Love from Bristol to Ukraine - can you help?
LOVE FROM BRISTOL TO UKRAINE
In Ukraine, churches are acting as hubs for receiving and sending medical aid, food, and other supplies to devastated areas of the country. In Poland, churches are giving Ukrainians temporary accommodation and respite on their journey out of the country.
LoveBristol & Friends have therefore been working with several churches and charities on the Polish-Ukrainian border, especially by sourcing items they need and driving supplies to them.
The team have a specific list of items they have been tasked with collecting. These range from sleeping bags, camping mats and blankets, to medical gloves, masks, bandages, and even bulletproof vests and kevlar helmets (if possible).
Further, LoveBristol are recruiting people to VOLUNTEER at the Polish-Ukrainian border.
In addition to driving supplies to Ukraine, the team has also been working at a refugee transit centre in Przemyśl, Poland. There, the volunteers help answer questions and solve issues for refugees wanting to go to the UK.
“We’re hoping that having more people present here in Przemyśl would increase the information flow and influx of refugees to Bristol.”
If you are hardworking, emotionally/mentally/physically resilient, unoffendable, flexible, resourceful, and have a sense of humour, then you are desperately needed on the ground!
Currently, it is not certain how long the team will be needed in Przemyśl, but the minimum time to volunteer would ideally be one week.
For more information, see the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EfDXgqhTghKoyZdyMAp1s6iumk3A1HVyLmOsG3ppI3w/edit?usp=drive_web
If interested, please contact: purple@lovebristol.org.
For more information on how to support LoveBristol in their work with refugees, see the below links