13/03/2022
Hello everyone! By now you’ve heard the wonderful news that Juliia, Svetlanna & her mom, the 19 Airedales, two cats and a Brussels Griffon made it safely to Poland after a 30+ hour journey from the outskirts of Kiev last weekend. A long trip that we all followed in real time as we sat on the edge of out seats hoping for the best. AND just this weekend, Airedale breeder Nataliy Osipenko and her granddaughter, 2 Airedales, a Wire Fox and some Yorkies made it safely across the border. Juliia reports another Airedale was rescued, too.
These successful trips were made possible, in part, due to your generous donations and prayers--and thanks to all the other people who contributed through other sources! I am overwhelmed with the outpouring of concern for these people and their dogs by many people who, prior to last Wednesday March 2, had never heard of them. Little did I know that my feeling that “we have to do something “ would turn into $11,000 (less the $600 in fees!!) raised in just under 2 weeks from 145 people from across the world. I have transferred all but the latest $1,250 (which I will do this week) to Juliia and it has been used for their trip out of the country, partially for Nataliy's trip, money for dog food for Airedale people left behind in Ukraine and some in reserve for current food needs and daily expenses.
In many ways, Juliia and her friends journey is just beginning as they face an uncertain future. I know they are working on getting more people out but it has become even more dangerous now, so I don’t know what the outcome of those efforts will be. But daily needs continue.
To further help these people, their Polish host, Tomasz Krawczyk has set up a PayPal account so that future donations can be sent directly to them now that they are in Poland. You can send funds to: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TKrawczyk826... Enter Help for Ukraine when using this link.
THANK YOU for your concern about your fellow Airedale lovers and your generosity in this impromptu fundraiser. Know that you personally made a life altering impact on these 5 peoples lives and their pack of much loved Airedales.
Pay Tomasz Krawczyk using PayPal.Me
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Pay Tomasz Krawczyk using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/TKrawczyk826 and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
Go to paypal.me/TKrawczyk826 and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.