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wnylib

(21,428 posts)
8. I thought about those, too.
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 11:50 AM
Nov 2022

I recently went through my closet where I had stored my winter coats, hats, scarves, etc. I came across some of those hand and foot warmers that I had forgotten about.

So I am wondering what would do the most good for keeping the Ukrainian people warm indoors when they have no power. And what is possible to raise enough money for and get it to the people who need it.

So, in a few days, maybe tomorrow, I will be talking to a woman who has been fundraising and personally delivering items to Ukraine since the start of the war. Her focus now is in getting life saving medical equipment to Ukrainian soldiers. But in the past, she has sent humanitarian supplies like pet food, water, etc. She has been in and out of Ukraine, using a base in Poland, to deliver supplies and take refugees out. She also arranged for a refugee shelter for women and children in Poland. So she has first hand knowledge of the people, their needs, and methods of getting supplies shipped there. I will ask her about ways to help the Ukrainian people through the winter. And I will report back here on what she says.

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