Now she’s someone who definitely puts the “real” in everything she does and we are not kidding about that, either. Bethenny Frankel has managed to blow away everyone’s expectations by raising a whopping $25 million in donation aid for the people of Ukraine and in just a week’s time.
As many readers know by now, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade neighboring Ukraine has left a trail of bloodshed and carnage behind, while also forcing almost a million Ukrainian people seeking refuge in Poland and Romania. Here’s what you need to know.
RHONY: Bethenny Frankel Raises $25 Million For Ukraine
Frankel said that the cash, which was raised through her foundation, BStrong, will see $10 million allocated to help relocated refugees while another $15 million will be earmarked for distribution inside 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.
“We are partnering with different apparel companies, food companies, lodging companies to be announced later, to place these people in lodging,” Frankel said in an Instagram Story video.
“Thousands of people in lodging and you already knew that we already partnered with travel companies for trains and planes, so it’s planes, trains, lodging, food and clothing for refugees and aid going in,” she added.
Since the start of Russia’s invasion 10 days ago, the West has imposed a raft of sanctions on Russia, including the freezing of Mr Putin’s foreign assets and the exclusion of a number of Russian banks from the Swift international payments system.
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