- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Scotiabank Stands in Support of the People of the Ukraine With a $200,000 Donation to the Red Cross https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/367551?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/367551?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/367551?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Scotiabank Stands in Support of the People of the Ukraine With a $200,000 Donation to the Red Cross&body=ESG News from Scotiabank https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/367551?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives](/CSR-News/philanthropy-cause-initiatives) # Scotiabank Stands in Support of the People of the Ukraine With a $200,000 Donation to the Red Cross Mar 7, 2022 12:30 PM ET ![Scotiabank red logo](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/SB2.28.22A.jpeg) [Originally published on Scotiabank Media Centre](https://www.scotiabank.com/corporate/en/home/media-centre/media-centre/news-release.html?id=3833&language=en) TORONTO, March 7, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Scotiabank announced today that the bank has made a donation of $200,000 to the Red Cross' *Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal*, to support relief efforts for those affected by recent events in Ukraine and surrounding countries. "The recent invasion of Ukraine is causing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with serious and far-reaching implications for people everywhere, and requires a coordinated global response," said Brian Porter, President and Chief Executive Officer for Scotiabank. "Scotiabank stands with the people of Ukraine and the surrounding regions, and with our large and vibrant Ukrainian community right across Canada. We will continue to support our communities in times like these, of real and urgent need." Canadians wishing to make a donation to the *Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal* can do so at [www.redcross.ca](https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3456488-1&h=1108426311&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redcross.ca%2F&a=www.redcross.ca) or at any Scotiabank branch in Canada. The Government of Canada will match every donation made by individual Canadians to the Canadian Red Cross between February 24, 2022, and March 18, 2022, up to a maximum of $10 million. **About Scotiabank** Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future," we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of approximately 90,000 employees and assets of approximately $1.2 trillion (as at October 31, 2021), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). 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