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Rotary Club of Northampton Becket sends ambulance filled with aid to Ukraine
Overview
The Rotary Club of Northampton Becket has organised its most successful appeal yet, raising over £5,000 to purchase an ambulance that will deliver clothing and medical supplies to Ukraine. Two club drivers will travel 1,355 miles from Great Doddington to Kyiv, where the charity Mother Ukraine will distribute the donations to front-line medics.
Key points
- An ambulance packed with 488kg of clothing and medical supplies will travel from Great Doddington to Kyiv.
- The appeal was organised by The Rotary Club of Northampton Becket, raising more than £5,000.
- Donations include 12 wheelchairs (including two new electric ones), £1,600 worth of medical aid, two new generators, walking frames, and hygiene products.
- The supplies will be handed over to the charity Mother Ukraine for distribution to front-line medics.
- Club chair David Smith stated that the public response was so large they received enough contributions to fill two ambulances.