, insurance, four nights' accommodation, meals and local transport, and the months of coaching that get them on the course. The trip: Dallas, 16–19 November 2026.

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