I tried all the avenues to volunteer to drive a car to Ukraine and I was turned down. It was very disappointing. I do donate monthly to Good bread for good people and I will increase my donation.
There’s a group called Surrey Stands With Ukraine who are quite active with deliveries - and I met a lady the other day who drove an ambulance to Lviv, I’m trying to recall the group she went with
Yesterday a Ukrainian guy I know who does evacuations (the Union of Kramatorsk Volunteers https://annabowles.substack.com/p/the-union-of-kramatorsk-volunteers) went to Kostiantynivka and recorded an appeal to the locals urging them not to wait another month to see what happens; they need to get out now because when the roads are all closed or under drone surveillance, ‘we won’t be able to rescue you.’ He clearly thinks it’s inevitable. It just makes you despair… for about five minutes, and then become determined to help more, somehow.
More mundanely, why’s it have to be Tuesday 15th?! There are only three evenings in the next month when I can’t possibly be free, and that’s one of them. However, I am going back to Ukraine in September, so you never know if we might be in the same town, though book tour will probably be even more breakneck than your usual schedule.
Ahh sorry it’s the day you are not free - and that’s really sad to fear about Kostiantynivka - but I will absolutely make a point of coinciding somewhere with you in Ukraine! I am sure it will be possible!
I tried all the avenues to volunteer to drive a car to Ukraine and I was turned down. It was very disappointing. I do donate monthly to Good bread for good people and I will increase my donation.
I will try them!!
I’m at an event on Weds night for people who take convoys so I’ll ask them too!
Oh I am sorry, I can’t drive so I don’t know that much about volunteering as a driver - apologies. Thank you so much for the support though
I guess it was just not meant to be. There are other ways I can help.
Hi my friend said the ambulance she drove was with the Medical Life Lines Ukraine group
Thank you so much. I was just so depressed when they turned me down!
I imagine there are more volunteer drivers than vehicles… but I’ll see what I can find out on Wednesday
There’s a group called Surrey Stands With Ukraine who are quite active with deliveries - and I met a lady the other day who drove an ambulance to Lviv, I’m trying to recall the group she went with
Yesterday a Ukrainian guy I know who does evacuations (the Union of Kramatorsk Volunteers https://annabowles.substack.com/p/the-union-of-kramatorsk-volunteers) went to Kostiantynivka and recorded an appeal to the locals urging them not to wait another month to see what happens; they need to get out now because when the roads are all closed or under drone surveillance, ‘we won’t be able to rescue you.’ He clearly thinks it’s inevitable. It just makes you despair… for about five minutes, and then become determined to help more, somehow.
More mundanely, why’s it have to be Tuesday 15th?! There are only three evenings in the next month when I can’t possibly be free, and that’s one of them. However, I am going back to Ukraine in September, so you never know if we might be in the same town, though book tour will probably be even more breakneck than your usual schedule.
Ahh sorry it’s the day you are not free - and that’s really sad to fear about Kostiantynivka - but I will absolutely make a point of coinciding somewhere with you in Ukraine! I am sure it will be possible!