PINK FLOYD RAISE £500,000 IN AID OF UKRAINIAN RELIEF CHARITIES
Earlier this year Pink Floyd announced the release of ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ – the bands first new recorded music since 1994’s ‘Division Bell’.
The single was initially released digitally in April in support of the people of Ukraine and was #1 in 27 countries. David Gilmour and Nick Mason were joined by long time Pink Floyd bass player Guy Pratt and Nitin Sawhney on keyboards and the track features vocals by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Ukrainian band Boombox.
When the track was first recorded at the end of March, Andriy, who left his band’s US tour to return home and fight for his country, was in a hospital bed in Kyiv recovering from a shrapnel injury.
Watch ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ below:
Pink Floyd have now announced a statement about the charity donations raised from the release of the single.
“Pink Floyd would like to thank everyone who has supported Hey, Hey, Rise Up. The single, recorded on 30th March with Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the Ukrainian band Boombox, has so far raised over £450,000 to help alleviate the suffering of the Ukrainian people.
David Gilmour and Nick Mason have added £50,000 to make this up to £500,000 which will be distributed to the following humanitarian charities. Let’s see what else we can do this winter. There are links and information below and it would be great if you feel able to contribute to any of these charities directly.
Season’s Greetings to you all and Slava Ukraini.”
Charities who will benefit:
Hospitallers
https://www.hospitallers.org.uk/
Hospitallers is a Ukrainian voluntary organization of paramedics. Its members are doctors and people of various professions and ages who volunteered to join the first aid squad and deliver life-saving support to all in need.
Kharpp
The Kharkiv And Przemysl Project (kharpp.com)
The Kharkiv and Przemysl Project (KHARPP) is a grassroots initiative that has grown out of the volunteers’ time on the Polish-Ukrainian border, helping refugees with their immediate needs in Ukraine and as they arrive in Poland.
Vostok SOS
Donate: TRANSFER MONEY (vostok-sos.org)
Provision of assistance in the search for housing for temporary displaced persons, the logistics of safe departure from the conflict zone, the search, release, and rehabilitation of kidnap victims. They also collect and distribute humanitarian aid for displaced persons in Kyiv, as well as delivering humanitarian goods to front-line settlements and providing psychological assistance.
Livyj Bereh
https://instagram.com/livyj_bereh?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Donate: linktr.ee/livyj_bereh
A volunteer group providing medicines, food, and assistance with the reconstruction of houses and schools in remote and often disadvantaged communities affected by the war.
Kyiv Volunteer
https://www.kyiv-volunteer.com/eng
The charity emerged as a food-community response to the war in the country and is currently engaged in providing aid and helping feed civilians. They feed about 13,000 people every day.
The charity also has an initiative to rebuild the bridge between children. “Kids for kids” is a project that will allow kids who are now far from the war to put their peace and care in a box and send it to children in Ukraine.
