Door County Candle launches Tin Candles for Ukraine initiative

Door County Candle Company, a Ukrainian, family-owned, small business based in Wisconsin, has announced its Tin Candles to Ukraine initiative.

When someone buys Door County’s Ukraine candle, Door County Candle will send a Tin Candle to non-profit organisation, Razom for Ukraine’s warehouse, and Razom will use its shipping and logistics to get those candles to Ukraine. People also have the option to just buy a candle to send to Ukraine and include a heartwarming, uplifting message in the gift message option, making it a great gift for the holiday season.

Door County has been busy keeping up with the orders, with 2,000 to make and send to Ukraine, with many more tins on the way.

When news broke of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Door County Candle Company immediately sprang into action to help. With hopes of selling a few hundred of its Ukraine candles, the company surpassed all expectations selling over 20,000 Ukraine candles in just two weeks – more candles than it typically sells in an entire year. Proceeds of the sales have been donated to Razom for Ukraine, a non-profit organisation dedicated to building a prosperous Ukraine. To help meet demand, the company received an outpouring of support from neighbors and volunteers who helped clean, label and ship Ukraine candles all over the world.

The owner of Door County Candle, Christiana Trapani, who is a second generation Ukrainian, created this new initiative to help provide light, and hope for Ukrainians. “A lot of Ukrainians are without electricity, light, heat and even water in some places,” said Christiana Trapani, owner of Door County Candle Company. “We created this initiative in partnership with Razom for Ukraine to provide some much-needed light and hope for Ukrainians during a long and difficult winter.”

“Christiana Trapani is one of Razom for Ukraine’s largest donors, having raised nearly $1 million, and counting,” said Dora Chomiak, president, Razom for Ukraine. “She embodies the essence of Razom, which means together, in Ukrainian. Christiana has welcomed people from many generations and many communities to create a community of support for Ukraine. To create a space where people meet, plan and do.”