Volunteers from the protection civile in blue and orange outfits load the boxes into their truck this Monday, March 7 at the back of the town hall of Niort. Result of donations of 400 people from Niort for Ukraine. “We have 30m3 of hygiene and care products”, says Jérôme Baloge, the mayor of Niort. Food must also leave in the afternoon with the help of the Food Bank.
“It’s a great outpouring of generosity”, rejoices the chosen one. Donations that go “mainly in Poland but possibly it can go as far as Lviv or other areas of Ukraine. We know that it goes to refugees, to Ukrainians, that’s the main thing”continues Jérôme Baloge. Collection continues at City Hall for all that is hygiene, medical, logistics. On the other hand, clothes are no longer accepted because they have already been received in very large numbers.
We are available for reception
At the same time, the time has comeorganization of the reception of refugees. “We are available for reception. We have started to make reservations for apartments in connection with Deux-Sèvres Habitat to receive a few families. I hope that we will avoid the large regrouping centers that we have known for other crises. We are seeing this in connection with the social landlord and the State”specifies the mayor of Niort.
Pour those who would like to welcome Ukrainiansthe Ministry of the Interior has set up a platform to identify accommodation offers.
Collection of parents of Ukrainian pupils arriving in Poland
There was also an outpouring of solidarity for the collection launched by parents of Ukrainian students from the Saint-Exupéry college in Niort. 40 tonnes of products were collected. The convoy arrived on Monday in Poland, at the Ukrainian border.
–