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Ukraine fundraising - I am driving an ambulance to Lviv

Dear allI have volunteered as a co-driver of an ambulance which we will be driving in convoy later this month to Lviv in Ukraine.  This is part of a huge continuing team effort and I have agreed to raise funds covering about half the cost of the reconditioned ambulance I will be driving out there.  That’s about £7,000 though I am hoping to raise far more to enable funding of yet more ambulances to take place.  Each ambulance will be filled with urgent medical equipment and supplies.I hope some of you can support this – we depart on July 23rd and mine will be at least the 29th ambulance delivered so far by Medical Life Lines Ukraine.  Our partner charity to which donations should be made is Harrop HR Missions Ltd, a registered UK charity (number 1117155) and thus eligible for Gift Aid.  Please use the link below.https://www.gofundme.com/f/summer23?member=27966257&utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email%2BinviteacceptedemailtoteammemberMany thanks in advance!Jonathan

Jonathan Callaway ● 732d30 Comments

Absolutely agree with you Jane - amazing!!!

Ivonne Holliday ● 685d

Amazing achievement by Jonathan and his colleagues and Fleur. Very welcome good news story.

Jane Carter ● 690d

With thanks to our MP Fleur Anderson the full story is now on the front page of SW15.  As you can see, it is very much a group enterprise and has raised over £100,000 in total, all in the form of ambulances and medical aid and all delivered to Ukraine.

Jonathan Callaway ● 690d

Thanks again to all those who are continuing to donate in support of this immensely worthwhile project – your contributions to the fundraising now exceed £11,000 and donations are still coming in. It has been an amazing and uplifting experience and I am so glad the four ambulances we delivered to the Ministry of Health in Lviv will be put to immediate use in rescuing civilian victims of the indiscriminate bombing that is taking such a toll.  They will soon be saving lives every day all across Ukraine, just like the 29 delivered before. Lviv is in many ways a normal central European city and a joy to visit.  But the sudden cacophony of the air raid sirens brings you up short – the city is also a war zone. So the work of Medical Life Lines Ukraine continues.  More convoys are arranged for September, October and November thanks to funding already in place.  Yet more are planned for 2024 subject only to sufficient funding.  Our fundraising programme therefore continues so if you are yet to donate do please consider doing so.  I intend to join another convoy next year.The donations link is:https://www.gofundme.com/f/summer23?member=27966257&utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email%2Binviteacceptedemailtoteammember

Jonathan Callaway ● 694d

Krakow is absolutely lovely!!!  Enjoy!!

Ivonne Holliday ● 719d

I am travelling back a) by minibus from Lviv to the borderb) by bus from the border to Przemysl c) by train from Przemysl to Krakow d) by plane from Krakow to Gatwicke) by train if there are any from Gatwick to PutneyIt’s complicated!  As I write this I’m in Krakow having done a-c today.

Jonathan Callaway ● 719d

Congratulations,  Jonathan.  Take care and get home safely - by train???

Michael Ixer ● 720d

Magnificent, Jonathan, very well done on the part of you and your companions. It rather puts the Farage story in perspective, doesn't it?

Richard Carter ● 720d

Thank you all for your good wishes and donations. I have now raised £10,000 for Medical Life Lines Ukraine. I’m writing this in Lviv where we’ve just had an air raid warning. The locals stayed remarkably cool so I had no choice but to stay cool too. All clear after 10 minutes but a reminder why we need to continue to support Ukraine in every way we can.

Jonathan Callaway ● 720d

Thank you so much.  All contributions much appreciated!

Jonathan Callaway ● 725d

Jonathan, a safe journey to you and your associates. 

Michael Ixer ● 725d

Fantastic!👏🏻Link worked for me. Donation+gift aid. Good luck to Jonathan and colleagues I hope all goes well.

Sue Hammond ● 725d

The four ambulances will depart early (very early!) Sunday morning.  Fundraising continues and will continue for as long as yet more ambulances are needed in Ukraine.Meanwhile, many thanks once again to everyone who has already chipped in.

Jonathan Callaway ● 725d

Many thanks Martine.  Much appreciated.

Jonathan Callaway ● 728d

Gill, I have emailed you with a live link.You have to copy and paste the one on here.

Jonathan Callaway ● 728d

I found it very difficult on an iphone to highlight the whole of that very long link in order to then open it.  However much easier on the much bigger screen of a laptop to revert to the traditional highlight copy and paste!

Philippa Bond ● 728d

I think the problem may lie in your trying to click the link in Jonathan's original post directly from it: instead, copy the link then paste it into a fresh tab; that generally works OK.

Richard Carter ● 729d

Gill, I received a Thank You email from GoFundMe for my donation to “Essential Life Saving Equipment for Ukraine” “Fundraiser by Daniel Whitehead”. If you search for that Fundraiser on GoFundMe using the words above, it should get you to the correct one.  I tried and it worked. re: using the link, I am hopeless with tech.  My son did this for me.  It didn’t work on the old PutneySW15 website and only worked on new.putneysw15.com. Hope this helps.

Martine Guy ● 729d

I can't get the link to work. Is there another way I can donate?

Gill Gray ● 729d

Jonathan,  moths are back in a dark place recovering :-)

Michael Ixer ● 729d

Jonathan, I have just donated, but didn’t put my name.

Martine Guy ● 729d

Thanks Mike, contribution gratefully received. Better pack those moths away again now!

Jonathan Callaway ● 729d

The moths are rushing for their sunglasses :-)

Michael Ixer ● 729d

Many thanks to those who have contributed. You know who you are even if I don’t (some donations have been anonymous).To everyone else - it’s not too late to chuck something into the pot. Sadly, the need for this humanitarian work will continue for quite some time yet.

Jonathan Callaway ● 729d

I hope this works:https://www.gofundme.com/f/summer23?member=27966257&utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email%2BinviteacceptedemailtoteammemberI think you have to make sure there are no breaks in the sequence of words and symbols.

Jonathan Callaway ● 731d

Jonathan, I cannot get the link to work. Please give me words I can put into GoFundMe to make a donation. Thank you.

Martine Guy ● 732d

Go moths go!  They love the daylight really!

Jonathan Callaway ● 732d

Very admirable, Jonathan.  I can see the moths in the wallet are soon going to be blinded by daylight :-)

Michael Ixer ● 732d

Wow, Jonathan, congratulations!  I am truly impressed!Will contribute shortly.All the best of luck in your trip to Ukraine.

Ivonne Holliday ● 732d

Good Luck! Hope all goes well. I've sent something

Caroline Whitehead ● 732d