P.E.I. small businesses raise thousands in support of Ukraine
Small companies on P.E.I. have been busy elevating cash in help of Ukrainians.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now in its sixth day. The Russian army has been pounding civilian targets in Ukraine’s second-largest metropolis of Kharkiv, and a convoy of tanks and different autos continues to threaten the capital, Kyiv. All through the nation, many Ukrainian civilians spent one other evening huddled in shelters, basements or corridors.
The Canadian Crimson Cross is elevating cash instantly in help of Ukraine, and Leonhard’s Café in Charlottetown held a fundraiser, gathering $6,600 from prospects.
“My workers and I believed $10,000 sounds higher, so we bumped it up a bit of,” the café wrote on Instagram.
Hannah O’Donnell, proprietor of the customized printed clothes and accessories enterprise Two Lupins, partnered with a Ukrainian graphic designer to create a sunflower-themed tote bag to lift cash and consciousness.
“It was wonderful. Inside about two hours of me posting this they had been bought out,” stated O’Donnell.
“It might not be a lot however it could imply loads to any individual, so why not use the little platform that I’ve and the talents that I’ve.”
O’Donnell raised $250 for the Crimson Cross.
Summerside artist Katelynn Kelly raised $260 for the Canada-Ukraine Basis, donating $20 for every print she bought over the weekend.
The fundraisers are persevering with. On March 12, Grandma Jaworski’s Perogies on the Charlottetown Farmers’ Market will provide you with six scorching perogies in change for a donation to the Canada-Ukraine Basis.
