Suburban volunteer sends plane full of donations to Ukrainian refugees in Poland

Rene Koehler, an area volunteer with Disaster Response Worldwide, stated she posted a listing of things she wanted when heading abroad within the Subsequent Door app, and the neighborhood response was unimaginable.

“It simply stored coming and coming and the people who could not drop off, I met tons of actually tons of of individuals at my entrance doorstep. One night time I could not even get into my porch,” she stated.

She hosted six packing events. Full strangers attended.

“Nearly all of that is medical sadly that is actually what they want. So fight medical kits, IVAC kits, trauma kits, survival emergency blankets, lanterns, a number of locations haven’t got electrical energy,” Koehler stated.

The stuffed greater than two dozen duffle baggage with provides that took off from Aurora Municipal Airport to JFK Airport in New York Metropolis, the place they’ll proceed on to Poland.

Airline firm Revv Aviation donated its aircraft to make the supply occur. They had been contact final week and rapidly retrofitted the aircraft to accommodate the cargo.

“Our very small manner of being concerned on this a lot greater factor and that is offering some assist to individuals who really want it,” stated Man Lieser, CEO of Revv Aviation. “It’s totally gratifying to be part of one thing like this. All of us have been sitting in entrance of our TVs and watching this on the information and watch all of it day lengthy questioning what can we probably do to assist. And that is only a very small manner however a really highly effective manner and the way we could be of help right here in our neighborhood.”

“That is what I can do. And that is what the neighborhood can do. They usually say you are so nice, however I say they’re so nice,” stated Koehler.