A community centre has been packed full of donations for Ukrainian refugees after a young staff member felt compelled to help families fleeing war.
Aaron Price said he couldn't stand back and watch the horrific scenes emerging from Ukraine without doing something to help. So the administrator for Birtley Community Centre took to the centre's Facebook page, calling on the community to drop off donations of essential items.
Within hours of his post, the 22-year-old was overwhelmed by the response of the local community, who quickly gathered donations of clothes, toiletries, nappies and medical supplies ready to be delivered to the border of Poland and Ukraine. The donations soon filled the centre and Aaron had to begin pilling packages into the corridors.
