Bethenny Frankel raises $25M in aid for Ukraine: 'This is major'
foxnews.comBethenny Frankel's BStrong initiative has reached $25 million in donations for Ukraine. The entrepreneur and "Real Housewives of New York City" alum announced the milestone in a tweet on Friday. "BSTRONG UPDATE: we have committed 15m in aid & have raised over TEN MILLION DOLLARS in $ donations for the refugee relocation program.This is MAJOR," the Skinnygirl founder wrote.
BStrong is a worldwide initiative in partnership with Global Empowerment Mission. Over the last week, the "Real Housewives of New York City" alum has been sharing updates on her nonprofit's urgency to help Ukrainian citizens flee to safety as the crisis escalates.
Bethenny Frankel's BStrong initiative has reached $25 million in donations for Ukraine. (Instagram @BethennyFrankel | John Lamparski/Getty Images ) Just days after Russia first invaded Ukraine on Feb.
24, Frankel told Fox News Digital her team set up a base camp in Medyka, Poland, near the Ukraine border. "It will be the first of many base camps where we will welcome refugees, connect with them, give them very basic needs, and our crisis boxes are en route," Frankel said. "It's $10 million in aid coming, but we will meet what's mostly mothers and children and relocate them.
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