Retailer Marks and Spencer has been praised over its plans to donate to the people of Ukraine. Posting on social media, M&S said it would donate thousands of pounds and items of clothing to help the children and families or Ukraine.
On its Facebook page, M&S wrote: "We want to do everything we can to support the children and families of Ukraine. READ MORE: Sainsbury's renames chicken Kiev in support of Ukraine with Tesco, ASDA, M&S and Aldi urged to follow "That's why we are building on our existing support with a £1.5m package to help families in need. "We are donating £500,000 to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
We are donating 20,000 items of winter clothing that families need. "We have allocated £500,000 to support UNICEF through matched colleague fundraising and double Sparks donations.
And you can show your support too. "From this weekend, we'll be activating giving at our till-points, and at M&S.com. Sparks customers can select UNICEF UK as their chosen charity, and we will make double donations every time you shop at M&S." The post has since been liked more than 13,000 times, and has been shared over 1,500 times.
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