A brave foodbank owner from Didsbury is gearing up to return to Ukraine for the FOURTH time in a month to give vital medical aid to innocent victims of war. She has become familiar with the sight of chaotic, over-run hospitals, running out of essential equipment and the staff to treat swathes of patients.
And over at the border, she has witnessed endless lines of exhausted mothers, clutching onto their children's hands and dragging worn suitcases behind them, unsure of their final destination. Jen Savaris, who runs Perry's food bank in East Didsbury, will again embark on the perilous journey to Medyka in Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, with more vital aid later this month.
It is the fourth time she has visited the boundary, which lines its neighbouring war-torn country to help the desperate families left with nothing but the items on their backs. She will also be on hand to transport medical supplies from Poland to hospitals in Lviv through her fundraising efforts.
