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Ukraine: Donate and post

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JeepSleeHack · 04/03/2022 15:09

The urge to share that you've done a good deed is very human. I would never share this information in RL, or on other online forums. But this is an anonymous forum so I can post with only minimal cringe.

I've donated £30 to the DEC

donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

Knowing I was posting here acted as a stimulus for me for me to donate. If you don't need a similar stimulus then I'm a bit jealous BlushGrin But if, like me, knowing you can share your action helps, then that's cool too.

Name changed, obvs.

And I know most people know this, but just to re-post some useful info from the government website about why its better to donate money than goods:

Donating essential supplies

*One of the best ways to help is by donating cash through trusted charities and aid organisations, rather than donating goods. Cash can be transferred quickly to areas where it is needed and individuals and aid organisations can use it to buy what is most needed. Unsolicited donations of goods, although well-meant, can obstruct supply chains and delay more urgent life-saving assistance from getting through.

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ILoveMyMonkey · 05/03/2022 10:43

I donated $30 dollars to bstrong - the Bethany Frankel charity - this morning, not sure what that equates to in pounds. Didn’t realise Lumos were raising funds too so will donate £20 to them too. Not sure I feel any better, I just feel really, really sad for those poor people and wish I could do more.

Rowgtfc72 · 05/03/2022 14:21

Donated to DEC. Government doubled my money and gift aid added to it.
Local Polish Saturday school were asking for toiletry donations, figured money would go further to help.

RandomMess · 05/03/2022 14:57

Thank you for posting the

We are lumos link

J56789 · 05/03/2022 15:25

We have also donated to DEC.

WhackingPhoenix · 05/03/2022 16:02

I chose a random Airbnb (room in a family home) in Kyiv and booked a couple of nights, it didn’t cost much but that family might be able to eat for a couple of weeks with the proceeds.

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