This woman is walking across P.E.I. to raise money and support for Ukraine. Here's why

Julia Cardy has already walked 100 kilometers on PEI, and she's not slowing down. She's walking from tip to tip to raise money and awareness for the war in Ukraine. She says many Ukrainians have reached out to her to say people are starting to forget about the conflict, and they appreciate her efforts. I find that more motivating than obviously we want to raise the money, but just making sure that I'm talking to people about Ukraine and what it's really like on the ground is probably what's motivating me when I'm really tired. Cardy is doing the walk with an important keepsake, the flag of the Azov Battalion, part of Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade. Earlier this year, Cardy's friend, who's a medic in the battalion, carried it 700 kilometers across Ukraine's front line. That was also to raise money and awareness, and it inspired Cardy. She was on the phone with me, and we thought about how cool it would be to take the same flag. So I have taken it. The goal is to get all the premiers to sign it. And then it will be sent back to Ukraine and it will be displayed in Maidan Square, which is in Kyiv. And it is where there are flag memorials for every Ukrainian soldier who has died. Cardy will walk 250 kilometers over a couple weeks. And her message has already resonated with islanders, including those in St. Peter's Bay. They actually got me to go up on the stage with the flag and then people just came over and gave whatever they had on them, $5, $20 and you know it isn't so much about the amount but just for Ukrainians knowing that people notice and care even if you don't have a lot, even if it's just a share or a like, it's really meaningful for them. Other islanders have followed her journey too. Yeah, my heart just kind of went, oh, wow, what a great cause. And, yeah, we're really all for it, all about it. Cardy will wrap up the walk in Tignish at the end of the month. She's hoping to raise $100,000 in aid for Ukraine. Connor Lamont, CBC News, Charlottetown.