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GoLocalProv | Business | RI-Based Company Is Working to Raise Tens of Thousands to Help Aid Workers in Ukraine
Friday, April 15, 2022
Fred Magnanimi with Luca + Danni joined LIVE to debate their effort to help provides to the Ukraine. PHOTO: Luca + Danni
Cranston-based Luca + Danni is a fast-growing Rhode Island success story. The enterprise has efficiently melded old-school Rhode Island jewellery manufacturing with nice designs and a sensible web technique.
Now, the corporate is making a powerful push to supply tens of 1000’s of {dollars} of help to frontline support employees in Ukraine.
“We’re donating 50% of the proceeds from our yellow sunflower bracelet. It’s considered one of our favourite designs and we’re giving 50% of the proceeds over for the sunflower piece and our objective actually is to make the most important affect as attainable and we have loved being able to type of play our small half in what is going on on on this planet,” stated Fred Magnanimi, the founder.
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Up to now, Luca + Danni has raised about $35,000. He stated he hopes to get to $45,000 or $50,000.
Magnanimi stated, “So we took that [fundraising idea] and we ran with it — we partnered with an company out of Cambridge, MA referred to as Sunflower Peace. And what I like about them is that they’re giving backpacks filled with medical support and humanitarian packages to front-line employees proper in Ukraine so it is making an instantaneous affect.”
“The Sunflower is the nationwide flower of Ukraine and now greater than ever, they characterize solidarity + power. With the tragic occasions occurring in our world, we’re right here in full help of Ukraine and imagine within the energy of peace. This hopeful blossom is completed with yellow and brown enamel and radiant gold-tone touches,” writes the corporate in its effort to help the initiative.
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“We’re donating 50% of proceeds from the Yellow Sunflower Bangle to Sunflower of Peace,” provides Luca + Danni.
{image_3}The corporate says in a message to its shoppers, “Because of the present disaster in Ukraine, Sunflower of Peace began a brand new fundraiser to supply medical and humanitarian support that might be utilized by the paramedics and docs within the areas which are affected by the violence in Ukraine. We’re buying and distributing first-aid backpacks, medication, medical devices, and different technique of survival which are saving a whole bunch of lives. These provides meant the world to folks affected by violence after we began our first fundraiser in 2015, they usually imply the world to all Ukrainians now.”
Sunflower of Peace Basis is a Boston, USA-based 501(c)(3) non-profit group (EIN: 47-2620675). Its mission is to help the folks of Ukraine affected by the Russian army invasion and it collaborates with a world community of established organizations and establishments which are dedicated to serving to Ukraine on this scenario.
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