Postcards to the Front (Canada / Канада)

Canadians sending postcards with messages of support and encouragement to Ukraine’s frontline Defenders.

Tag: chicago

  • Writing postcards to Defenders is a sad joy

    Writing postcards to Defenders is a sad joy

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    We keep bumping into the good deeds of Anne – Postcrossing ID Queen of the Hounds – who recommends this project to other Postcrossers. For example, Renee who lives in Chicago, Illinois. After learning about Postcards to the Front from Anne, she started to send some fabulous cards to Defenders. Including a lot of cute…

  • Shout-Outs

    Shout-Outs

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    We extend gratitude to all supporters who write postcards to Ukraine’s Defenders. Special mentions go to Clarisse in Singapore for her Ukrainian writing, and Renee in Chicago for her creative contributions. Sarah in Virginia engages her community in postcard messages and has introduced us to prayer patches for Defenders, that embody compassion and support.

  • How Fedia took Postcards to the Front to Chicago

    How Fedia took Postcards to the Front to Chicago

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    After WWII, ODUM was founded in Canada and the U.S. by Eastern Ukrainians aiming to preserve their heritage. Fedia Kourbatov promotes support for Ukraine’s Defenders by organizing postcard-writing at his mother’s shop, MAK Chicago. He believes these messages boost morale and foster global solidarity, reinforcing cultural pride and community engagement.