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Pizza Profits Help Feed Abandoned Pets In Ukraine

A Ukrainian woman living in Jersey is continuing her fundraising efforts to send money to her home country.

Natalia Baker and partner Mike collected more than £900 by donating all the sales from their pizza shop in Colomberie last Monday.

They are doing the same today (28 March), and have added a 'Freedom to Ukraine' meal of traditional regional fayre to the menu.

Some of the money already sent to Odessa has gone to a shelter for cats and dogs abandoned by people who have fled their homes because of the war.

Updating Channel 103 on the appeal, Natalia says her cousin Tatiana, made contact with the Koshkin Dom animal shelter.

It was set up to pick up abandoned cats and dogs.

Tatiana used some of the proceeds from Jersey customers to buy pet food.

 Natalia's cousin Tatiana with one of the cats in the Koshkin Dom animal shelter.

Money has also been sent to the Palianytsia volunteer centre which is helping single mums, children and people with disabilities.

Elena is a volunteer there, on unpaid leave from the gynaecology department of Odessa Hospital because of the impact of the war.

 

Natalia, who has supplied photos of Elena (above) delivering aid, says:

"All photos show how people are thankful for everything we do  and how it's important right now at such a terrible time for Ukrainian people.

They say - Ukrainian minimum pension is  around  £60 a month, minimum wage is around £170 a month and prices are raised more than double within war and that's why it’s very difficult to manage that budget even for food and paying utility bills."

Fresh Crust Pizza will open 4.30pm until 8pm on Monday 28 March and say all takings will be donated to Ukraine.

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