Morning all pilots here.
Let me brief you about the situation we have here.
Although my base of operation is 445 km west of the busiest refugee welcome center, many of us are already engaged.
As for yesterday approximately a million people fled from Ukraine, of which 600.000 entered Poland.
Not blowing our own trumpet, but the scenes on the border, the peoples reactions, immediate help actions all are heartwarming. Poles from different parts of the country rushed to provide those battered families (women and children mostly, men 15-60 are not allowed to leave Ukraine) everthing they may need.
Here, round Opole, we also trying hard to absorb and give shelters to all that come and may come in weeks/months to come, for Putin's war may last long...
The good things: many Ukrainians already live among us. For last several years lots of them have been coming to Poland looking for jobs. They are highly motivated and get high marks from their employers. Cultural bonds between both nations have always been strong and now they are getting even stronger. Historical troubles fade away. Those who are already here help the newcomers.
The bad ones: we are not prepared for such a wave of refugees that need all regular services: medical support, kindergartens, schools etc. However, people as well as local administration are on alert and do everything what is possible and more. And time, which not everybody has enough...
Of course you can not help everybody. What we (my family, my friends) are doing is here.
1. My wife and me are supporting the cause financially, sending money to places we know could spend them well. My local Bar Association provide legal help for them pro bono.
2. My younger daughter highschool activists collected money to buy and send some survival equipment to Ukraine. My wingman Sven (Marechallannes) alreday supported them (Thank you Kamerad!).
3. A friend of mine rented (at his own cost) a fully furnished new house for 5 women and 8 children in Opole; he treats them as his own family.
4. My older daughter's boyfriend Sasza (yes, Ukrainian, they live in Wrocław) works for a foundation already helping refugees. He personally takes care for two young Ukrainian girls, refugees.
So if you, the members of newly formed Legion of Light (as my wingman Dan-Sam so eloquently put) want to help the cause, I can manage it.
If you trust me (I hope you do), I can handle the money (if you are willing to send it). Will report what they are spend for in detail.
My PayPal address is adw.sieradzki@gmail.com
Please add: Help for Refugees.
I will inform the beneficiaries that help came from our WoG worldwide community.
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