Please, help transport aid for refugees to Ukraine

[tanyapu1]

Dear friends,
I have written here before about my project of collecting the much needed items (mostly household+some winter clothes) for the refugees from Donbas who are now in Kyiv.  My friend in Tolouse area has managed to collect over 30 boxes of stuff that now needs to be taken to Ukraine somehow. (See http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2015/11/27/2225806-patricia-collecte-pour-l-ukraine.html)

Unfortunately, I do not now how to get it here cheaply and where to find the money (I myself am located in Kyiv, so my options are limited).

I did write to the French aid organizations that were suggested to me on this forum, but alas, got no response at all.  I know that shipping the boxes would be costly. May be it would be possible to find bus drivers going to Ukraine who would take 4-5 boxes on each trip?

Anyway, since I am in Kyiv, have very few connections in France and do not speak any French, I really need help and advice on this one.  At this point, am not sure where to start and what the options are.

As winter advances, the refugees here need even more than before, while the ability of Ukrainians to help is diminishing, so help would be greatly appreciated.
THANK YOU!
Tatyana

[tarkan]

We have a truck which start the 4 january, but on the North, so your friend need to find a solution to bring all the stuff in the North, at least Paris.

But we have an association, AMC, they are very kind and active in the South west, if you or your friend don't find phone number, I will give that to you.

[tanyapu1]

Thank you! Please, give me the number for the AMC. I have written to them, but got no response. Also, could you please, explain the truck option from the North -- is that a free option? THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[tarkan]

I could have french number, but if you have a facebook account, I could give you all information, whit profil etc...

For the option of the North, it depends how much clothes you have, we have already a lot of things to send.

[tanyapu1]

Yes, please, give me the French # -- my friend from Tolouse can call them.  Do you know a specific person I can talk to? If that does not work out, please, give me more info on the North option: how many boxes can you take, when does the truck leave and is it a one-time event or do you have trucks going there regularly.  We will have approximately 35 boxes (we are still sorting things, so do not have an exact # of boxes yet). 
I am trying to get the boxes to Kyiv before the New Year. THANK YOU!!!

[tarkan]

AMC has trucks which starts from this region very often, I could ask them to call Patricia to see what they coud do? For the North, It is a one shot truck, we don't know when there will be another

[tanyapu1]

Yes, please, have them call my friend today or tomorrow, if possible. Her name is Patricia, her # is 06 60 59 73 74.  Also, just in case -- when is your truck leaving for Ukraine? If smth does not work out with the AMC, then I want to make sure that we have time to get the boxes to Paris for your truck. Thank you!

[tarkan]

Our truck will start the 4th january? I send message to my AMC ' contact

[tanyapu1]

Great ,thank you! If the AMC people do not call in a couple of days, could you please give me the # and name of the people there, so that Patricia can call them herself? 

Also, if it doesn't work out with the AMC, we would be able to get the stuff for your truck to Paris. How much weight/# of boxes would you be able to take?
Thank you!
tatyana

[tarkan]

I will call Patricia myself if AMC doesn't call

[tarkan]

Hi Tanya, which city in Ukraine?

[tanyapu1]

Kiev. There is a huge volunteer center here that has been helping the internal refugees from the Donbas region.

[tanyapu1]

Hi! Could you please give me the AMC # or call my friend Patricia? She needs to get the boxes out of her house this week as she has friends coming over to visit her. We are really anxious about getting the boxes shipped soon.  Thank you! Tatyana

[tanyapu1]

Hello! My friend has not received any calls from the AMC. Could you please provide some leads? Thank you!

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