Once again, we were taking aid on behalf of BAMK in Milton Keynes.
A delayed start after the van needed some repairs, we collected further medical aid from Elmar Freikamp near Weeze:
Our Germany team have been very active in securing donated aid for this trip so a big shout out to: Cyriakus Apotheke in Weeze, Ani Fit Taufkirchen & Kevin’s Pub in Weeze. But sadly, more roadside repairs!
This run took aid from Germany and following a hearty breakfast with our good friend Elmer, it was on to Frankfurt for the first collection. Apologies for this one being on its side – we assure you, the team were upright! On the way home!
It’s all hands on deck today (30th Jan) as the team have to sort, package and weigh each box – we need to do this for the Ukranian customs forms when we get to the border later this week. The run is well underway now having started with a non-stop drive through snow in Germany…
Mike is joined on Run 22 by a legend in the Ukraine humanitarian aid world, Mr. Andy Cropper. Andy has been a staunch supporter of the Brovary based charity and has also created comfort boxes for the soldiers -some of these are on board for this run together with more medical aid from both Andy…
Rather than write about what we took on this trip, here’s Mike to tell you what was in the van! Huge thanks to Anna Pukas James who last Saturday together with Kristina Pukas Cousins, hosted a Ukraine Fundraiser in Epworth. We laid on Ukrainian food, Richard Cousins barbecued his home-made sausages and the weather was…
Run 20 was one of the biggest runs we have undertaken to date! Using 2 vans and a trailer, we took around 2.5T of much needed aid to Kyiv and Zaporizhia! It was also the first time that Mike, Andy and Guy had been on a run together!We were also joined by photo journalist Frank…
