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Okanagan distillery raises $25K for Ukraine through vodka sales

Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery donated 100 per cent of March vodka proceeds to the Ukraine Emergency Fund
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Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery raised more than $25,000 for the Ukraine Emergency Fund through vodka sales, the distillery announced Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (Submitted photo)

Move over Stoli and Smirnoff 91裸聊视频 Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery91裸聊视频檚 home-brewed vodka has brought in more than $25,000 for the Ukrainian war relief effort.

Hoping to ease the plight of Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the Russian invasion, the Vernon and Kelowna-based distillery chose to donate all proceeds from every bottle of vodka sold in March to the Ukraine Emergency Fund, via Canada91裸聊视频檚 branch of the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR.

By the end of March, the vodka sales had amounted to a donation of $25,466.

91裸聊视频淥ur family was heartbroken by the images coming out of Ukraine and decided to help out in a way that we thought could generate the largest amount of benefit in the shortest possible time,91裸聊视频 said distillery CEO Tyler Dyck.

91裸聊视频淥ur belief was that if we stepped up and donated 100 per cent of the bottle sticker price, and not just the profits, then we could really get our craft spirits supporters to rally behind this cause,91裸聊视频 Dyck added.

91裸聊视频淲e didn91裸聊视频檛 want to have our family benefit financially in any way from this initiative: we figured putting our money where our mouth is, by donating all funds, was the best way to hopefully convince people to be similarly inspired to help in their own way as the need is so great.91裸聊视频

The distillery included all revenues from the sale of vodka bottles of all sizes, whether they were bought through private liquor stores, lounges, restaurants or to individual buyers.

The distillery says the donation to UNCHR will be made this week.

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