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…
Run 21 – October 2023
No sooner is one run over than we prepared for the next one! Run 21 was a solo run with Andy’s van to Kyiv. Andy’s had just over 1 tonne on board! Special thanks to Dee Johnson at Thornbury Nursing Home in Uckfield, Ray Martin from Uckfield Concert Brass. Carrie & Jim in Ringmer. the…
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…
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Run 19 – August 2023
Run 19 got off to a great start! Joining Andy on this trip was renowned Learning Podcaster John Helmer – you can learn more about John here. John & Andy chatted during the journey and the recordings will form one or 2 podcasts in the very near future!The destination for this run was the Military…
Run 19 – August 2023 – pre-run preparation!
No sooner has one run finished, we are already planning for Run 19! And this will be a run with a difference! Andy will be delivering aid to a hospital in Lviv on behalf of the East Sussex Ukraine support group led by Valentyna Skoromets, Oksana Tidman and Maria Savinova. This includes a number of…
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…
Run 17 – June 2023 – Andy
Run 17 started with the final pickup of aid from Iryna Olyanovska of For Ukraine – Brighton & Hove which is to go via Nova Poshta to their chosen charity in Ukraine. Iryna kindly gave Andy a bag of food for the trip too – much appreciated!The next stop was Dover for an Irish Ferries…
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…
Meet the team!
As we prepare to go on Run 15, it’s time to meet the team who are behind Ukraine Fundraiser 2022! Click on the new menu item “Meet the team” to learn more about the management team, starting with Annie Hockam. More profiles will be added later!
Welcome to our new Chair, Andy Wooler!
The UK arm of Ukraine Fundraiser 2022 was formed at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine by Mike and Ann Hockham and they have between them made 11 aid runs through to Ukraine since then!We have been greatly assisted by friends based in Germany too! But it has become clear that if we…
Welcome to our new website!
Here at Ukraine Fundraiser 2022 we have been continuously running humanitarian aid to Ukraine since early March 2022. We target aid to those who need it the most in cooperation with not only our partners in the UK but also our friends and contacts in Ukraine. Here at Ukraine Fundraiser we understand that times are…