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• Students from Hill House School have been completing one segment of their Duke of Edinburgh Awards by volunteering in the NFFU Sorting Hub at Lymington.

• Our friend Foxy and his Watford based Tuskers.com organised a substantial collection of vital food and hygiene products, and personally delivered it up to the hub.

• Wendy Warrington, a partner operating from Manchester was interviewed by ITV News over the bombing of a hospital she supports.

• Colton Healthcare, local corporate supporters, donated a substantial amount of vital care aid.

• Erica and John, long term supporters from Birmingham, had to hire a van to carry down the volume of aid they had collected in their neighbourhood. Total in this single delivery was over one ton !

• NFFU joined with Romsey Ukraine Support Group in Romsey to mark 3 years since the invasion began on Sunday 23rd. As a result, not only was £1400 raised, but Test Valley Borough Council have allocated facilities in both Romsey and Andover where two new NFFU drop off spots are now set up to take in donated aid from March onward.

• Little Hearts Foundation, which supports infants and pregnant mothers in the border city of Kharkiv, and to whom NFFU have been delivering hygiene and sanitary products at the request of Wendy Warrington, is to shortly join the list of NGOs that NFFU support directly.

• Our Chervonograd based partners AKCF report that they have had to fulfil a greater number of medical requests this month, with additional hospitals seeking vital supplies and equipment.

• Graham from NFFU joined with Dorset based ‘Heroes Don’t Wear Capes’ on their van convoy into Ukraine to assist with deliveries of aid and to meet again with most of our Ukrainian Charity Foundation partners. Full report to follow. 

• Diane and Rob, long term supporters from Warminster, again made their regular monthly visit donating a huge volume of vital foodstuffs for both families and their pets. 

• NFFU were requested to participate in the ongoing evacuation of abandoned and displaced pets. NFFU commenced a SOS campaign to supply pet cages to AKCF Chervonograd who have agreed to distribute these items directly to the organisation involved. Pallets going will include pet foods.

• There has been a surge in requests for generators as a result of an increased number of air strikes on the Ukraine energy infrastructure. Fortunately our NGOs have been able to react and supply, because of the units shipped from NFFU.

• Burley Park Hotel, as part of their gym refurbishment, were able to donate a large multi gym, ideal for rehabilitation exercises. It was shipped out to a rehabilitation hospital in a cooperative venture between NFFU and Swindon Humanitarian Aid Partnership.

• Erica and John delivered a camper van load of medicines, hygiene, foodstuff, sanitary items and knitwear from Eastbourne to Lymington.

• The winner of the Valentine's Day basket was drawn and Easter Baskets are now available for raffle and can be viewed in the Hub. So far this year, volunteer Maryanne who makes up these creations has in her activities, secured donations in excess of £500 to support our work !

• NFFU filled another PickUps for Peace 4x4 with aid, which then departed Lymington for Ukraine. This vehicle travelling out in convoy, will be donated in Ukraine to be used in personnel evacuation exercises.

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