Airport hospitality group OTG and UNICEF USA (United Nations Children’s Fund) this week announced an initiative to allow travelers to donate to Ukraine relief directly from airport ordering iPads as well as OTG’s mobile ordering technology.
The campaign will allow passengers to make a UNICEF donation when ordering or when paying the bill while dining or shopping at participating airports, and donations will go directly to UNICEF, which is working with partners in the war-zone to reach vulnerable children and families with essential services.
OTG will match up to $100,000 of donations that are made at six airports—Newark Liberty International (EWR), LaGuardia (LGA), John F. Kennedy International (JFK), Philadelphia International (PHL), Minneapolis-Saint Paul International (MSP) and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental (IAH).
“We wanted to make it easier for our customers to help those in need, and that’s why we started this initiative,” said Rick Blatstein, Founder and CEO of OTG. “UNICEF has been working day and night staffing essential programs in Ukraine and neighboring countries, delivering essential provisions, and working with women and children who are still being evacuated. UNICEF has an incredible operation, and we are proud to support them by making it easier for our customers to donate and by donating ourselves.”
