Orthodox Archbishopric of Cluj donates 2M lei worth of aid to Ukraine war victims

Autor: Andreea Năstase
Publicat: 10-03-2022 15:41

The Christian Orthodox Archbishopric of Cluj announced on Thursday that it is supporting the victims of the war in Ukraine with goods worth about two million lei.

"Following a humanitarian campaign launched in the Orthodox Archbishopric of Vadu, Feleac and Cluj, with the blessing of Metropolitan Archbishop Andrei, in support of the war-torn Ukrainians, more than 150 tonnes of non-perishable food and personal care products of an estimated value of 1.65 million lei, along with first aid medicines and medical supplies, worth approximately 350,000 lei, were collected," according to a press statement released by the archbishopric.

The humanitarian campaign was carried out at the parishes of the nine archpriestships making up the Archbishopric of Cluj.

"After numerous requests from believers who want to get involved in supporting war victims and Ukrainian refugees, the Archbishopric of Cluj has opened one bank account for lei donations - RO03BTRL01301205P1291803 - and one for euro donations - ROX, ROX3X Transylvania," according to the statement.