“Our work is not done.”
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher set a goal of raising a whopping $30 million for Ukrainian refugees – and now they say they’ve surpassed it.
The pair took to Instagram on Thursday to thank the 65,000+ people who donated to their campaign to help those fleeing Russia’s invasion.
In a video uploaded to the platform, Ukrainian-born Mila said: “We just want to say that we hit our goal… We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the support. And while this is far from a solve of the problem, our collective effort will provide a softer landing for so many people as they forge ahead into their future of uncertainty.”
“Our work is not done,” Ashton said. “We’re going to do everything we can to ensure the outpouring of love that came from you all as a part of this campaign finds a maximum impact for those in need.”
The Punk’d alum added that the couple will “treat every dollar as if it’s being donated out of our pocket — with respect and honor for the work that went into earning it, with the intent of love through which it was given, and the desire for it to be maximized for a positive outcome for others.”
Mila again thanked followers and donors for their continued support and asked viewers to continue donating either to their campaign or other foundations supporting Ukraine, saying that this “is just the beginning to a very, very, very long journey”.
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The That ’70s Show stars first shared their $30 million GoFundMe goal on March 3, kicking it off by donating $3 million themselves. The halfway mark was reached within 48 hours, and the GoFundMe page currently shows a total of $34 million.
Mila, who was born in Ukraine but moved to the US with her parents as a child in 1991, previously spoke about her reaction to the invasion to journalist Maria Shriver on ‘Conversations Above the Noise‘.
“I’ve been there, but have always considered myself very much an American. Then this happens, and I can’t express or explain what came over me, but all of a sudden I genuinely was, I was like, oh my God, I feel like a part of my heart just got ripped out,” she shared. “It was the weirdest feeling.”
She added that the war should be blamed not on the people of Russia, but the people in power.
“I don’t think that we need to consider the people of Russia an enemy. I do really want to emphasize that. I don’t think that that’s being said enough in the press,” she told the journalist.
“…I don’t think it’s the people of Russia. I don’t want there to be a thing of ‘all Russians are horrible human beings.’ I don’t want that to be the rhetoric. I do encourage people to look at it from the perspective of, ‘It’s the people in power, not the people themselves.'”
