5,108,235 euros were collected via the donation telephone number. In total, more than 24 million have come together in two weeks since the start of the aid campaign, the ORF said. The government has also announced that it will match all donations received by Easter Monday (April 18).
In cooperation with the Austrian private broadcasters, the benefit evening was also shown on Puls24 and W24 and streamed live on servustv.com, oe24.at and exxpress.at. Many celebrities and representatives of other local media houses sat on the donation phones and supported the benefit evening. ORF Director General Roland Weißmann: “The Austrians are helping to give hope to those affected, including women and children, and are signaling that the willingness to help will not be broken. I would like to thank the private broadcasters involved for their support.”
For Pius Strobl, head of ORF Humanitarian Broadcasting, a quick start of the relief campaign was essential: “I am sure that the support will continue, because the Austrians are reliable neighbors in an otherwise peaceful Europe.” Andreas Knapp, Secretary General of Caritas Austria for Foreign Aid, is also impressed by the enormous solidarity and willingness to help: “In the past few weeks, days and also tonight, we have seen that we stand up together for our neighbors in need.” “Every donation helps ensure that our help reaches people in need, so that they can be supplied with water, food and the bare essentials,” said Michael Opriesnig, Secretary General of the Austrian Red Cross.
- Account number of the action “Help for Ukraine”: NEIGHBOR IN NOT IBAN: AT21 2011 1400 4004 4003 BIC: GIBAATWWXXX
Source: Nachrichten
