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 August 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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More joy at the front lines
Postcard warriors continue sending supportive messages to the front lines, including cards from various regions like Quebec, New York, and Lithuania. The initiative encourages participation from families, especially children, to create drawings. Spread the word to gather more support.
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Though far away, close at heart
The Ukrainian Youth Association of Canada (CYM) has been nurturing Ukrainian Canadian youth for over 80 years, emphasizing leadership, cultural preservation, and community engagement. Recent initiatives include a leadership camp where participants learned about Ukraine’s history and current challenges. Youth expressed solidarity for Ukrainian Defenders by writing encouraging postcards, maintaining a strong community connection to…
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25,000 postcards!
This month, Postcards to the Front reached a milestone by sending its 25,000th postcard to Ukraine, written by 14-year-old Natalia. That’s more than 50,000 postcards to the front lines when you add in the 27,000+ sent via our sister branch in Australia. The project seeks continued support and offers resources for those wishing to contribute…
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Guess the constellation — Answer for Round One
Round one, the answer The hidden thread through August’s sky was Postcrossing. Twenty of our postcard warriors and Ukrainian friends shone together as one figure with no name, and what joined them was this: every one of them came to the project through Postcrossing, the postcard-exchange community — and many of them found each other there…
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.