My friend Alex’ two sons made it to Poland the other day. When they got to Krakow, they checked into a hotel with their 7 duffle bags of medical supplies, thanks to donations from many of us in USA. The transport they were counting on to get across the border and to their relatives in Lviv didn’t pan out.
There are few things I can do to help, but leveraging my network is one of them. I reached out to a number of contacts and the result was heart-warming. The people I spoke with in Poland were remarkable – all were keen to help, some were already hosting Ukrainian families in their homes. One of my contacts put the boys in touch with a lady named Anastasia, who will be driving them across the border, all the way to Lviv (not too far from the Polish border). Meanwhile, Russian bombing has started in the west of Ukraine, not far from Lviv.
Up to date info from Alex tells me that their first attempt to cross the border failed yesterday, as the car broke down. Annastasia seems to be hanging in there and they are finding another car to try again today.
the other noteworthy thing about the boys’ trip is that in addition to bringing the $20k worth of medical supplies, Alex’s younger son will be reporting for Ukrainian Weekly. This is an english language paper for Ukrainians in the USA. Anyone wanting to keep up to date can subscribe for something like $45 (https://subscription.ukrweekly.com/). A small contribution to the cause.
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