Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Jacob’s Well Appeal has been very active in getting aid to those who have been affected by the fighting.
To date, the Beverley-based charity has sent £5000 to our partners in Moldova to purchase food for the thousands of refugees fleeing the conflict.
They have also sent two Luton vans full of specialized trauma dressings and other medical supplies from the local ambulance services. This alone is worth roughly worth around £100K
While on Tuesday morning two 44ft curtain siders are being loaded with over 100 pallets of Silvercell dressings, ideal for burns and gunshot wounds. These have been kindly donated by the manufacturer 3M Health Care. The value of these at cost price is around £2million.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the charity said;
“We plan to send 2 or 3 similar trucks of medical supplies over the next few weeks.”
“This aid will be shipped through Romania, transferred into Ukrainian trucks on the border and then sent on to the hospitals in the war zone within Ukraine.”
“Right now, we are appealing for food, specifically rice, pasta, cereal, tinned meat, fish & vegetables, nappies and baby clothes which we can send with our next shipment.”
“People can bring items into our warehouse on Swinemoor Lane, Beverley (just behind Aldi) or into our shops in Bridlington or Beverley centre.”
“Several local schools and churches are partnering with Jacob’s Well and collecting food for our Ukrainian appeal.”
“Donations of money are also very useful. Each lorry costs almost £4000 to send while we also need to send more money to our partners in Ukraine and Moldova to buy food for the refugees.”
“Donations can be made at our shops, office or through our website.”
