Can you help local business Bluebird Care raise vital funds to ship medicines to Ukraine?
Bluebird Care Exeter, North, East and West Devon are raising £14,993 to send urgent medical supplies to the southern city of Odesa, Ukraine.
24/03/2022
Bluebird Care Exeter, North, East and West Devon are raising £14,993 to send urgent medical supplies to the southern city of Odesa, Ukraine.
Will and Sara Flint, Directors of Bluebird Care Exeter, North, East and West Devon, are working hard to purchase essential medical supplies to ship to Odesa, supporting those on the front line in Ukraine's brutal war with Russia.
Both Will and I watched the news and wanted to try to do what we can to help. Through local contacts I was able to connect with, and some support groups in Ukraine, we identified that medicines such as antibiotics are needed as the bombing continues and stocks become depleted. We decided we would make getting medicines to Odesa our focus.
Sara Flint, Director
In Ukraine, there is a short supply of penicillin-based antibiotics, thyroid medication, and essentials such as Sudocrem.
Communicating via Telegram, WhatsApp and telephone, we have established a clear need for supplies of antibiotics. We have also been able to source basic items such as Sudocrem for the soldiers whose feet are being affected by the conditions in which they are living and fighting. The suppliers in Romania have confirmed their ability to meet these needs.
Will Flint, Director
For weeks the couple has spent time building a relationship with contacts in Romania (where they are buying the medication) and Ukraine. Their connection is direct with Dennis, the pharmaceutical supplier in Romania, and Konstantin, a conduit of the Hospital in Odesa.
Will goes on to say: "We have undertaken due diligence to ensure that both sources are valid and all transactions have been via mainstream banks between business accounts. No money is going to private individuals."
The couple's first consignment of 17,000euros was shipped successfully on the 18th of March, and Channel 7's local news service has covered their effort.
In Ukraine, Konstantin also manages front line logistics sourcing the fighters on the ground with essential equipment such as bulletproof vests.
All monies raised goes straight to the source. If you can help, please donate on their crowdfunding page:
