Charitable Organization Revival Foundation DC

Ambulances for Ukraine – and We’re Driving - U.S. /U.K./Canadian Volunteers

Volunteers from around the world are driving aid-filled refurbished ambulances from London, England to Ukraine for Medical Life Lines Ukraine (MLLU). This charity has already delivered 36 ambulances to Ukraine, along with one all-terrain crane, and 17 generators since February 2022. Additional convoys are scheduled through 2024 with the next convoy on October 1. The current volunteer drivers are Frank Lavin, Luc Tomasino, Richard Mills, Austin Erwin, Patrick Chovanec, and Tom Webb, with new members continuing to join.

We respectfully ask for your financial support as it costs approximately $25,000 to refurbish and equip an ambulance for delivery to Ukraine. We are each paying our own way, so all of what we raise will go to MLLU. We look forward to updating you on our journey to and from Ukraine.

Your donation will go to the Revival Foundation, a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the delivery of humanitarian promises. Revival Foundation has partnered with MLLU to ensure that individuals in the U.S. will receive tax deductions for their donations. 100% of donations received by Revival for MLLU will be provided by Revival to MLLU.

Please contact us if you have any questions or are interested in joining, and thank you in advance for whatever you can give.

Hello Friends,

On September 22, 2024, I will be joining a very special group of volunteers to drive a small convoy of ambulances from London to Ukraine filled with medical supplies , essential aid equipment and other humanitarian goods like clothes, blankets and even toys for displaced families and children. This is part of an on-going effort by the group, Medical LifeLines Ukraine (MLLU), which has delivered over 70 such aid filled ambulances, 21 generators and even an all terrain rescue crane to war affected areas of Ukraine.

Having been to Ukraine several times before the war began, it deeply saddens me to see the destruction across the country and the toll that the war is taking on the Ukrainian people. When I learned of this aid effort, I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of . It affords me the opportunity to do something for the wonderful people I had the good fortune of getting to know in Ukraine over the past 30 years.

It costs over $25,000 on average to purchase, refurbish and fill each ambulance with these essential supplies. MLLU works directly with the Ukraine Ministry of Health and State Emergency Services to ensure that the ambulances and equipment get to the hospitals, NGO's and front line locations that need them the most. As civilian infrastructure including homes, hospitals and schools continue to be targeted, the need fo humanitarian aid and medical sup[plies and equipment is unrelenting.

I would be extremely grateful if you would support my fundraising campaign by contributing whatever you can. All funds raised will be combined with other donations to buy ambulances, support vehicles, and the medical and humanitarian supplies for future convoys. MLLU even provides food for a team of rescue dogs trained to find people in the rubble of bombed buildings!

Most importantly, there are no overhead costs. MLLU is comprised of dedicated volunteers. All funds raised go directly towards purchasing this essential equipment. Thanks in advance for your support!

Former college roommates Phill Fletcher and Terry Mangan will be returning to Ukraine in early August as volunteer drivers in delivering more refurbished and aid-filled ambulances to the country's Ministry of Health. They are pleased to be joined this summer by fellow Americans Neil Eisner, Bruce Harting, Jeff Oppenheim and Tom Webb, along with nine British partners. Our efforts will once again be in conjunction with the U.K.-based humanitarian group, Medical Life Lines Ukraine (MLLU), which has now delivered 71 such ambulances to Ukraine since 2022.

Our seven-ambulance convoy will depart from London, England, cross through the English Channel "Chunnel," and then travel through continental Europe before ending the 1,200-mile journey in Ukraine. We are extremely grateful for two grants to MLLU totaling $35,000 that are providing the lead funding for our seven-ambulance convoy: $25,000 from The Rotary Foundation's Ukraine Response Fund and $10,000 from the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia's Healing of Wounds of the War in Ukraine Fund. Neil, Bruce, Phill, Jeff, Terry and Tom hope to raise another $50,000 from American donors to cover costs incurred by MLLU to source and refurbish out-of-service ambulances in the United Kingdom and fill them with needed medical supplies - we respectfully request your support in this effort.

We are each paying our own travel expenses, so all of what we raise will go to MLLU. We look forward to updating you on our journey to and from Ukraine.

MLLU has attracted global media attention to its humanitarian efforts on behalf of the people of Ukraine, including coverage of the July 2023 convoy that Phill and Terry participated in by CBS Saturday Morning on August 12, 2023.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/american-donors-make-convoy-drive-into-ukraine-for-a-special-delivery/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

Your donation will go to the Revival Foundation, a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the delivery of humanitarian promises. Revival Foundation has partnered with MLLU to ensure that individuals in the U.S. will receive tax deductions for their donations. 100% of donations received by Revival for MLLU will be provided by Revival to MLLU.

Please contact us if you have any questions or are interested in joining this or another MLLU ambulance convoy to Ukraine, and thank you in advance for whatever you can give.