Update from Ukrainian collection on Fairlawn Ave
Hi all, a quick update from the the amazing efforts made by residents of Fairlawn Ave and surroundings on Sunday. The team led by the wonderful Mareck, and coordinated by the equally wonderful Margie, reached the Polish/Ukrainian boarder today with eight vans of generous donations from West Londoners, including a very generous donation from Ocado Zoom. All the baby food, formula, nappies, toiletries, blankets, thermals and medication including antibiotics, insulin etc. are already being made use of. Over in Poland the effort is being coordinated by Mareck's sister who is thankfully a doctor and knows how best to utilise all the medication. Having people on the ground in Poland means that they can help in realtime with the changing needs of the situation. Tonight, and likely for the next few days, what they need most now are ways of stying warm as the queues are very long and it's freezing. Mareck and his sister have quickly organised for 27 fire pits and two tons of high heat, slow burn fuel for people to try and keep warm. These are very real and urgent requests from people who are actually there. Thanks to their effort people can stay a little warmer tonight. There are of course many more to help. UNFORTUNATLEY PayPal has currently suspended the PayPal account due to the flurry of donations. They now have all the necessary documentation to show this is genuine, so it will be up and running again in the next 24 hours. If this is something you would like to contribute to, please keep trying. I don't have any affiliation to the organisers, other than being in complete awe of them and wanting to help. You can see a little clip about this particular effort on Channel4 news website and twitter, titled 'Russia Ukraine Conflict: Peace talks begin in Belarus in crucial 24 hours' posted Yesterday. It's about 21 mins and 4 seconds in. If you would like to donate you can do so through Paypal (once up and running again) using the email address Margiefrew@hotmail.com
Holly Campbell ● 1667d4 Comments