Buon Natale dall’Ucraina! Grazie alle vostre donazioni abbiamo scorte per il freddo e calorie extra per almeno 200 soldati, oltre ad alcuni regali speciali per i soldati in ospedale. Alcuni ricevono Play Station e X-box o qualsiasi regalo che desiderano davvero. Ecco un aggiornamento!

An update on the Christmas gifts we are distributing! This is a joing project between Protect a Volunteer and Ukraine Frontline. UFL is accepting all the donations as they are a 501c3 so you can take advantage of any corporate matching or tax-deductible requirements you may have if you are American. PAV is making all purchases in Ukraine to support the local economy. You can donate here: [givebutter.com/sock_it_russia](https://t.co/7mt9DrZYNX)

Thanks to all of our donations so far we have been able to put together Christmas gifts for 200+ soldiers plus we are filling special requests for the hospital. We have a really amazing donor from the UK (I know they are on Reddit but I don’t know the ID) give us multiple gaming systems that are going to soldiers in the hospital (those guys are ECSTATIC about receiving them). They also sent some Cadbury chocolate, soup packets, and British tea. That meant we were able to stretch our donations a bit further and help more people.

There are some variations but in general every soldier is getting warm socks, a warm hat, a neck warmer or foot/hand heating pads, packets of soup, at least 2 protein/energy bars, chocolates, a toothbrush, and a dry shower packet. Each gift ranged between $20 to $25 to fill (there is some variation in price among different sizes of hats or socks. We are generally trying to get really good quality socks and the lowest sugar/healthiest bars which means a bit higher prices). This was less than the $30 we anticipated as the donated supplies from the UK meant we had to spend less.

For gifts for soldiers in the hospital, we have some donated Xboxes and Play stations that arrived just in time for the holidays! Those are getting delivered this week. We also have a few requests from injured foreign soldiers. These include a nice pen and journal, Old Spice deoderant and body wash, socks and undergarments, books and comic books, etc. A lot of them have long recoveries ahead of them and they arrive at the hospital without any of their own supplies. To donate to any of these requests, use the givebutter link at the top. We will be leaving this link up permanently to handle any of these requests that come through.