Volodya (Val) Kravchenko, one of our Client Services engineers, embarked on a mission very close to his heart. Both he and his wife are from Ukraine and have close family and friends all over the country. Vlad took the 5am call on 24th February from his mum - who lives in Sumy on the northern Ukranian border - and he has been trying to help in any way he can since. He has donated money and supplies to various UK-led initiatives and is currently hosting a Ukranian refugee recently released from one of the camps. So, when he heard of an opportunity for volunteers to drive much-needed supplies from the Dutch border directly to the Ukranian border, he felt strongly that this was a mission he wanted to do to support the people suffering in his homeland.

The mission in March was organised by a group of individuals who have links with border control and who ensure that the right type of aid (supplies, sanitary equipment, body armour etc.) gets to those who need it.

Val (he uses the UK version - Vlad - with us at Total Control) is very keen to repeat this trip as he saw how effective it was getting the aid to the right people, and he was also impressed with how efficiently packed and labelled all the supplies were in the distribution centre.

Val has set up a Just Giving page to raise money towards a repeat mission. Help support him HERE if you can. His target is £1,000 (but the trip will cost in the region of £3,500) which will cover car purchase, petrol, expenses and his flight back. Anything above this will go towards donations of much-needed protective equipment for the volunteers.

We're very proud of you and your volunteers, Val!

Total Control will continue to support you 👍