Husband and spouse workforce John and Muriel Barbour from South Lanarkshire have arrived in Poland to ship a 3rd lorry stuffed with support from M&D’s Scotland’s Theme Park donation centre.
That is the second mercy mission for the retired couple who labored for haulier firm M8 Restoration who donated the usage of the lorry and gasoline for the journey.
Their route took them from Dover to Holland, Germany after which onto Poland to a chosen support hub in Chelm.
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The help was donated to M&D’s Scotland’s Theme Park the place volunteers sorted and packed the objects which included medicines and child items.
Sue Taylor from M&Ds informed Lanarkshire Stay : “John and Muriel have been actually wonderful to make this journey not as soon as however twice.
"Though they've arrived safely, they've stated it’s very unnerving to listen to gun fireplace within the security of Poland, but it surely’s a pointy reminder of what's going on just some miles away."
Volunteer Jill McKenna was instrumental in acquiring the important paperwork wanted to get the lorries by way of Border customs.
Her sister-in-law Natasha Kukharchuk arrived from Ukraine simply three weeks in the past together with her six-year-old daughter, Sophie and resides in Bothwell.
Natasha’s mum stays in Kyiv and her brother is preventing with the Ukrainian military.
Sue, a pal of Jill's, was eager to workforce up and rallied collectively a band of volunteers to assist Natasha's fellow nation women and men.
Sue added: “Our volunteers have additionally been unbelievable and we’re very happy with what everybody has achieved in only a matter of weeks.
"Natasha is in contact with family and friends frequently and so they inform her how appreciative the Ukranian individuals are for all of the assist coming from Scotland.”
A remaining fourth lorry will go away M&D’s for Poland once more subsequent week.
The Motherwell-based Theme Park reworked two marquees right into a donation centre and inside simply three hours they have been stuffed to capability because the group rallied spherical to donate first support objects, toiletries, child items and clothes.
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