Delivering medicines and supplies to Ukrainian hospitals.
Great news! The 88 lbs (40 kg) of Osmolite tube feeding nutritional supplements and wound care supplies that we sent in March has arrived in Kharkiv. The Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital received 109 packets of Osmolite and 48 tube feeding kits. We also sent wound care and dressing supplies, and that went to the Kharkiv Children’s Clinical Hospital. Once these supplies arrived in Kharkiv, they were distributed via an old friend!
This past weekend we sent 88 lbs (40 kg) of Osmolite tube feeding nutritional supplements and wound care supplies to the Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital. These tube feeding supplements are for patients who may need additional caloric support and are not able to swallow due to their injuries. This kind of nutritional support is essential for the care of patients who have long term injuries. Our shipment also included large syringes and tubing for the delivery of the supplements to patients with feeding tubes in place.
This weekend we held our Winter Fundraiser to deliver medical supplies and automatic electronic defibrillators (AEDs) to frontline ambulances in Ukraine. What a success! Thanks to our amazing and dedicated donors, we raised $21,975 toward this delivery. It was a very special evening. First, our friends at the Rochester Academy of Medicine graciously donated use of their beautiful venue at the Lyon House on East Avenue in Rochester. We are so grateful for this donation, as it made this fundraiser possible, and helped draw the crowd into their stunning book-lined living room with sublime acoustics.
Dr. Yuliya Snyder from the Ukraine Medical Relief Fund was interviewed on January 3, 2024 by WXXI’s Evan Dawson! You can listen to Dr Snyder here summarizing our efforts to deliver supplies and medications to Ukrainian hospitals. Please go check it out! We are ready for our winter fundraiser! WHEN? January 13, 2024 WHAT TIME? From 5 – 9 PM WHERE? Rochester Academy of Medicine 1441 East Avenue Rochester NY
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Our winter fundraiser will be on January 13, 2024! What time? From 5-9 PM Where? At the Rochester Academy of Medicine of course! 1441 East Avenue Rochester, NY The Rochester Academy of Medicine is graciously donating use of their beautiful venue for this fundraiser. Thank You! There will be food and a live auction of Ukraine-related items (as well as some other cool stuff). You don’t want to miss out!
This past week, we received a very generous donation. Andrew Ragan, a retired Rochester area teacher, donated 270 lbs (123 kg) of medical supplies to the Ukraine Medical Relief Fund. These supplies include medical tube feeding formula that is used for patients who may have had a gastrostomy tube placed due to an injury and illness, and need a way to receive nutrition during their recovery. Also included are supplies to care for patients who have had a tracheostomy placed.
We wanted to share with you some recent images of the delivery of toys to patients at the Kharkiv Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital, which we sent a couple of weeks ago. We hope you find these pictures as heartwarming as we do. With bad news seemingly coming at us from all the corners of the globe, we and our donors are always looking for ways we can do something meaningful. Bringing a smile to the face of a hospitalized child is just one way we can do that.