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 22
Throughout Ukrainian Heritage Month, postcard warriors are encouraged to create one postcard daily, showcasing creative art ideas shared throughout September. Today’s art involves drawing a houseplant in a flowerpot, celebrating the connection to nature and home.
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The power of unexpected kindness
Jan S. shares her journey of promoting the “Postcards to the Front” initiative to support Ukraine’s defenders. Inspired by friendships and experiences with her friends Helen and Jean-Michel, she organized postcard writing events in Merrickville, Ontario. By engaging her community, she aims to offer hope and connection to those facing adversity in Ukraine.
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Heritage Month Day 21
Wheat symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and unity in Ukraine, reflecting its agricultural heritage as the “breadbasket of Europe”. Celebratory rituals, music, and foods like Paska highlight its cultural significance. During Ukrainian Heritage Month, postcard warriors are encouraged to try to draw some wheat sheaves on their postcards, as well as to visit local Ukrainian restaurants and…
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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.
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.