It seems like it was so long ago, when we sent our first parcel that took some time to collect and aggregate. Back in mid January is when we sent out our first call to donate for a parcel to Ukraine and on January 29th, just a little over 3 months ago we sent our first parcel to our partner organization "Future of Ukraine" and to our kids.
Countless volunteer hours later from literally hundreds of individuals across Canada have been dedicate to making this effort grow and prosper. People have been donating many things, clothes, baby items, creams, food, toys, shoes, wheelchairs, basic medicine, soccer balls, medical equipment amongst many other things. We don't even remember how many pairs of pants, shirts, shoes, dresses, onesies, baby formulas and toys we've sent, but they're in the thousands. In addition, people have been donating money to support the shipment of parcels and we have also sent over $1,500 dollars directly to help kids with their rehabilitation, with surgeries, with access to basic necessities like food and bread, to buying a goat and a television for the common space at the children's hospital. On top of all of that, people have been donating precious time - driving our parcels, packing and sorting through things, helping deliver items from Saskatoon to Toronto to Ukraine, brainstorming efforts, talking and writing about us. The effort has been unimaginable!!!
Our crowdfunding campaign has raised over $3,000 dollars in just 74 days of running and through other private donations, we have surpassed $5,000 dollars in support.
Today, we reach another tremendous milestone in such a short period of time. Today we shipped another 133.9 kg worth of aid to Ukraine and our kids.
With this shipment in just a little over 3 months, we have pushed our total to be over 1,000 kg or ONE TON.
To be accurate, with your support and donations, we have sent a total of 1,115 kilograms of aid to over 3,000 kids and families in Ukraine. In just three months we have achieved what takes some organizations countless months and efforts to collect and send this kind of help.
We cannot thank you enough for everything that you have done and everything that you are continually doing. It is because of you that children in Ukraine are being fed, are being clothed, are being cared for, are getting healthier, are not feeling left out and are supported by the one big family that we've created here with the STREAM OF HOPES.
Please keep spreading the word, letting others know of us and what we are doing. Please keep supporting and helping as you are helping change the lives of thousands of children. You are all AMAZING and we bow our heads in gratitude to all of you and thank you for your tremendous support and belief in us and our efforts. May all the good that you are doing, return to you exponentially and may you and your families be blessed with health and love for many many years to come.