Utah Jazz Foundation To Pay For Housing Of Ukraine Refugees
Mar 9, 2022, 10:52 AM
Donation drop-off location at Vivint Arena for Ukrainian refugees.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz Foundation has partnered with AirBnB to provided thousands of nights worth of housing to Ukrainian refugees.
The Utah Jazz Foundation announced the partnership on Wednesday, March 9.
The Utah Jazz Foundation and https://t.co/PHsZ3zl4dB are partnering to provide over 32,200 nights of housing for refugees fleeing Ukraine, nearly double the capacity of our arena 💙💛#StandWithUkraine https://t.co/s7MTBofviV pic.twitter.com/bJ5yn2d4EB
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 9, 2022
“Connection and community have never been more important than it is today. Millions of people have been forced to leave behind their entire lives in Ukraine. Airbnb.org is connecting host families with refugees in need, creating safe havens when so many communities are being torn apart,” said Ryan Smith, executive chairman and co-founder of Qualtrics and owner of the Utah Jazz.
“The Utah Jazz Foundation is honored to partner with Airbnb.org to fund stays for refugees who have fled Ukraine – enough to fill every seat right here in our own house—Vivint Arena—nearly two times over. And we can’t stop there. I encourage every organization to support Airbnb.org’s important initiative, to magnify their impact and house enough refugees to fill their arenas or workplaces.”
