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.
Firstly we delivered to our friends Steel Ray in Lviv with much needed medical and surgical equipment which then is distributed both to civilian and military medical facilities throughout Ukraine. We then reloaded both the van and trailer for onward travel to Kyiv area delivering to our contact Марина Вячеславівна where we then assisted her…
Run 14, or run 13 from the UK!, is now well underway and the team have safely arrived in Brovary after a non stop drive all the way from Weeze in Germany”! This run includes for the first time, aid collected in the Sussex area under the banner of “Brass Band Aid for Ukraine”, together…
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 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…
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…
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…
