Pittsburgh to Ukraine: Locals prepare for overseas journey to deliver humanitarian aid

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(link) https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2022/05/16/pittsburgh-leaders-ukraine-refugee-humanitarian-aid-europe-russia-moscow/stories/202205160049

Whether stuffed to the brim in suitcases, or packed high onto wooden pallets, medical supplies are much needed by Ukrainians during Russia’s invasion — and two Pittsburghers are prepared to deliver that aid themselves this month.

During separate but overlapping voyages, Duquesne music professor Steve Benham and the Rev. Jason Charron of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Carnegie are ready to take hygiene kits, medical prescriptions, and first aid packages to Ukrainians holding out in the fourth month of the grinding war.

Ten suitcases of supplies were packaged by Music and World Cultures, the nonprofit where Mr. Benham serves as president, and which boasts decades-long ties to Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Father Charron is helping the Brother’s Brother Foundation oversee its own delivery, the result of a fundraising drive where local hospital chains and Pittsburghers donated over 80 pallets worth of critical supplies.

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Brother's Brother Foundation is a non-denominational disaster-relief organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brother's Brother has gone all over the world wherever medical help and supplies are needed, following hurricanes, earthquakes, tidal waves, etc. Currently a humanitarian trip to Lviv, Ukraine through Poland is planned for May 25th.

Learn more about Brother's Brother Foundation and donate here: https://brothersbrother.org/

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