Anna Afanasieva told Fox News Digital about how her bakery, Laika Cheesecakes and Espresso, has been able to raise $150,000 to support the Ukrainian army.
Local law enforcement agencies around the nation are shipping tactical gear to Ukraine to defend against Russian forces.baker based in Texas who has raised more than $150,000 to help Ukrainian war efforts has also been able to help her family flee to safety. She's been in the U.S. for eight years.
She added,"Watching the news every day, it’s pretty intense. I still have a lot of friends living there, even in Kyiv. Some of them — they’re unreachable. There’s no reception. We don’t really get in touch with them."Afanasieva spoke to Fox News Digital from Istanbul, where she was helping her loved ones settle into their temporary home.
When she reunited with her family this past Monday, Afanasieva said it was the first time she'd seen them in three years. Right after Russia invaded Ukraine, Afanasieva announced on Facebook that her shop would donate all of its sales from Friday, Feb. 25, to Sunday, Feb. 27, to help the Ukrainian army.
Afanasieva told Fox News Digital that she didn’t expect the community to respond in such a huge way. Afanasieva told Fox News Digital that the idea for the fundraiser "came very naturally." The line outside Laika during the fundraiser is shown here. "The amount is increasing every day," Afanasieva said."We literally receive checks in the mailbox and even cash. People are sending cash from all over the states."
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