As of midnight on Tuesday, March 15, the cooperative community raised $53,680.76 to support the immediate and ongoing needs of Ukrainian cooperators. With the generous match from National Co+op Grocers, we raised $107,361.52 together. On behalf of Ukrainians, Дякую! Thank you!
NEW $25,000 MATCH
The Cooperative Development Foundation and NCBA CLUSA are thrilled to announce that Frontier Co-op has stepped up with another inspiring match. Challenging cooperatives across all sectors to join this effort, Frontier Co-op has pledged a 100 percent match for all donations up to $25,000 made by 11:59 pm EDT on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
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UPDATE FROM UKRAINIAN COOPERATIVES
Last week, we heard from COOP Ukraine. They continue to weather brutal attacks and expressed gratitude for the international cooperative community’s support in the form of immediate humanitarian aid. They also identified additional areas of need that will help them rebuild in the future.
“Ukraine’s consumer cooperatives [are] suffering enormous losses,” said Illia Gorokhovskyi, chair of COOP Ukraine’s Board of Directors. “But we are determined to overcome everything and build a peaceful, happy Ukraine.”
The need in Ukraine is great. As mentioned previously, we are coordinating with the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions to send $10,000 of donations to support PARD’s efforts to provide immediate food and shelter for displaced Ukrainians. The remainder of the funds raised will go directly to support COOP Ukraine.
CO-OPS FOR UKRAINE
Support the effort with an online donation or by sending a check to CDF at 1775 I St. NW, 8th floor, Washington, DC 20006 indicating Disaster Recovery Fund in the memo line. Your donation today can help CDF provide Ukrainian cooperatives with immediate and ongoing support through CDF’s Disaster Recovery Fund.
“Ukraine’s consumer cooperatives [are] suffering enormous losses, but we are determined to overcome everything and build a peaceful, happy Ukraine.” – Illia Gorokhovskyi, chair, COOP Ukraine’s Board of Directors
