Run 22 – October/November 2023
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…
UNESCO Accreditation for Mike & Annie Hockham!
We would like to announce that Mike & Annie have been recognised by UNESCO as official aid workers in Ukraine. A massive thank you to those involved in making this happen – they had absolutely no idea this was coming!. In addition, whilst in Lviv on Run 20, they both received another certificate of appreciation….
Run 20 – September 2023
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…
Run 18 – July 2023 – Mike & Annie
Run 18 is now underway! Immediately prior to leaving, Mike & Annie collected more aid: Many thanks to Elaine’nAndy Cropper and our friends at United for Ukraine for their significant contribution to our load. They arrived four hours earlier than their planned crossing because an earlier crossing was delayed, straight through customs without any problems…
Runs 17 & 18 – Collecting donated aid!
Hard to believe that this will be the 17th run for Mike and the 5th for Andy! Aid collection is well underway in both Winterton & Brighton areas! Huge thanks to Anna Pukas James and Kristina Pukas Cousins together with the residents from the Isle of Axholme. And in the South, huge thanks to Terry…
News from Ukraine Fundraiser 2022 in Germany
In light of the flooding in southern Ukraine we are pleased to announce that our German branch have secured transport for our stock there to travel to Kherson region this coming weekend. Many thanks to Guy and Liza and not forgetting Elmar Freikamp for making this possible. On Friday Elmar,Guy and Liza arranged for Goch…
Run 16 – May 2023
No sooner are we back from run 15, it’s non stop now preparing for run 16! The team were busy at Ukraine Fundraiser 2022 HQ over the weekend making sure the van was good to go and adding the first part of the load. Mainly medical items, our huge thanks to Anna Pukas James, Kristina…
Run 15 – April 2023
This will be a milestone run as it is the first time that we go with an additional van and with that, our capacity has now doubled! Huge thanks to Mike and Karl who prepared Andy’s new van for its maiden run into Ukraine! We will update this post as the run gets underway! Between…