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Iryna Sheyko

Iryna Sheyko is crowdfunding

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Weʼre raising £10,000 to Buy an Ambulance, Armoured Vehicle or a Van for the Front Line of Ukraine

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APRIL 22 UPDATE: WE PURCHASED A VW TRANSPORTER VAN IN APRIL, IT WAS SERVICED, UPGRADED AND DELIVERED TO THE FRONTLINE. WE'VE ALSO EQIPPED THE VAN WITH 3 STRETCHERS AND TACTICAL MEDICAL KIT.

OCTOBER 22 UPDATE: WE ARE URGENTLY LOOKING FOR DONATIONS TO BUY ANOTHER VAN (OR AN AMBULANCE IF WE CAN AFFORD IT) FOR THE MEDICAL/EVACUATIONS TEAM OF BRIGADE 53.

I’m Ukrainian and I’m trying to help my friends and family who are being attacked by Russia. All Ukrainians around the world are united in an effort to help those on the frontline defending our country and our democracy.

I’ve been raising money privately via friends and family and we sent the first shipment of medical supplies and protective gear on the 4th of March. Our next shipment included a van to help military personnel at the frontlines -- thank you for all your donatins and shares!

Now (12/Oct/22) we have received an urgent request from medical personnel working on the frontline (Donetsk Region). To deliver their services to wounded soldiers, they lack a vehicle. We now aim to purchase an ambulance or an ideally and armoured truck / cit van that can be transformed into an ambulance.

It's an urgent matter, so we'll have to evaluate the situation at the start of November, if we cannot afford an ambulance vehicle, we'll purchase a van as we did in April and upgrade it ourselves at our friendly garage in Kyiv.

Supporting this cause will allow medical professionals and evacuation teams on the front lines to deliver help and save lives while putting theirs in less danger.

If we have excess funds accumulated after this campaign finishes, they will be used to purchase equipment and medical supplies for the team, including protective gear, long range radios, medical kits, celox, and stretchers.

Your little contribution today can save a life tomorrow – that of wounded soldiers, civilians and of medics who are risking their lives to save others! Please help us collect the target £10,000 by November 12.

My Story:

My name is Iryna, I’m a fashion designer based in Birmingham. I was born in Zaporizhzhya, I finished school in Kyiv and studied at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. I did my master's at The University of Birmingham Business School.

Now I live in the UK, however, a lot of my friends and direct family members are suffering all over Ukraine. My parents were born in Mariupol, so I have a lot of relatives there. On the 22nd of March we were told that my grandma Lida was killed by the Russians in Mariupol. We haven‘t heard directly from my grandparents since the 1st of March, and the devastating news about my Babushka has been delivered to us by a person who managed to evacuate from Mariupol. My grandad has been missing for 1.5 months, but we managed to evacuate him from Mariupol on the 27th of September. He had to go through Russian filtration camps.

In June 2022 I set up a community association called Forever Lida to honour my grandmother Lida, who was killed in March in Mariupol.

Instagram: @forever.Lida.ua

Website: www.foreverlida.com

Please help and share - together we can help our courageous friends in Ukraine. Every donation makes a difference!

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  • Iryna Sheyko8 months ago
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    Iryna Sheyko

    8 months ago

    Thank you for your support! The van we purchased in April has been working non-stop, helping to evacuate the wounded and trapped people and delivering them to the medical facilities in central Ukraine. We are urgently asking for donations to buy another van for the medical/evacuation team (Donetsk region) - ideally an ambulance vehicle, however if we cannot raise enough money for a specialist vehicle, we’ll buy a van and convert it. Please share! Please share! Please also follow our progress on Instagram: @forever.Lida.ua

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  • Iryna Sheyko8 months ago
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    Iryna Sheyko

    8 months ago

    Thank you for your support! We are still looking for funding. We have already purchased a pickup truck and a Transporter Van for moving the wounded from the frontline to Ukrainian clinical Hospitals. We need to buy another van asap as the Transporter Van is constantly in use, doing 1700 km round trips.

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  • Iryna Sheyko8 months ago
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    Iryna Sheyko

    8 months ago

    We have already delivered 2 vehicles to Brigade 54: a van (€3000 + parts) in May and a pickup truck (£5000 + new set of tyres, servicing, tuning) in April. Both of the vehicles have been working non-stop. The pickup truck helps reach remote positions, while the van is making 1700 km round trips taking the wounded to the hospitals. Now we need another van for the medics. We need to raise £5000 to buy a van, service it ready for the off-roads. From experience, it would be beneficial to get an extra set of tyres too. Please contribute 🙌

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Page last updated on: 5/26/2023 15.37

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  • Anonymous

    Anonymous

    May 26, 2023

    Keep up the awesome work!!!!! I will always and forever support Ukraine!!!

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    May 23, 2023

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    Apr 17, 2023

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    Mar 13, 2023

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    Mar 13, 2023

    With love.

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    Mar 12, 2023

  • Wyn Davis

    Wyn Davis

    Mar 12, 2023

    We stand with all Ukrainians

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Iryna Sheyko

Iryna Sheyko

Birmingham-based fashion designer & volunteer. The University of Birmingham Alumni. In June 2022 I set up a community association called Forever Lida to honour my grandmother Lida, who was killed in March in Mariupol. Instagram: @forever.Lida.ua Website: www.foreverlida.com

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