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Cookies for Ukraine | Three Brothers Bakery selling cookies nationwide to raise money for Ukrainians
Proprietor Janice Zucker says the bake sale is private as a result of she’s 50% Ukrainian. Her Jewish grandmother was pressured to flee Ukraine within the early 1900s.
HOUSTON — As Russia continues to wage warfare on Ukraine, Houstonians are providing their time and expertise to assist Ukrainians.
Three Brothers Bakery is baking heart-shaped cookies frosted in blue and yellow, the colours of the Ukrainian flag.
The cookies are being offered in any respect places of the Three Brothers Bakery and on-line. Every cookie sells for $4.99 with $2.50 from every cookie offered going to the Jewish Federation of Higher Houston.
That group will then donate all funds to the Jewish Federations of North America which is working to lift $20 million in humanitarian help for Ukraine. The cash will assist cowl issues like momentary housing, transportation, medical help and satellite tv for pc telephones for Ukrainians in Ukraine.
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Bakery co-owner Bobby Jucker stated the cookies are within the form of a coronary heart.
“As a result of a coronary heart is, it’s for the individuals. It’s, ‘We love you and we stand with you and we love with y’all.’”
Jucker and his crew of bakers are doing what they do greatest to assist the nation beneath assault.
“They want a lot assist,” he stated.
Jucker’s spouse, Janice, says the bake sale is private as a result of she’s 50% Ukrainian. Her Jewish grandmother was pressured to flee Ukraine within the early 1900s due to non secular persecution.
“My household’s from Poland, which is only a throw away from Ukraine,” Bobby stated.
His Jewish father was pressured to flee Poland throughout World Warfare II.
Jucker’s father and his brothers moved to Houston the place they opened Three Brothers Bakery in 1949.
“I’m seeing my dad’s complete future, of residing beneath the ground, in freezing chilly,” stated Jucker of the parallels with what’s at present occurring in Ukraine by the hands of Russian troops. “I’m seeing his complete life flash all once more. All once more! This could by no means occur. And it’s occurring.”
Three Brothers Bakery started promoting cookies for Ukraine final Tuesday. In lower than per week the award-winning bakery has exceeded its aim of promoting 1,000 cookies.
“You may’t cease if individuals actually need that assist so we’re simply going to proceed on.”
HOW TO BUY COOKIES TO HELP UKRAINIANS:
CLICK HERE: To order and decide up domestically in Houston
CLICK HERE: To order a dozen cookies to be shipped wherever within the U.S.
CLICK HERE: To discover a Three Brothers Bakery location
The bakery is delivery the heart-shaped cookies nationwide. 250 cookies have been mailed out at present, together with at the very least one dozen to New York.
“Unfold the phrase,” stated Jucker. “It is a battle for democracy. It is a battle for freedom.”
And shopping for cookies in assist of Ukraine is a chance to make use of time and expertise to face with the individuals of Ukraine.
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