DRIVEN TO ASSIST : UTAH FOR UKRAINE
The Larry H . Miller Company and the Larry H . & Gail Miller Family Foundation announced a Driven to Assist community fundraiser and donation drive to benefit refugees fleeing Ukraine . At the initiative ’ s launch held at the Utah State Capitol on Thursday , March 3 , philanthropic leaders announced they had already donated $ 2 million and encouraged the community to match the donation .
Members of the community added over $ 2 million and helped reach the goal of $ 4 million . Over 3,600 donations were contributed to the Utah for Ukraine Fund managed by the Community Foundation of Utah . Ninety percent of those donations were $ 100 or less . This truly was a community effort .
The dollars have been disbursed to fund relief efforts in Belarus , Bulgaria , Croatia , Hungary , Moldova , Poland , Romania and Slovakia . UNICEF , Catholic Relief Services and International Rescue Committee received funding to support women and children fleeing violence in Ukraine .
While announcing the initiative , Gail Miller said , “ In times of crisis , Utahns respond . They take action to serve , lift , and love , and that is why I ’ m proud to be a member of this
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