# I donated to the Ukraine **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** ukraine-invasion\ **Created:** [March 4, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434 "2022-03-04T00:35:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434/1 "2022-03-04T00:35:03Z")
I’m not rich. I only felt I could manage $250 because of my heath & home repair needs. But I gave. I sent a physical check to the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington DC. Anybody else give? ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434/2 "2022-03-04T00:36:45Z")
**Bosda** , did you retire at the new year, as you planned? StG ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434/3 "2022-03-04T00:44:58Z")
Related topic: I did a search on Amazon.ca for “Ukraine flag”. It appears to be a very popular search, and there are tons of them, both large flags and car flags. There’s even a large combined Canadian+Ukraine flag. I’m ordering a pair of car flags. As for donations, the Canadian government has donated hundreds of millions of dollars as well as weapons systems, and I hope I can raise awareness to donate more. [https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=ukraine+flag&crid=1UYYL2BANFENG&sprefix=uk%2Caps%2C100&ref=nb\_sb\_ss\_ts-doa-p\_1\_2](https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=ukraine+flag&crid=1UYYL2BANFENG&sprefix=uk%2Caps%2C100&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_2) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434/4 "2022-03-04T01:30:47Z")
No. I really won’t be able to until March 2023. Damn, that last year of early retirement takes a big bite out of the pension! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434/5 "2022-03-04T02:54:09Z")
I sent $50 to Doctors Without Borders. I felt that was the best way I could help. We have Quarantine Zone for COVID; what do the mods think about creating a new forum for the conflict? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434/6 "2022-03-04T02:56:47Z")
We’re discussing it. For now we have the special tag. There is also a thread on it in ATMB. That would be the place to discuss it. > [@New category for Ukraine invasion? {Added a new Tag for now}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-category-for-ukraine-invasion-added-a-new-tag-for-now/960123): > > Sorry if I’m in the wrong spot and this actually belongs in Site Feedback or something. I’m wondering if it would be useful to create a new category for threads relating to the Ukraine invasion, similar to the Quarantine Zone was for Covid-19. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434/7 "2022-03-04T03:25:05Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Damn, that last year of early retirement takes a big bite out of the pension! You should try this year to live on your anticipated pension amount, so you can see how doable it is, and maybe sock away more savings. StG ---
**Author:** ![ArtBeforeScience](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@ArtBeforeScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArtBeforeScience)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434/8 "2022-03-04T20:53:49Z")
Yes I donated. My employer has a matching funds program for Ukraine, with some humanitarian orgs listed and I donated through that to double the donation. This giving fund earmarked for Ukraine has been active since 2014, so wasn’t put together just for this. But honestly I feel so worried right now. And also guilty that I’m still relatively safe and far away from these events that seem to be worsening by the hour. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434/9 "2022-03-05T21:32:50Z")
I donated to the Canadian Red Cross fund for Ukraine. ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434/10 "2022-03-06T09:19:13Z")
I donated a bit to UNICEF. They send a SMS asking for a donation. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-donated-to-the-ukraine/960434/11 "2022-03-06T10:40:04Z")
Over here there’s a co-ordinating committee of charities that put out a combined appeal in major emergencies like this. It launched on Thursday, with government match funding up to £20m promised: apparently [they raised over £50m in the first 24 hours,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60623162) though my contribution was just a drop in the ocean.