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Ukraine DEC Appeal

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Pepper59 Thu 03-Mar-22 10:37:34

The above charity has an appeal for Ukraine. If you 'Google' DEC you will find the site. British Government will match your donation pound for pound up to £20 million pounds. I have donated to DEC before and they seem good at getting the money to where it is needed.

DanniRae Sat 05-Mar-22 08:45:40

Thank you Tina49 and Witzend for your help. I am very grateful x

Nannagarra Sat 05-Mar-22 09:43:11

Thank you for the link Blossoming. Appreciated.

silverlining48 Sat 05-Mar-22 10:40:07

I heard something novel on the radio this morning. A British woman has booked an Air b&b in Kiev fir Sunday night.
She is obviously not going but it provides a Ukrainian woman with money in her account to use as needed. It’s random I know but it was personal and direct and they have exchanged messages since,

Luckygirl3 Sat 05-Mar-22 10:43:09

I too have donated via DEC, simply because of the government match funding. Thanks for the heads-up.

silverlining48 Sat 05-Mar-22 11:02:52

DEC has raised 55 million in just a day. A great achievement.
The government only matches up to 20 million.

PamelaJ1 Sat 05-Mar-22 11:46:34

We are selling sunflower packs next week. I’ve posted on here so that I can find the information again easily.

Witzend Sat 05-Mar-22 11:53:07

silverlining48

I heard something novel on the radio this morning. A British woman has booked an Air b&b in Kiev fir Sunday night.
She is obviously not going but it provides a Ukrainian woman with money in her account to use as needed. It’s random I know but it was personal and direct and they have exchanged messages since,

Only a few months ago my dh visited Lviv with his elder brother. They stayed in a hotel, not an AirBnb, and thoroughly enjoyed their visit - I will mention this to him since he might well like to do the same.

Gossamerbeynon1945 Sat 05-Mar-22 12:01:41

Grandma70s - I too, donated to Medicins san Frontiere.

wendyann23 Sat 05-Mar-22 12:36:47

Thank you for info, have just donated via DEC.

Allsorts Sat 05-Mar-22 12:48:01

Who ever said that the Russians can simply put their guns down and walk away. It’s not a democracy, no free choice. Their families if not shot, would go to labour camps or if they are lucky prison, a Russian prison is one your not likely to get out of . Conscription is coming in there soon. Putin has stopped any news or tv programmes from outside world he has isolated them, they are victims like the Ukraines are. He’s had all protesters taken off the streets and sent to labour camps, for speaking the truth, imagine what would happen to a soldier. They won’t have enough food soon either. They will need aid.

Rosalyn69 Sat 05-Mar-22 13:28:25

I e donated through the Red cross. ?

DanniRae Sun 06-Mar-22 09:03:00

Me too Roslyn

lixy Sun 06-Mar-22 09:15:49

PamelaJ1

We are selling sunflower packs next week. I’ve posted on here so that I can find the information again easily.

Just wondering why sunflowers?

Also I have increased my regular donation to MSF. I think they are amazing.

Noradavis Fri 08-Jul-22 09:27:50

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