Dear
WCC Club Players and Colts Parents
We
are writing to ask for your assistance in supporting the people of Ukraine as they
face the worst
humanitarian crisis in Europe since the Second World War.
This
crisis has personal significance for one of our long-standing coaches and
players. Simon Evans has
worked and lived in Ukraine for the last 10 years –
working on the new safe confinement project at the
Chernobyl nuclear power
plant. Simon is in daily contact with his Ukrainian friends and colleagues Kyiv
and Chernigov, some who have managed to escape and make their way to Poland,
others have stayed
behind to face the advancing Russian army, daily missile
strikes with an increasing shortage of food and medicine.
Over
1.5million Ukrainian people have now fled the war and they are in desperate
need of assistance
with accessing essential goods and products – including:
-
Toiletries
-
Nappies
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Batteries
-
Torches
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Blankets
-
Sleeping
Bags
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Power
banks
Through
Simon’s contacts in Poland, we will be making a shipment of these and other
items to
the Ukraine / Poland border on around the 20th March.
How can you help?
1.
Please make a donation to the Wheathampstead CC Ukraine
Appeal. Our fund-raising target is £1,000
and 100% of the funds raised will go
directly to supporting purchase and delivery of these items.
You can donate online to:
Wheathampstead
Cricket Club
Reference – WCC Ukraine Appeal
Sort Code: 09-01-54
Account Number: 72303287
2.
Please donate any of the above items by bringing them to colts or adult nets in the next 2
weeks.
The need in Ukraine is real and immediate
and any help you can provide will make a significant difference.
Please
also forward this email to any friends and colleagues in the cricketing world
who you think would like to help.
Many thanks
Jimmy
McEwen – WCC Chair
Quentin Vaile – WCC Head of Colts Cricket
Simon
Evans – WCC Player and Coach