Gift Baskets Overseas Stands With Ukraine And For Peace
Українською
Gift Baskets Overseas is a US-based company created in 2007 to help people stay connected to friends, family, and colleagues all over the world through gifts.
To be perfectly clear:
We embrace peace, and we openly condemn the Russian military action in Ukraine.
Our brand helps people speak to each other. We do not speak for governments, and we would never support any acts of violence.
Our beautiful team is based all over the world, including in Ukraine and Russia. So to each and every one of you who has offered the help you can, a huge and heartfelt THANK YOU!
February 21, 2024 Updates for Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
Thanks to our team and support from our customers, we have been able to:
- Donate over $8000 to local vendors and volunteers to help deliver food and medicine to the hardest hit areas of Ukraine (with a focus on regions on the western border).
- Donated $800 to the Synagogue in Ivano-Frankivsk city in Ukraine to help organize hot meals for internally displaced people.
- $500 was sent to Dnipro to help start and organize a street kitchen for refugees.
- $500 was sent to assist in humanitarian aid to Kherson.
- $300 was sent to assist in humanitarian aid to Nikopol.
- $200 was sent to assist in humanitarian aid to Zaporizhzhia.
- 0.18 ETH was sent to Gen.Ukrainian.
- Help transition refugees to safety.
- We currently have a member of our team who is paid to be a full-time volunteer in Ukraine.
In addition, we have worked to keep delivery open in as many areas as possible. Thanks to volunteers and a creative team, we put together 3 different humanitarian relief kits for Ukraine, including a Full Pantry Gift Set, a Meal Kit, and other food staples.
How You Can Donate Directly
- If you would like to help people in need get vital supplies (food, clothes, medicine), you can donate through us using the following PayPal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/giftbasketsoverseas. Please make sure that you put in the note “Donation for Ukraine.” We will ensure this money reaches the hands of groups and volunteers who distribute care packages.
- Kyiv School of Economics — started on March 4th, 2022, to assist vulnerable people in Ukraine and help ensure safety. This was the first charity we donated to.
- We can also vouch for the Facebook group named «Благодійна допомога продуктами: інвалідам, одиноким матерям та пенсіонерам», created and led by one of our local partners. Please reach out to them if you have family in Ukraine in need of food or medical supplies. Should you have the time, the group administration will also appreciate any help you can offer.
In Ukrainian: також ручаємося за групу в «Фейсбуці» «Благодійна допомога продуктами: інвалідам, одиноким матерям та пенсіонерам» — її веде один з наших партнерів; звертайтеся, якщо у вас є в Україні родичі, які потребують забезпечення ліками або продовольством. А якщо є бажання і можливість, будемо вдячні і за посильну допомогу — приєднуйтесь до групи і пишіть адміністрації.
- The Come Back Alive Fund
- Nova Ukraine
- Razom
- United24
- The $1K Project for Ukraine
- MARTIN-club helps children and teenagers
- Evacuation of the elderly
- Volunteer hub in Dnipro, Ukraine
- Mrs. Patronesa — an initiative of active women’s organizations providing assistance for women who have suffered from violence.
Updates from Local Florists and Vendors in Ukraine
Below are updates we have gotten from the local community in Ukraine. We have removed their names to ensure their privacy.
- The situation has been bearable in Dnipro during the past couple of weeks. I don’t remember if I told you, but my family returned to Dnipro from abroad, and like many other families, we are trying to keep living and working here. We have moved from downtown to the city outskirts, so it’s a little calmer here. We are trying to keep helping those in need, and have been working at the maximum capacity.
- The situation in the region is not very good, I would even say it’s terrible. My wife’s parents live in Nikopol, and over the past month, there has been constant shelling going on around the nuclear power plant over the Kakhovka reservoir from the temporarily occupied Zaporozhye region (Energodar). The shell count has now reached 1100. The people over there are exhausted, frightened, but they keep living and working in the region. Many either do not have the opportunity to leave, or they are simply elderly (like our parents) and do not want to leave their own home... See the link below for some details with photos.
https://nikopol.informator.ua/2022/08/02/ponad-1100-reaktivnih-snaryadiv-vorog-vipustiv-po-nikopolyu-ta-rajonu/
- In 10 days I’m planning to travel there myself, despite the difficult situation in the area. We are planning to visit our parents and use the chance to deliver humanitarian food aid to people in need in the region (primarily the elderly and the disabled, who find it difficult to cope with this situation). I have already made a list of people who are in need, and I hope to collect enough funds to follow the plan by the time we go. If you’re willing and able to help us on a one-time basis with this trip and the distribution of food packages, we will be very grateful to you. We guarantee to provide you with the photo reports, as always. Thanks in advance to everyone in your team.
Serviced Locations in Ukraine
We are working hard to be able to help you stay in touch with friends and family in Ukraine.
Below is a list of cities where delivery is still possible.
Alchevs'k |
Alupka |
Antratsyt |
Armiansk |
Bakhchysarai |
Balta |
Berdyansk |
Berdychiv |
Berehove |
Berezan' |
Bila Tserkva |
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi |
Bilohirsk |
Bilyaivka |
Bolekhiv |
Boryslav |
Boryspil' |
Brovary |
Bryanka |
Burshtyn |
Cherkasy |
Chernihiv |
Chernivtsi |
Chervonohrad |
Chop |
Chornomors'k |
Chornomorske / Chernomorskoye |
Chortkiv |
Chuhuyiv |
Chystyakove |
Dnipro |
Dobropillya |
Donetsk |
Drohobych |
Druzhkivka |
Dubno |
Fastiv |
Hirnyk |
Hlukhiv |
Horishni Plavni |
Horlivka |
Hurzuf / Gurzuf |
Ivano-Frankivsk |
Izmayil |
Kadiyivka |
Kalush |
Kamianets-Podilskyi |
Kamianske |
Kaniv |
Kharkiv |
Khartsyz'k |
Kherson |
Khmelnytskyi |
Khmil'nyk |
Khust |
Kirovs'k |
Kolomyia |
Koktebel |
Konotop |
Korosten' |
Kostyantynivka |
Kovel |
Kozyatyn |
Kramators'k |
Krasnoperekopsk |
Krasnyy Luch |
Kremenchuk |
Kropyvnytskyi |
Kryvyi Rih |
Kurakhove |
Kyiv |
Ladyzhyn |
Lozova |
Lubny |
Luhansk |
Lutsk |
Lviv |
Malyn |
Makiyivka |
Marhanets' |
Mariupol |
Melitopol |
Mohyliv-Podil's'kyi |
Morshyn |
Mukacheve |
Mykolayiv |
Myrhorod |
Myrnohrad |
Netishyn |
Nikopol |
Nizhyn |
Novodnistrovs'k |
Novohrad-Volynskyi |
Novomoskovs'k |
Novovolyns'k |
Novyi Rozdil |
Obukhiv |
Ochakiv |
Odessa |
Okhtyrka |
Oleksandriya |
Ostroh |
Partenit |
Pavlohrad |
Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi |
Pershotravens'k |
Pervomays'k |
Podil's'k |
Pokrov |
Pokrovsk |
Poltava |
Pryluky |
Rivne |
Romny |
Roven'ky |
Rubizhne |
Rzhyshchiv |
Saky |
Sambir |
Selydove |
Shakhtars'k |
Shcholkine |
Shepetivka |
Shostka |
Slavuta |
Slavutych |
Sloviansk |
Smila |
Snizhne |
Sorokyne |
Starokostyantyniv |
Staryi Krym |
Stryi |
Sudak |
Sumy |
Sverdlovs'k |
Svitlovods'k |
Synel'nykove |
Teplodar |
Ternivka |
Ternopil |
Toretsk |
Truskavets |
Ukrains’k |
Uman |
Uzhgorod |
Varash |
Vasylkiv |
Vatutine |
Vil'nohirs'k |
Vinnytsia |
Volodymyr-Volynskyi |
Voznesensk |
Yaremche |
Yasynuvata |
Yenakiyeve |
Yuzhne |
Yuzhnoukrains'k |
Zaporizhia |
Zhmerynka |
Zhovti Vody |
Zhytomyr |
Znam'yanka |
Zolotonosha |
Unfortunately, we're unable to deliver gifts/flowers in the following locations:
Avdiyivka |
Bakhmut |
Bucha |
Energodar |
Irpin |
Izyum |
Kakhovka |
Lysychans'k |
Nova Kakhovka |
Syevyerodonets'k |
We hope you understand that delivery in Ukraine can be unpredictable. We will keep you updated every step of the way.