Easter Monday and back in Weeze after delivering run #3 to the Ukrainian border at Budomeirz a very rural crossing north of Przemysl with a 3.5t limit to and on the border it seemed an effective way to get targeted aid across. I have to say the border seemed disconcertingly quiet but we arrived on time and trans-shipped the load very quickly. Then a 1000 mile almost non stop drive back yesterday for a little time to recover before the next run.
Run no.11 started with the collection of aid from our friends at Help Ukraine BAMK UK in Milton Keynes and personal donations from other benefactors. What made this trip special was the kind donation of a van which was to be taken to Zaporizhzhia where it is now being used as an ambulance by the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
