Friends,
On March 6th I sat in a coffee
shop and filled out countless applications to every Red Cross bordering Ukraine
and all the disaster response teams I could find with boots on the
ground. Young children are leaving their country with their entire lives
stuffed inside a Spider-Man backpack and if I can make that a little less
painful then that’s more than enough reason to get here and do my part.
Knowing that I wouldn’t be able to
do this alone, before I left, I laid the groundwork for “Tennessee for Ukraine”
but couldn’t launch anything until I knew the actual situation in Ukraine.
I arrived here on March 17th.
Ukraine has been under attack by
Russia for 134 days now
Millions
of refugees have been forced to flee Ukraine, while hundreds of thousands are
left behind. Evacuation and humanitarian aid are increasing exponentially and
are needed now more than ever.
Lots of people remain trapped in
areas of escalating conflict and, with essential services disrupted, are unable
to meet their basic needs including food, water and medicine. Tons of elderly
folks are stuck in ruins because of the inability to transfer themselves.
The reality on the ground calls
for immediate action.
Civilians are not only being
caught in crossfires but, are also being targeted.
Those who are stuck in cities
under siege are critically low or completely out of necessities like food
and water. Frontline hospitals are running out of insulin, iodine,
and other essential medicines which local governments are unable to
replenish.
Tennessee for Ukraine Evacuates
people from the attacked cities, towns and villages. TN for Ukraine helps
directly support the purchase & transport of vital supplies to the heavily
affected areas of Ukraine
We've teamed up with Eastern
European Outreach, an organization which has been operating within Ukraine for
decades now and has access to a large network of distribution centers,
warehouses, trade routes, and a huge list of people who need help.
We are currently on the ground here in Ukraine, evacuating people from extremely dangerous places and are delivering aid to high-risk areas. You aren't
donating to a big organization, you are donating to my team and I, so
you will be able to see your contribution work in real time.
Your contribution would help
directly finance:
- Extraction of civilians from
high-risk areas
- Shipments of food/water
- Shipments of medicine
- Transportation of goods
- Vehicles & vehicle maintenance
If you would like to stay up to date on what's going on follow us at @TennesseeForUkraine on all major platforms.
If you have any questions or would like to contribute in a different way my email is TN4Ukraine@gmail.com
Thank you,
Christian
