Skokie Culver's To Donate 100 Percent Of Day's Sales To Ukraine

SKOKIE, IL — As local businesses and organizations look for ways to assist the worsening humanitarian catastrophe triggered by the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, one local fast food restaurant franchise is donating a day's revenue to help.

On Tuesday, 100 percent of sales from the Skokie Culver's, 9455 Skokie Blvd., will be donated to World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides needed food in disaster areas.

"We are saddened and shocked as we watch the tragic events unfolding in Ukraine," Culver's President and CEO Rick Silva said in a statement. "Supporting communities in need is a part of Culver’s core values, we are proud to raise money to support humanitarian aid for those affected in Ukraine."

World Central Kitchen was founded by chef Jose Andres in 2010 to provide food to Haiti following an earthquake there.

"We see this as a way to raise funds for humanitarian aid," Silva said, "and an opportunity for our guests to easily join us in supporting the World Central Kitchen’s efforts."

In Ukraine, Andres' organization is serving thousands of hot meals a day from mobile kitchens it has established on the Ukrainian border and near transit hubs used by refugees from Ukraine. According to the group, its "#ChefsForUkraine" efforts have served more than 1 million meals so far.

“Like many, we feel compelled to be able to help Ukrainians however we can," Skokie Culver's owners Michael Smith and Katie Bulgrin told Patch via email, "this is one way we can lend our support to those who are hurting in so many ways."