Sending aid to Syria too

The donations continued to pour in from the community – the response was just amazing.

It was wonderful how everyone stood side by side helping, united by the same cause - humanitarian aid for those so needy.

Every time I visited the storage unit it was even fuller, more donations were being dropped off day by day by the local community and other communities across the UK. 

Out of the blue we got word that one of our collaborators, Refi, from WISE (Wycombe Islamic Society) had a contact, Moazzam, who had been speaking to a charity called One Nation and had secured another 10 tonne lorry, which it was planned would take donations directly to the heart of Syria, stopping en route to drop donations at other vital locations too.

It was such an incredible opportunity, which was immediately accepted, we already knew we had more than enough donations for Calais and that providing aid directly to the most needy and vulnerable in Syria who were trapped by war was a project we would happily be involved in.

As the 9^th October drew closer and closer the 'needed items' list from the warehouse in Calais changed almost daily, which was frustrating but understandable given that donations were delivered several times a day there from many organisations and individuals.

We set about just focusing on mens warm winter clothing, waterproof outer-clothing, suitable footwear, trousers, blankets, logs, pallets, sleeping bags, tents, food parcels, bikes and mattresses. All the other items donated would go to Syria on the 25th October.