Bischofswiesen/Traunreut/Salzburg: Fundraising campaign for refugees from the Ukraine
Mothers with their children, the elderly, the sick – they had to leave their homes and flee from the war. Now they need your support! In Bischofswiesen, Laufen and Freilassing you can make donations in kind for the Ukrainians – but a camp is also being sought.
Bischofswiesen/Laufen/Freilassing – Over 500,000 people have already fled Ukraine to neighboring countries. This was announced by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Twitter. Inside Ukraine, too, residents are fleeing from the Russian invaders. The EU countries count in total million refugees.
These people need your support now. Volunteers in the region organize transports of donations. From Tuesday (March 1st) you can in Bischofswiesen make your donations every day.
Bischofswiesen: donation campaign for refugees from the Ukraine
“The phone isn’t ringing anymore. I didn’t expect so many people to register,” says co-organizer Kati Butnaru in an interview BGLand24.de. Butnaru has been organizing private fundraisers with other volunteers for 30 years. They also supported those affected during the Bosnian war. So far, they have used a small bus for this purpose. This time, however, the team ordered a truck to transport the numerous donations in kind to the Romanian-Ukrainian border bring to.
the The call for donations is still valid. “What we definitely still need are medication for first aid, such as painkillers and cold medicines without prescription are. Besides, we need Bandages, hygiene items, Pampers‘ said Butnaru. Prescription drugs are not needed so that the team does not have any difficulties at the border controls.
On site, the pediatrician Dr. Ioana Vartosu. But the team of volunteers is also set up in Bischofswiesen and can support arriving refugees at any time. The only drawback: the group is currently using an AWO warehouse, which is too small for the numerous donations in kind. Your help is also needed here: “We need one larger camp, which is easily accessible for a truck,” says Butnaru. Anyone who would like to help the team and can offer storage space for the donations in kind can contact Kati Butnaru on 01578 7160972.
Bischofswiesen: fundraiser for refugees from Ukraine
- donation acceptance Every day from 1 March between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m
- Address: AWO camp, In der Au 7, Bischofswiesen
- Please pack donations tightly in boxes and label them with the contents
- Is needed:
- Rice, pasta, sugar, flour, oil, preserves, biscuits, rusks, cornflakes, Nutella, honey, long-life spreads, Rama, processed cheese, etc.
- Children’s clothing, general clothing in good condition, blankets, pillows, towels
- Toiletries, soaps, shampoo, shower gel, washing powder
- – such as painkillers, cold medicines, bandages, medication material, etc. – no prescription required!
There are also other collection campaigns in Traunreut and in Salzburg:
Traunreut and Laufen: Ukraine aid fundraising
The German-Ukrainian Church collects in Traunreut and To run. Donations can be brought to the Bauer Scale Factory in Laufen (Raiffeisenstrasse 5) at any time.
- When? 1st March, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m
- Address: ISG Jugendhilfe GmbH, Kantstrasse 30, Traunreut
- Among other things, the following are needed: blankets, diapers, bandages, perishable food, hygiene articles
Polish School in Salzburg: Help for the Ukraine
The majority of Ukrainian refugees have so far arrived in Poland. to die Polish school in Salzburg accepts donations in kind for those affected on March 2nd. These are brought to Poland and transferred to the aid points for Ukraine. Donations can also be collected from Jie Xu at her beauty studio in FreilassingLudwig-Zeller-Strasse 28.
Support for Ukrainians: monetary donations
Millions of Ukrainians have been waiting for humanitarian aid since the Ukraine-Russia conflict began in 2014. Numerous aid organizations are active in the country. They set up emergency shelters, cover those affected with medicine and clothing, take in refugees and also offer psychological support. The German Central Institute for Social Issues compiled a list of aid organizations and their donation accounts. The Institute also recommends monetary donations rather than donations in kind. These can be used “more flexibly and efficiently”.
Housing offers: Central e-mail inbox of the district office BGL
The Berchtesgadener Land district office is responding to the wave of helpfulness in the district. Citizens can send their offers of help or vacant holiday apartments to the mailbox [email protected] turn around. The offers are then collected and checked, according to a broadcast from the office. If there is a need, the district office will contact the helpers and clarify further.
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