Pixy Launches Campaign to support American Volunteer Combat-Medic Team in Ukraine

Pixy, a web3 crowdfunding platform, Launches “Brooklyn Angel” Campaign to support an American Volunteer Combat-Medic Team in Ukraine.

New York, NY – 

PIXY, a web3 crowdfunding platform, is raising money through NFT sales and direct donations to supply an American volunteer medical team on the ground in Ukraine as the country defends itself from an invading Russian force. All donations will go directly toward the purchase and delivery of much-needed emergency medical supplies, such as combat gauze, burn bandages, tourniquets, and antibiotics.

The team in Ukraine is headed up by Mark Lindquist and Carlos Jones, veterans of the US Air Force and US Navy respectively. Jones spent years in Iraq as a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman where he provided medical support to US and allied military forces, as well as civilians. Having since retired, he has watched the events in Ukraine and felt he needed to do something. "It's easy to say the War in Ukraine is unfortunate or I feel for these people. It's another thing when you have a skill set that can be implemented in this situation."

Jones recently liquidated most of his personal belongings and life savings to fund this venture. 

Lindquist has taken the lead logistically and has already been in the region for weeks, gathering non-medical supplies daily and driving them personally on the hours-long round trip into the war torn regions of Ukraine.  He was joined in Poland last week by Jones, and the two are now focused on sourcing scarce medical supplies.

With its official launch still months away, Pixy, which aims to shake up the traditional financing system for creative content and digital media, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support Lindquist and Jones. Through the Pixy site, supporters can make a simple cash donation via Venmo, or connect their Terra Chain Wallets to the site and mint an NFT, designed by 3D artist Lukasz Pason, using $LUNA or $UST. Donations in eth, luna and UST are also available via Angel Protocol, giving users a variety of payment options. 

“The selflessness and bravery of people like Carlos and Mark moved us and we knew if we were going to help their mission we had to act quickly,” said Pixy’s founder, Poull Brien. “Our talented and hardworking developers and production team pulled out all the stops and allowed us to launch the Brooklyn Angel campaign months ahead of our main platform launch. It’s a testament to both the importance of this cause and the capabilities of the Pixy platform.” 

Eventually, Pixy will link NFT creators to independent films, digital media, and comic books, leveraging blockchain technology to fund creative projects. The full launch of the site is planned for Q3 of 2022.

To contribute + mint your commemorative NFT and support the Brooklyn Angels, visit https://pixy.io/

About Pixy

Pixy is a Web3 startup that leverages the power of the blockchain and NFTs to fund creative works and build energized fanbases. Rising from an idea pitched at Terraform Labs in August 2021, Pixy has already assembled a team of seasoned developers, as well as television and film producers, comicbook publishers, and creative executives with a combined 50+ years of content creation experience, including award-winning feature length documentary Charles Bradley – Soul of America (Netflix), and projects for Disney, Discovery, ABC, History, Viacom, and National Geographic. Pixy’s B2B offerings allow both crypto and fiat based companies to support the projects they love, and allows our community of top-tier creators to generate promotional content, commercials and NFT campaigns. Additionally, Pixy Studios will partner with and produce select projects that launch through the platform. With the extensive industry experience of its team, Pixy is well positioned to launch a slate of exciting premium digital media projects.

About The Team in Ukraine

MARK LINDQUIST - Mark started life in an orphanage in Seoul, South Korea, was adopted and was brought to America at the age of 8 months and raised on a farm in rural Minnesota. He joined the United States Air Force and served honorably at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, and has since launched a motivational speaking firm, and is one of the fastest rising stars of the motivational speaking circuit and has had the opportunity to speak for the largest companies in America (McDonald's, Walmart, Starbucks, IBM), sing for the largest crowds in America (NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA), and perform for the President of the United States of America. Mark currently lives in Moorhead, Minnesota.

CARLOS JONES - Carlos enlisted in the Navy at 18 years of age, after being deeply moved by the attacks on 9/11. He served as a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman and was a field combat medic during Operation Iraqi Freedom, providing much needed medical support to wounded soldiers and civilians alike. Since returning home, he has worked in emergency rooms, earned a degree in European History from the University of Maryland, got his Master’s Degree from NYU, and taught himself coding to build a career as a software technical project manager.

Official Links

Website and Campaign: https://pixy.io/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PixyFund

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support@pixy.io