Ukraine Ambulance Appeal

My name is Kris and I am from Poland but now live with my wife Magda in Lurgan, Co Armagh. 

 

Our support for Ukraine began with helping the family of our Ukrainian friend to evacuate from Ukraine to Poland. 

 

Then came the idea to join the Polish-Ukraine border aid. I spent a week at the border helping to transfer people to refugee centres and evacuate anyone who needed help across the Polish border. 

 

We organised a fundraiser among our friends from work and others. Thanks to donations we could rent a van and cover the fuel costs (4000km was done in one week).  

 

The rest of the money from the donations was used to purchase the most important items for mothers and children in the refugee Centre Boniewo (microwaves, tumble-dries, kettles, iron, beds, mattresses, bed linens, baby thermometers, underwear, hygiene items, food and toys). 

 

We went back to Ukraine again with our friend Tomek Kuczynski Patrol-X lives in Co. Dublin, who organised this mission.
This time we went to help the people trapped inside the country. 

 

We brought medical equipment including an Ultra Sonography along with medicines and medical dressings to a military hospital close to the capital Kyiv. 

 

We also delivered some military equipment to the frontline soldiers and brought some food for abandoned animals that have been left starving in the streets. 

 

The need inside Ukraine is so great that we feel we must keep on helping. 

 

We have already asked all of our friends and family for support so many times that we now hope the people of Northern Ireland will get behind us. 

 

This time we would like to raise money for a second-hand ambulance because the hospital is in such need as it has lost so many ambulances and is overwhelmed with war casualties.  

 

We plan to fill the ambulance with aid then drive it to the hospital in Ukraine.  

 

If someone could even donate an ambulance, we would be able to leave sooner and get the vital help to the people inside the country. 

 

If we can get enough money to buy a second-hand ambulance, we would like to fill it with medical supplies, long term food, underwear, hygiene items and baby foods to pass on to those most in need. 

 

We thank everyone who has supported our first two trips to Ukraine and hope that we can get enough money to go back a third time and help. All donations will be gratefully received.