Members of the Ukrainian Canadian Association of the Yukon (UCAY) were sold out of borsht, cabbage rolls, and potato pancakes by 1 p.m. at their fundraiser for Ukraine held last Sunday.

About $6,000 was raised.

The event took place at Sacred Heart Cathedral. More than 300 servings of borsht were sold in a little over an hour.

The silent auction continued to be popular throughout the day, but clearly Yukoners had an appetite not only for Ukrainian food, but to continue to support the cause, UCAY president Jeff Sloychuk said Monday.

“We are continually amazed by the hearts of Yukoners,” said Sloychuk.

“We ran out of food much earlier than we had ever anticipated, but now we have a list of future volunteers to ensure that next time we host an event we will be able to feed all of Whitehorse!”

Silent auction winners will be able to pick up their items at North End Gallery on Front Street.

“Sorry, we underestimated how much of an appetite Yukoners have for borosht and holubtsi (cabbage rolls),” the UCAY said.

“We will cook a lot more for the next event.

“We are in awe of the generosity of Yukoners who opened their hearts and wallets to help us raise funds for Ukrainians who are resettling in the Yukon, as well as to send medical supplies and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

“We’d also like to thank our generous sponsors, Wykes Independent Grocer and G&P Distributing.”

The UCAY estimates about 60 Ukrainians have settled in Whitehorse.