As you know by now, the world has been thrown into turmoil with Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine. Although we may be a world apart from this crisis, many of us have direct or extended family and friends trying to flee their homeland or they are deciding to stay back and fight for their rights and freedoms.

Even if you do not have Ukrainian heritage, this has and will have an effect on all of us.

We want to bring our community together to support the Ukrainian people with a 2-day live stream fundraiser.

Ми разом з народом України.

"We stand with the people of Ukraine."

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Where are we donating all raised proceeds?

*Ukraine's Ministry of Social Policy*

Russian aggression deprived thousands of Ukrainians of their home, money, clothes, food, and other basic things. However, Ukraine and the rest of the world would not leave them alone with their grief. Financial support keeps coming both from the citizens of our country and from abroad. To streamline the inflows of funds as humanitarian aid to Ukrainians affected by the war, the NBU has opened an account for the Ministry of Social Policy to accumulate charitable contributions for social needs in wartime.

*Unlike the special account that has been opened to finance the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, money from this account will be used to help those hardest-hit by the war with Russia*.

Money transferred to this account at the end of the fundraiser will be used by the

Ministry of Social Policy:

- to provide food and shelter for refugees and citizens that have been displaced due to military conflict

- to provide clothing, shoes, and medicine for them

- to buy staple goods for the population

- to pay out one-off financial aid and to meet other essential needs of the population.