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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTake a bow DUer Cozmo
Back on March 5th I received an email from Cozmo. The gist of the message was is there a way to start a fund raiser for the Ukraine victims of Russian aggression.
I didn't even know ActBlue did charity fund raisers. A quick search found several different Ukraine fundraisers. I choose https://unitedhelpukraine.org/ for several reasons. A short time later, our link was born: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/duforukraine
As you know over the last two weeks, the fundraiser has been a success. I got another email yesterday thanking me for our web link to donate.
I want to be clear it was not my idea. That credit goes to Cozmo. I just took Cozmo's idea and ran with it.
For Cozmo...
OS
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Take a bow DUer Cozmo (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Mar 2022
OP
Thanks to both of you, for making it easy to do at least a little something.
FailureToCommunicate
Mar 2022
#19
2naSalit
(86,059 posts)1. Thanks to both of you for...
Thinking of it and making it work!
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)2. Another hand for Cozmo...
and for Omaha Steve too!
msfiddlestix
(7,265 posts)3. Also Amazon Smile is a way of helping the cause.
A certain percentage of purchases made on Amazon (through their Amazon Smile portal) can be directed to Ukraine fundraising , buyer selects the cause or organization they wish to support.
Imallin4Joe
(752 posts)4. Thanks for the post.
Thanks to both of you!!
usonian
(9,424 posts)5. A field promotion for Omaha Steve and Cozmo!
I promoted my Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine page to a thread for visibility, and moved the ActBlue link to the top of the page, since links were more or less chronological by the date I found them.
Thanks for the reminder. Excellent humanitarian work.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216497648
For Duty and Humanity!
Cozmo
(1,402 posts)6. I am humbled. Thank you Omaha Steve, we couldn't have done it without you!
paleotn
(17,781 posts)7. Much thanks to both of you!
sarge43
(28,939 posts)8. Thank you both
gademocrat7
(10,623 posts)9. I appreciate both of your efforts. 👏🇺🇦💙
duhneece
(4,105 posts)10. Both of you make me proud to be a DUer
Yall give me hope. You surround me with activism love.
GentryDixon
(2,944 posts)11. Thanks to both of you!
Just donated. ❤️
Omaha Steve
(99,072 posts)13. Kick
Skittles
(152,964 posts)14. impressive
(latest update):
During the third week of the war, United Help Ukraine accomplished the following:
10,000 tourniquets delivered to the front lines;
200 vests are currently on the Ukrainian border and are expected to be delivered throughout Ukraine soon;
5,000 IFAKs packed by our volunteers are expected to be distributed in Ukraine in the next day or two, and
20 pallets of humanitarian aid have been delivered to Ukraine.
Omaha Steve
(99,072 posts)15. Keep an eye out for tomorrow's update
This is by far the best fund raising day we have had.
OS
stage left
(2,934 posts)16. K&R
Just donated. Good work, guys.
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)17. Thanks to you both!
NBachers
(17,006 posts)18. Done! Thanks for putting this in front of us.
FailureToCommunicate
(13,989 posts)19. Thanks to both of you, for making it easy to do at least a little something.
calimary
(80,699 posts)20. Every little bit helps.
Thanks for this thread, Omaha Steve!
The Wizard
(12,482 posts)21. k&r