January 2024 Update
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January 31
Shipments on 12/8 and 12/23 to Lviv have reached the recipients – medications, dressings, special dressings for complicated wounds, and IV supplies. Odessa received shipments from 12/8 and 12/15, including IV supplies, gauzes, dressings, syringes, and these were delivered to the Kherson hospital. In Kiev, ultrasound supplies were sent on 12/15, and they have already been received
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January 30
We assisted in obtaining another grant for our Ukrainian partners. Today, $7,000 was distributed to 'Peremoha UA,' and $3,000 to 'MAIBUTNE PRYDNIPROVIA.'
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January 21
6 boxes to Odessa-Kherson for "Vezha - волонтерська мережа": dressings, syringes, needles, IV supplies, colostomy, and feeding supplies. Also one big box to Kharkiv with materials for working with children, and one box of supplies to Dnipro.
Weight: 310 lbs, Cost: $941.42.
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January 20
The second part of the grant has been transferred to the 'Hope Foundation' for the operation of the shelter catering to Ukrainian refugees.
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January 19
In end of October, with the assistance of Migdalia Hamzayeva, we received a big donation of thermobags for medications and cooling elements. From November to December, the following shipments were sent and distributed by our partners in Ukraine:
11/10: 216 to Lviv (distributed to hospitals and transferred to the Kharkiv region)
11/06: 100 to Odessa, distributed to medics in Odessa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson
11/11: 10 to Kharkiv, for frontline medics
11/27: 40 to the Kyiv region, handed over near Kupiansk
12/22: 12 to Lviv, handed over to medics in the south
12/28: 44 to the Khmelnytskyi region, in transit.
Here are some reviews:
"The guys say it's a good thing; they write that they'll use it in MEDEVACs. Instead of the cooling element, they will put warmers for now, and closer to summer, they will switch to ice."
"Hello, Yulia. Finally received everything and sent it to hospitals and stabilization medical units. Thank you so much. I personally took it to Kharkiv. Thanks again for the support. I didn't think these boxes would be in such demand."
We are preparing for a new shipment. Stay tuned.
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January 13
The last week was very busy as we assisted two remarkable NGOs, "Peremoha UA" and "Hope Foundation" in obtaining private grants to sustain their operations on the ground. Both organizations are well known to us.
The "Hope Foundation" is currently managing the last operational refugee shelter in Przemysl. We have brought numerous people there and have personally known the manager, Jay Rivera, since March 2022, from our days in TESCO. Like all other organizations, they are grappling with funding challenges, and our assistance was crucial. This grant represents the first part, with the expectation of receiving the second part in the next couple of weeks.
From Hope Foundation
“Global Disaster Relief Team has been one of the most amazing organizations that we have had the pleasure of working with. Not only do they train combat medics, provide crucial medical supplies, provide transportation for disabled patients from Frontline areas, but they also helped to support our shelter! Thanks to their fundraising, they are ensuring that our shelter will stay operational while others have closed.
This means that Ukrainians escaping the war will have access to a safe place, information about services available, and be able to plan their future.
Thank you for your support. Alex and Alex, we are proud to call you friends and brothers. We will always have coffee waiting for you!
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January 12
After almost four months, we were able to secure a corporate discount for GDRT from North American Rescue. Today, the first shipment of vented and non-vented chest seals is on its way. These will be used to stock bags for frontline medics. The total cost is $1,843.86.
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January 1
We received a letter of commendation from “Helping to Leave”.