Winterton Lions Fundraiser – May 2023
Mike & Karl at a Lions Club Fundraiser in Winterton:
Run 29 was planned to be a major step forwards for us in finding new people in Ukraine that need help! We are extremely grateful to Damon “Wozzer” Warren who suggested that we join his extended convoy and get to meet some of his key contacts – an epic trip was envisaged but it turned…
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…
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…
After an epic drive across Europe from Weeze to Uzhhrod we had may issues on our border crossing on the Slovak side which then resulted in problems entering Ukraine. We left Weeze just after 02:00 and arrived at the border approximately 21:00. We then spent nearly eight hours crossing the border arriving at our donated…
Before any run can take place, there is a lot of activity to both collect aid and raise funding for the run!A massive thank you goes to Winterton and district Lions along with the people who attended the coffee morning at Winterton Rangers yesterday. Your support is greatly appreciated. I now have the peace of…
Run 34 sees the return of Karl plus another great aid runner, Steve Lelow! The van was full to the brim as you can see below! First port of call was Harwich – Mike likes this route as it gives him a chance to sleep! The first stop on this run was to be at…