With Ukrainian refugees heading for Poland, Northern Irelands 30,000-strong Polish population is leading the collection of essential goods and equipment. Ive seen on television families in quite distressing circumstances and as a person who has a family, who has children, you put yourself in those peoples shoes, and all you want to do it help. The evacuations are ongoing (Picture: Reuters) This gives information of clothing banks. My initial idea was to send a few packets to Ukraine. 2. authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and, display personalised ads and content based on interest profiles, measure the effectiveness of personalised ads and content, and, develop and improve our products and services. Full details of drop-off points can be found on Councillor McCreadys Facebook page. 39600 Kremenchuk . Anyone who wants to send donations for pets can get them to us either at Gusberts or at a drop off point arranged by PlayforStrays around the country. Margarete and her husband Boris are registered on German embassy's evacuation list. "We are excited to be here to be a help to the people," said Mr Sloan. Ukrainian Crisis Pet Appeal, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Georgina Kee-McCarter from Sollus Community Centre in Bready, County Tyrone, is helping with the donation effort in the town. Shop-owners have stepped forward to volunteer their premises as drop-off points for collections of vital items which will be needed by Ukrainians arriving in the EU. Cat carriers. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images), Hundreds of people arrive to the train station after crossing the border at Zahony-Csap as they flee Ukraine (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images), A woman and children who fled the conflict from neighboring Ukraine rest at the railway station in Zahony, Hungary, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Survey finds 27% of people living in Northern Ireland have used sunbeds, a known cause of melanoma. The group is running two more collection centres in Belfast and one in Mallusk. National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Something went wrong, please try again later. This is our way of helping, from Belfast to Ukraine, people coming together for the purpose of helping others. Listed below are several locations helping with the efforts this week. Kinga Orkisz with her husband Paul and son Konrad, who moved to Northern Ireland 16 years ago from Poland, sort supplies at their south Belfast business unit on Apollo Road to be sent to help the Ukrainian people (PA), Kinga Orkisz with her husband Paul and son Konrad, who moved to Northern Ireland 16 years ago from Poland, sort supplies at their south Belfast business unit on Apollo Road to be sent to help the Ukrainian people (Liam McBurney/PA), You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. Several city centre businesses will be feeding into that collection, among them Horatio Todds pub and restaurant in east Belfast. On Sunday, we had around 100 people bring donations.. If you would like to donate to the running fund, you can. 01196, Kyiv Tel. "It's a lovely response from local people and I have cried all day with the public. They can be left at four locations including Smokey Deli on Grand Parade, Paraiso Tan on Woodstock Road, both in east Belfast, and two warehouses. Collected items will be transferred to Poland as soon as possible.. He has set up collection points across Northern Ireland businesses where pet donations for the Gusbert drive can be dropped off and is also collecting cash donations through PayPal. 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East Antrim MLA John Stewart will be holding a collection point at his office on 95 Main Street until Thursday, March 3 (9:30am-5pm), and at Carrickfergus Cricket Club on Wednesday, March 2, from 6:30-8pm. She said: We had a massive response on Sunday. The collection will take place until Friday this week every day between 1pm to 6pm at Rockfield Medical Centre, 3-75 Doury Road, Ballymena, BT4 36JD. If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. Ms Orkisz said people had been very generous with their donations and they were planning to send a lorry to Poland every week. There were people came from Lurgan, Glenavy, Dundonald. On the north coast, Coleraine Community Rescue Shop, Portstewart Clothing Company and Arcadia Cafe Portrush are all assisting, with collection times of Monday, Tuesday 12.30-2pm, Wednesday 10-4pm and Thursday 9-5pm. 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The first Lorry will is booked to Northern Ireland on leave on Sunday, March 6, and the second on Sunday, march 13. The Polish community in Belfast has come together to support refugees from Ukraine arriving in Poland. Ukrainian Crisis Pet Appeal, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Please note that the collection has paused due to a lack of space, so do contact before dropping any items off. Back to the Top Kremenchuk. Items which can be brought to the drop-off spot: For more information on how to donate email Paul.Doherty@sdlp.ie. East Antrim MLA Roy Beggs will have a drop off point at his constituency office on 3 St Brides Street until Thursday, March 3 from 9:30am - 4:30pm. I did not expect so many people to be so helpful," she said. We will of course be grabbing a load of items ourselves to bulk it up, but anything you can donate would be much appreciated, the pub said. Local charities, churches and organisations have set up drop-off donation locations to help support those in need. Scroll down for the full list and confirmed drop off points. "My initial idea was to send a few packets to Ukraine. Timothy and Rhoda Sloan have been living in Lutsk in north-western Ukraine since 2002. Is climate change killing Australian wine? Ukraine weeps for its children: Mourners gather to pay respects for Russian missile victims aged eight, 11 and 17 - after Putin's forces kill 23 people with residential building strike Such lovely people have brought food, clothes, everything you can think of for Ukraine, she told the PA news agency. In Ballymena, collections are planned at Rockfield Medical Centre and Ballymena North Business and Recreation Centre. Together the donations will be transported to Poland by a Carrickfergus lorry driver to a family camp and a temporary check-in camp for pets run by a Romanian animal rescue group. Ms Orkisz said many in the Polish community are afraid for what will happen next. Anyone seeking their local collection point should check social media where details are updated daily. Monika Rawson from Smokey Deli said is originally from Poland and she has family living just 40KM from the border with Ukraine. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. PlayforStrays is helping co-ordinate drop off points (Image: PlayforStrays) David Foster from Northern Ireland pet charity PlayforStrays has already raised more than 2,000 for the crisis. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? East Antrim MLA Roy Beggs will have a drop off point at his constituency office on 3 St Brides Street until Thursday, March 3 from 9:30am - 4:30pm. David Foster from Northern Ireland pet charity PlayforStrays has already raised more than 2,000 for the crisis after stepping in to help the Ukraine refugee effort by the cafes. The Community Rescue Service - a charitable search and rescue organisation operated by volunteers from across Northern Ireland - has launched an appeal from its shop in Coleraine. Gusberts on Belmont Rd is co-ordinating a collection for animals and Smokey Deli on Grand Parade is taking in donations for families and Ukrainian volunteers fighting invading Putin forces. "Once there, a Romanian animal rescue charity, Casa lui Patrocle - Animal Rescue, that is working in both Romania and Poland, will take charge of distributing it to the right people and animals. They are no longer accepting clothing. The Russian ambassador has defended his country's actions in Ukraine as "humanitarian intervention". Ben's Miles For Meals gets walking from Inver Park to Old Trafford, Woman charged with murder over West Belfast stabbing, 50million rates relief package confirmed. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Belfast News Letter, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. As the war in Ukraine escalates, charities and organisations across Northern Ireland are opening their doors for local donations to help those suffering. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. The drop-off point from Monday to Thursday, 9am-5pm, is at West Belfast Community Response, 150 Andersonstown Road. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. At the Foodstock Community Response in west Belfast, donations have been suspended until further notice thanks to an incredible response. Items being collected include clothing, blankets, baby food, personal hygiene products and medical supplies. Many Ukrainians have fled to neighbouring countries, including Poland. Full details of all these drop-off points can be found on Facebook here. EOC estate agents at Carlisle Road in the city centre is also taking in donations until to 5pm on Thursday. The protest also heard calls from Amnesty International for the Stormont authorities to step up plans to welcome refugees feeling the conflict. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi). But I decided I had to take positive action to help. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. You can select 'I Accept' to consent to these uses or click on 'Manage preferences' to review your . Co Down family raising awareness of seriousness of asthma after tragic loss of teenage daughter, "We lost our daughter to asthma and want people to take it more seriously", Resident says "no excuse" for fly-tipping in Co Tyrone, "I just hope that it's not a trend that they're driving out into the country, tipping their rubbish and driving back into Omagh. Credit: UTV. The two missionaries say they have not and would not consider the short journey of 60 miles to safety across the Polish border. Use my current location Near: Narrow your search Find a drop off location Pay for a UPS shipping label Help with packaging my shipment The heart-rending scenes from Ukraine have brought out the best in the Island. It is imperative that we as a nation help in some way and that is why I intend to dispatch medical supplies as soon as practicably possible.. In Co Londonderry, Ulster Unionist councillor Ryan McCready (a former soldier who has previously trained armed forces un Ukraine) has urged anyone wishing to donate items to go to the centralised. 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There has been a lot of work going on in the background in terms of potential obstacles to overcome, crossing borders, transporting these items.. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. AN UPDATED list of donations still required for Ukrainian families has been released on the 'Isle of Wight community help for Ukraine' Facebook group today (Monday).