Members of Ringwood & Fordingbridge Lions Club will be travelling down to the New Forest For Ukraine (NFFU) Warehouse in Lymington to help package boxes of aid destined for war-torn Ukraine on Saturday, 10th May 2025. Pictured above is the club helping to package boxes at their warehouse. NFFU shipped 27 tonnes of aid to Ukraine last month alone.
Whilst we all hope that the war in Ukraine will end soon, there remains an urgent need for clothing, footwear, clean blankets, duvets & pillows, sleeping bags, portable gas cookers, toiletries, non-perishable food, generators, medical equipment and supplies. Tucked away into every delivery of aid are boxes of toys for children living through war and where the cuddling of a soft toy is a special comforting distraction. There is a comprehensive list that can be found on the NFFU website referenced below.
If you are free on the morning of Saturday 10 May 2025 and would like to help out, or if you would like to donate items to send to Ukraine, then please contact Ringwood & Fordingbridge Lions Club via their website (www.randflions.org.uk) or by telephone on 0345 833 5819.
Ringwood & Fordingbridge Lions Club President Alastair Ward explained, “We are humbled at the amazing work of NFFU in maintaining a steady stream of humanitarian aid to those struggling in Ukraine, and our members are proud to help them prepare boxes of much-needed aid for transit”.
NFFU accept a wide variety of donations, which will be shipped out to aid centres and hospitals in Ukraine and Poland for families in need. There are collection points assembled all over the New Forest for anyone who would like to donate items needed for aid centres and hospitals in Ukraine. Anyone wishing to know more about either organisation or how they can help or volunteer can find out more at their respective websites: newforestforukraine.co.uk & randflions.org.uk
