Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more people have been forced to flee the country. The train station on the border with Ukraine is already completely full of people on the run.
The situation in Ukraine has undoubtedly made a strong impression on several people, and many want to contribute. Several celebrities are using social media to encourage donations to the refugee crisis in Ukraine, and more are donating millions of dollars.
Norwegian celebrities also do their part to help. Among others, Petter Stordalen (59) who now offers refugees from Ukraine a roof over his head.
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Offers free hotel
The hotel king is now opening the doors of the Comfort Hotel in Vilnius for Ukrainian refugees in need of housing. He himself shared this on Instagram to his 225,000 followers on Monday night.
– Our Comfort hotel in Vilnius will offer free accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, writes Stordalen.
The hotel is located in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, which is close to the border with Belarus.
The post has so far received massive response and attention in a short time.
On Tuesday, Stordalen also shared a post on Instagram where he encourages donating money to Unicef Norway, which is in place in Ukraine. He informs that each contribution over 50 kroner will be rewarded with them adding an extra 50 note.
The 59-year-old also writes:
“No child should be left alone and abandoned when the world is no longer recognizable. Our partner, @UNICEFNorge, is in place in Ukraine. There, they help families on the run by offering emergency health care, shelter, food and clean drinking water.
The online newspaper has not yet been contacted by Stordalen regarding the case.
The daughter Emilie Stordalen (30) has in recent years really left her mark in her father’s hotel chain, Choice, and in the media spotlight. Now she is, among other things, relevant in this year’s season of «Kompani Lauritzen».
The 30-year-old also takes to Instagram to share the big news:
“In recent days, more than 500,000 people have fled Ukraine. @rodekorsnorge, @unicefnorge and other aid organizations are on hand to help people cross borders. Supporting their work is an important and effective way to contribute. Our hotel @comforthotellt near the border with Belarus has also opened the hotel to refugees who are coming, and we are now working on looking at other ways we can contribute ».
Emilie Stordalen’s post also gets a lot of attention on social media.
Requires money from hairdressing chain
Among others, Norwegian Amalie Snøløs (25) and Maria Mena (34) have also shown their support on social media, and want to help donate money to Ukraine.
The last few days have been large spread between influences Amalie Snøløs and the hairdressing chain Gevir. The background for the conflict is that Snøløs has stated whether the chain must pay its hairdressers through sponsored collaboration with the influences and celebrities.
Gevir apparently seemed very provoked by Snøløs’ statements. In response to the criticism, the hairdressing chain published photos of Snøløs in their salons where she received their hairdressing offer. According to Snøløs, the photos were used without the 24-year-old’s permission.
Snøløs has now asked his lawyers to prosecute Gevir’s illegal use of images. She will give the compensation to a good cause, namely support for children in Ukraine.
Snøløs wrote the following in a post on Instagram:
«My lawyers in Stray Vyrje & Co will present Gevir the following offer: If antlers donate NOK 50,000 as help and support for children in Ukraine v / Red Cross, waives all claims. If the offer is rejected, I pursue the requirements myself – and then donate what I get replaced to the Red Cross ».
This weekend, artist Maria Mena also shared on Instagram her story function that she sold a dress to donate money to Save the Children’s work in Ukraine. She sold the dress for 3,000 kroner, and donated the same price for which the dress was sold.
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Donates nine million kroner
Celebrities from abroad also want to extend a hand to the Ukrainians. The couple Blake Lively (34) and Ryan Reynolds (45) encourage to donate money to refugee aid in Ukraine. The actor couple themselves want to match the donations with up to one million dollars, which is equivalent to around nine million Norwegian kroner.
Ryan Reynolds wrote on Twitter:
“Within 48 hours, countless Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes to neighboring countries. They need protection. When you donate, we will match it up to $ 1,000,000, which creates double support.
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