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MPCT Delivering Aid to Ukrainians

On Friday 1st April, MPCT CEO Huw Lewis MBE will set off for Poland with essential goods donated by you, the MPCT Family. From today you can drop any of the items from our approved list at your MPCT college. Accompanied on the drive, by MPCT Logistics Manager Allan Peet, the pair will ensure everything that’s donated makes its way to the Polish border where items will be distributed to refugees arriving from Ukraine or transported onwards to those areas most in need.

What Can I Donate?

This is a comprehensive list of items that are most needed. If you are not able to provide any of the following, or you would prefer to donate money instead, all of which will go towards ensuring the items most needed by those suffering the effects of this humanitarian crisis, then you can do so by visiting our JustGiving page by clicking here.

Foil survival blankets
Toys
Nappies (including those for the elderly)
Sanitary towels
Crayons
Towels
First Aid Kits/Painkillers
Sleeping bags
Metal cups
Thermal clothing/gloves
Hairbrushes
Shampoos
Toothbrushes
Children’s clothes
Bandages
Food – long term and dry
Dog/cat food
Batteries, flashlights, and candles

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