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£8,230
raised of £12,000 target by 85 supporters

    Iʼve raised £8,230 to buy a freezer van to donate to Ukraine. The van will be filled with medical and rehabilitation equipment.

    Chernihiv, Ukraine
    Funded on Tuesday, 26th November 2024

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    In May, Nick Milne and I drove a 2016 Mercedes Sprinter freezer van to Ukraine. The freezer van was donated by Bidfood and, whilst a slightly ‘end of life van,' it got us there. Given its size, we were able to fill the back of the van with a mountain of medical and rehabilitation equipment; surgical coveralls; crutches; wheelchairs; mattresses; and dog food for the pets kept by soldiers on the front line for morale and companionship. The contents of the van were given to the Mercy & Health Foundation in Kyiv who support up to 35 civilian and military hospitals and the van itself was donated to the Border Brigade in Chernihiv. It's a bit grim but the van will be primarily used to transport the deceased (hence the need for it to be a freezer van), but will also be used as a utility cargo vehicle. Ukraine is a vast country and the van is expected to travel 2000 km each week. The Mercy & Health Foundation, run by Dr Olexsandr Yatsyna (pictured below evacuating children from the recently bombed Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv), are urgently requesting another vehicle - ideally a more modern one that will be reliable and freeze well.

    To that end, I have found several Mercedes Sprinter and Iveco freezer vans, all manufactured around 2020 with about 100,000 miles on the clock. James Gaslee and I are looking to buy one to deliver in late summer/Autumn. On the journey out to Ukraine the back of the van will once again be filled with rehabilitation and medical equipment. Therefore, we're looking to raise £12,000 and would be most grateful for any donations. I appreciate that some of you kindly sponsored me back in January and all I would say is that Ukraine is still in urgent need of help. With an average of 300 people dying or being wounded each day, it's a desperate situation.

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    • Charles McGrath2 months ago
      Charles McGrath

      Charles McGrath

      2 months ago

      Thank you all so much for those who have supported us. With these donations and some other direct ones we are nearly there but please do encourage other to support Ukraine.

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    Supporters

    85

    • Peter & Gilly Baxendell

      Peter & Gilly Baxendell

      Oct 21, 2024

      Well done all of you! Fantastic thing to do.

      £100.00

    • Sam & Jonny

      Sam & Jonny

      Oct 14, 2024

      Best of luck on your latest mission!

      £250.00

    • mark hanson

      mark hanson

      Oct 9, 2024

      great cause

    • Ricky and Claire Wilson

      Ricky and Claire Wilson

      Sep 29, 2024

      Will be thinking of you. Well done!

      £100.00

    • Mark & Lizzie Fenwick

      Mark & Lizzie Fenwick

      Sep 26, 2024

      Amazing work Charlie! Lots of love, The Fenwicks xx

      £50.00

    • Tilly Everard

      Tilly Everard

      Sep 25, 2024

      £10.00

    • Rani Tandon

      Rani Tandon

      Sep 24, 2024

      What a wonderful effort!

      £25.00

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    Charles McGrath

    Charles McGrath

    Chernihiv, Ukraine

    I'm an ex army officer now running Objective Travel Safety, which provides safety training to journalists, NGOs, business travellers and Gap Year students. We are registering a UK Charity arm of the Mercy & Health Foundation, to fund further rehabilitation projects in Kyiv.

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