Bethenny Frankel Raises Almost $20M In Aid For Ukraine

Bethenny Frankel is working to help Ukraine through her BStrong Foundation.

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She has distributed over 100,000 relief kits to refugees.

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That amounts to $10M dollars of aid alone.

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She has a complex warehouse network to help distribute supplies.

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“Dancing with the Stars” alum Maksim Chmerkovskiy is also helping out.

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Frankel told THR that it’s the small donations that are really making a difference.

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She said that they’ve raised $20M from small donations.

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Small donations are only $5 to $10 dollars from individuals.

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She said that even those small donations are changing lives.

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