Like every socially responsible business, we cannot ignore what is happening in our country. From the first day of the full-scale invasion, our team has been doing good deeds and trying to bring victory closer in any way we can.
We have woven nets, volunteered, settled displaced persons, cleared debris in other regions, and donated continuously.
During this time, we managed to organize and participate in several major projects.
KYIV SOUR
For several months, we served cocktails from our bartender friends from various Ukrainian cities as part of the #незабаром_за_баром (soon at the bar project). One of them, KYIV SOUR, by PAROVOZ bar manager Dmytro Shovkoplyas, we dedicated to charity and monthly donated a portion of its sales to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In total, through KYIV SOUR, we donated 34 495 UAH.
CHARITY HOSPITALITY TOUR
«POLUNOCHNYKY» became one of the hosting bars for the large all-Ukrainian initiative «Charity Hospitality» by the «I'll Be Your Rear» Foundation and FLACON bar. Together with Flacon, Beatnik Bar, 19l20 cafe, Sino Experimental, and Kisa bar, we donated 58 047 UAH from the sales of cocktails at charity guest shifts.
CHARITY JAZZ EVENING
On September 8th, together with the Jazz Atmospere collective, we enjoyed music and delicious cocktails. Moreover, in one evening, we completed a fundraiser for our military friend. 33 267 UAH were donated for a Kung to make the cold season for the military brigade a bit warmer.
TO THE LAST DROP
We continued our charity initiatives to help those who need it most with your participation. In October, we launched the «TO THE LAST DROP» campaign and raised funds for the construction of two wells in Mykolaiv, a city without water.
While the campaign initiators went on a charity bike tour from Lviv to Mykolaiv to draw attention to the initiative, we aimed to collect funds and transfer them for well construction. The project's total cost was 2,500,000 UAH. We all love to finish our cocktails "to the last drop," so we did it with benefit and an additional donation of 45 279 UAH.
For the first anniversary of «POLUNOCHNYKY», on November 13th, renowned industry bar companies gathered at our bar counter. Each bartender prepared their own signature cocktail, and part of the proceeds from these drinks (20 000 UAH) was donated to the «KYIV VOLUNTEER» charity foundation.
CHRISTMAS «THANK YOU»
Sitting down at the Christmas table and launching our winter menu with the flavors of 12 favorite dishes, we couldn't help but thank those who guard our peace. We expressed our gratitude in a way familiar to us — through a donation of 10 000 UAH.
PEOPLE PLACE AND DRONES-PUNISHER
The February guest shift by the Lviv PeoplePlace and HAIM will be remembered not only for the cocktails and friendly vibe — 3 750 UAH from the sales of the «Unbreakable» cocktail was donated for punisher drones in the battalion of one of the cocktail industry's admirers.
CHARITY DONATION FROM THE LOGGERHEAD GUEST SHIFT
Together with the LoggerHead bar team, we decided to dedicate one cocktail from the guest menu entirely to Artem Skapenko's charity fundraiser. Therefore, 4 500 UAH was sent to the Special Fire Support Unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
HELP FOR KHERSON
After the Kakhovka HPP was blown up by the occupiers, most of Kherson Oblast was flooded. To accelerate the elimination of the ecocide's consequences, we donated a pump, hoses, and clamps for water drainage to a charity organization. The total transfer amount was 20 363 UAH.
POLUNOCHNYKY B-DAY
For our second anniversary, we held an auction where we raffled off 12 lots and collected 139 000 UAH in 40 minutes. We decided to divide this substantial amount among three fundraisers:
- 103 455 UAH for MAVIC in Sergey Sternenko's drone army.
- 24 045 UAH to the Kharkiv bar DITCH team for regular charity events and fundraisers.
- 11 500 UAH to support former bartender and now wounded soldier Oleksiy Marmaro.
We also contributed to supporting Oleksiy with an additional donation of 20 UAH from each sold charity cocktail, amounting to a total of 680 UAH.
CHARITY COCKTAILS
«POLUNOCHNYKY» became part of the legendary bar community fundraiser, so throughout December, we prepared the «Kiy Masala» cocktail with «KYI» vodka. 35 bars united to raise 1,150,000 UAH for Mavic 3T thermal imaging drones for the 1st Battalion of the 3rd OShBR 4th Company. All proceeds from the sale of charity cocktails went towards purchasing powerful drones!
Our share of the total collection was 30 000 UAH.
CHARITY GUEST AT HORECA MASTERS EVENT
Famous Ukrainian lawyer YEVHEN KOMAROV became our star bartender for one evening, mixing signature cocktails. 1 450 UAH from the sold cocktails was donated for drone collection.
CHARITY GUESTS OF ELINA MBANE
Two hours behind the bar counter and an hour behind the microphone—adding 5 000 UAH of charity donations from the sold cocktails to the general enjoyment of the guests. The entire amount was donated to Superhumans with the support of BAROMETER.
CHARITY NEGRONI WEEK
Together with Campari, we launched the sale of a charity Negroni to honor the international Negroni Week and raised 13 000 UAH for IT SHELTER, a Carpathian shelter for refugees and displaced persons.
BAROMETER x SUPERHUMANS
The return of the legendary bar show took place with the charitable goal of dedicating this year's event to raising funds for the Superhumans Foundation. Our team participated in BAROMETER 2024 and prepared cocktails for bartenders, hospitality colleagues, and bar show guests for two days.
98 490 UAH — the charity amount from the cocktails we sold in two days. The total amount collected by all BAROMETER participants — 800 000 UAH.
The winning cocktail «ALLO» by Kyrylo Kravchenko, dedicated to Kherson, from the Cointreau competition, raised 24 803 UAH in charity. The funds were donated to assist with evacuation from occupied territories.
POLUNOCHNYKY B-DAY
For our third anniversary, we collected a donation of 15 900 UAH, which was donated to the «SUPERHUMANS» Foundation for rehabilitation, prosthetics, and reconstructive surgery for those affected by the war.
To mark International Women's Rights Day, special cocktails "8" and "Drifty" were prepared by Ukrainian female bartenders. All proceeds from their sale (9300 UAH) were donated to the NGO "Zemlyachky," which supports women in the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
TYLOVYKY
Commemorating the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion, we joined the large-scale fundraiser by “Tylovyky” and the 12th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine “Azov” for strike drones and interceptor drones, contributing 15 000 UAH,. The funds were raised through sales of a limited-edition cocktail created for the 4th anniversary of the bar “POLUNOCHNYKY.”
TOTAL: 535 927 UAH
We are grateful to everyone who shares our values and love for our Homeland!
Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine!
