Virtual exhibition
Postcard
Constellation
As daylight fades, every message sent becomes a star of light in the dark.
Spin the globe, follow the trails our postcards travel, and meet the writers whose words reach the front line.
postcardstothefrontcanada.com/constellation
✦ This month’s mystery: one hidden thread connects every star in the sky. Guess it by 20 October and you could win an envelope full of postcards from Linda.
Fresh from the mailbag
Stories from the front line and the home front
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Heritage Month Day 20
As harvest season unfolds in Canada, farmers face challenges like pest control and weather while Ukrainian farmers contend with threats from war. Acknowledging their struggles, it’s important that we support Ukrainian families facing food shortages.
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Heritage Month Day 19
Eun encourages readers to draw Ukraine’s trident symbol, the tryzub, to honor and support the Ukrainian struggle to defend land, people and culture. She shares her experiences of integrating the tryzub into different art forms globally and emphasizes the symbol’s significance of will and freedom. Join the postcard initiative for Ukrainian Heritage Month.
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Heritage Month Day 18
During Ukrainian Heritage Month, postcard warriors are encouraged to create and send one postcard each day in September, inspired by provided art ideas. The challenge includes a chance to win prizes for those completing at least three unique designs. Today’s creative suggestion highlights drawing a unicorn. Submissions are due by October 20.
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Thank you Ottawa!
This summer, a large number of postcards from the Ottawa area were written to Defenders of Ukraine, thanks to the russian embassy protesters. They have consistently demonstrated determination and creativity in their advocacy for Ukraine.
Practical tools
Phrases of support — now you can hear them
Copy these English-to-Ukrainian lines straight onto your cards. Press Listen to hear how each one sounds — in a real human voice — before you write it.
try one!
Greetings from Canada!
Вітаю з Канади!
Vitaiu z Kanady!
You are heroes!
Ви – герої!
Vy – heroi!
We are proud of you!
Ми пишаємося вами!
My pyshaiemosia vamy!
We didn’t forget about you.
Ми не забуваємо про вас.
My ne zabuvaiemo pro vas.
Be strong and stay safe.
Будьте сильними та бережіть себе.
Budte sylnymy ta berezhit sebe.
Hugs from Canada,
Надсилаємо обійми з Канади,
Nadsylaiemo obiimy z Kanady.
Hear every line spoken aloud — so your words land the way they were meant to.
Start here
How to take part
How to send a postcard
Tips for writing and sending thoughtful messages to Ukraine’s frontline defenders.
Practical tools
Where to find postcards, the phrases in Ukrainian, the six steps from blank card to mailbox — and how to run a workshop.
Postcard Constellation
How our night sky came to be — where every postcard becomes a star, and the writers behind them light the way to the front.