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Dear All,
As many of you will know, Marta and I have been doing what we can to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia because we see this as not just the Ukrainian's fight but a fight for the values of freedom, democracy and self-determination which, in the west, we so often take for granted. We have bought and donated two 4x4's to the Ukrainian military and we have just bought a third vehicle which I will be taking over in May. I subscribe to several whatsapp Ukraine support groups and the following was recently posted on one of them.....
NB. Stab points are stabilisation points, where wounded soldiers are brought for emergency, often life-saving, treatment before being taken on to hospital in a city.
"Hello everyone;
Helpful advice from someone supplying clothing to stab points (Stabilisation locations).
We need to sort them through because they’re not all suitable to go out. We need T-SHIRTS and SHORTS and TRACKSUIT BOTTOMS, NEW UNDERWEAR and HOODIE-TYPE tops for stab points
The guys get taken in, they’ve got an injury, their uniforms are cut off so they can be treated and they’re then left naked. They’ve got nothing else to wear except maybe a paper medical apron, if they’re lucky. So, shorts, T-shirts, new underwear - all these are desperately needed and we’ll send out to the Stab points.
NEW PLEASE or nearly new.
Pale pink hoodie with unicorns is not ideal!
I’ve worked in stab points and we need to try and help the guys to maintain some dignity after the trauma of wounding, evacuation and being stripped and manhandled. So, after days or weeks on position they are cleaned up and stabilised and have at least the rudiments of clean clothing, it’s a transformation. Their remaining possessions go in a bin bag with their name written on sticky tape. One of my jobs in the evac team was to make sure that the casualty and his bin bag did not get separated when we evacuated them."
This is now me again.....
It's hard to imagine what these guys have gone through, having fought for their (and indirectly our) country, been wounded, traumatised and, through no fault of the Emergency Medical Teams, have through necessity often been stripped naked so they can receive life-saving treatment but all this leaves the wounded and traumatised soldiers with not even their dignity intact.
To try and help with their situation we are planning on a dawn raid on Primark to buy up as many tee shirts, track-suit bottoms, underwear and hoodies as we can fit in a Toyota Hilux and we would really appreciate any help you can offer so we can maximise what we take over. Even a few quid goes a long way at Primark and the Stab teams and soldiers will be forever grateful for anything we can provide. If you feel able to help in any way, no matter how small, please contact me on whatsapp (+44 7740 930 845) for details. Thank you.
Very best wishes,
Marta & Iain Maxted
SOP>> We have added a Donation button in the Old Pastonians 'shop' HERE
As many of you will know, Marta and I have been doing what we can to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia because we see this as not just the Ukrainian's fight but a fight for the values of freedom, democracy and self-determination which, in the west, we so often take for granted. We have bought and donated two 4x4's to the Ukrainian military and we have just bought a third vehicle which I will be taking over in May. I subscribe to several whatsapp Ukraine support groups and the following was recently posted on one of them.....
NB. Stab points are stabilisation points, where wounded soldiers are brought for emergency, often life-saving, treatment before being taken on to hospital in a city.
"Hello everyone;
Helpful advice from someone supplying clothing to stab points (Stabilisation locations).
We need to sort them through because they’re not all suitable to go out. We need T-SHIRTS and SHORTS and TRACKSUIT BOTTOMS, NEW UNDERWEAR and HOODIE-TYPE tops for stab points
The guys get taken in, they’ve got an injury, their uniforms are cut off so they can be treated and they’re then left naked. They’ve got nothing else to wear except maybe a paper medical apron, if they’re lucky. So, shorts, T-shirts, new underwear - all these are desperately needed and we’ll send out to the Stab points.
NEW PLEASE or nearly new.
Pale pink hoodie with unicorns is not ideal!
I’ve worked in stab points and we need to try and help the guys to maintain some dignity after the trauma of wounding, evacuation and being stripped and manhandled. So, after days or weeks on position they are cleaned up and stabilised and have at least the rudiments of clean clothing, it’s a transformation. Their remaining possessions go in a bin bag with their name written on sticky tape. One of my jobs in the evac team was to make sure that the casualty and his bin bag did not get separated when we evacuated them."
This is now me again.....
It's hard to imagine what these guys have gone through, having fought for their (and indirectly our) country, been wounded, traumatised and, through no fault of the Emergency Medical Teams, have through necessity often been stripped naked so they can receive life-saving treatment but all this leaves the wounded and traumatised soldiers with not even their dignity intact.
To try and help with their situation we are planning on a dawn raid on Primark to buy up as many tee shirts, track-suit bottoms, underwear and hoodies as we can fit in a Toyota Hilux and we would really appreciate any help you can offer so we can maximise what we take over. Even a few quid goes a long way at Primark and the Stab teams and soldiers will be forever grateful for anything we can provide. If you feel able to help in any way, no matter how small, please contact me on whatsapp (+44 7740 930 845) for details. Thank you.
Very best wishes,
Marta & Iain Maxted
SOP>> We have added a Donation button in the Old Pastonians 'shop' HERE
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