Over the past 2 years, the Lexington Fire Department has generously donated expired or over-stocked medical supplies for Ukraine. 

My name is Jane Elliott. I do not live in Lexington. I live “next door” in Carlisle. I am a registered nurse who spent 6 weeks volunteering in shelters in Ukraine in 2022. Although I have been unable to return to Ukraine due to safety risks, I continue to be involved and committed to doing what I can to help. Depending on the course of this war, I will go back to Ukraine. There will be much to do, especially Trauma Support for the children.

I have been collecting medical supplies and shipping them to my contact in Ukraine, Jan Andersen, Danish Founder of Bright Jar Aid. He delivers the supplies I send directly to the Front Line. The Hospital on the Front told him “we have nothing, we don’t even have gloves.” 

In January, I shipped 8 boxes of medical supplies and winter jackets to Ukraine. In July, I shipped 12 boxes of medical supplies, along with 2 boxes of my husband, David Elliott’s one liter water bottles with silver ion filters. Clean water is a problem. Mothers are having a hard time finding clean water to mix with baby formula. The soldiers are drinking out of puddles. 

Lt. Brandon McKinney has been instrumental in having the department set aside supplies for donations. He emails me when he has boxes to pick up. I wanted to let folks in Lexington know what a generous and meaningful thing their Fire Department has been doing.

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