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Isle Of Wight Community Supports MAD-Aid Ukraine Effort

The Isle of Wight community is rallying round to support people affected by Russia's devastating invasion of Ukraine.

Volunteers from all over the Island have pulled together to collect urgently needed aid for people in Ukraine.

East Cowes-based MAD-Aid, the Island’s charity that sends medical aid into Moldova, is supporting the group by transporting donated aid directly to Ukraine.

The charity has ten years’ experience in transporting aid to Eastern Europe.

The first trucks left the Island last Friday morning (4), while a second truck left over the weekend. Today and tomorrow, two more trucks will be loaded and sent, with volunteers from the Isle of Wight College who formed a human chain to load a truck today.

A spokesperson for MAD-Aid said:

"Current priorities for donations include tents, inflatable mattresses, and folding beds, thermal/warm clothing specifically, NEW children’s and baby clothes (we are not allowed to send used children’s clothes due to customs restrictions), dried and tinned foods, and sanitary products.

"AD-Aid is asking for donations to help pay for the transport. Each shipment costs £3,500. Every donation, however small, will help."

You can donate via MAD-Aid’s website: mad-aid.org.uk/donate

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