Montreal churches look for efficient ways to get essential items to Ukraine
Global News
Donations have been pouring in to Montreal's Ukrainian churches since Russia invaded Ukraine one month ago.
There was excitement at St. Michael’s Ukrainian church on a rainy, windswept morning in Montreal earlier this week when a donation of highly sought medical supplies for Ukraine arrived.
A pair of volunteers dug into the items — scalpels, skin staplers, stitching equipment — carefully packing and labelling them in boxes bound for the next available flight to eastern Europe.
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Donations have been pouring in to Montreal’s Ukrainian churches since Russia invaded Ukraine one month ago. The churches have divided the tasks: some are collecting items destined for the front lines, others are preparing gifts for refugees who arrive in Canada.
But organizers say they are facing logistical hurdles, including the prohibitive cost of air transport, in getting the materials to the people in need.
Hanna Tatsenko and fellow volunteer Marta Zybko are trying to figure out a way to get the items to Poland, which neighbours Ukraine. Tatsenko has worked in logistics both in Canada and Ukraine while Zybko has worked in finance.
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“This is where it gets tricky — the whole shipping idea,” Zybko said.
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