THE PRINCESS, THE PEACEMAKER, THE ROTARY AND THE WHEELCHAIR FOUNDATION
In September 2022, we received a call from Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia.
The Princess informed us that there would be a meeting that day at the Palace.
The American Ambassador Christopher Hill, who was instrumental in securing the Dayton Accord thereby bringing an end to the war in the Balkans, would be in attendance, as well as the Senior Members of Rotary International and The Wheelchair Foundation.
The Princess requested that I join this meeting via a video ZOOM call and report on the current situation in Ukraine.
I was honored to do this and joined the call.
As a result of this meeting, I was notified by Rotary International that they would donate around 200 wheelchairs and asked for our assistance with the wheelchair selection and the distribution in Ukraine.
We gladly accepted this request.
In February 2024, we delivered 221 wheelchairs:
131 wheelchairs to God's Hidden Treasures in Bila Tserkva for further distribution to the villages bordering the front lines;
70 wheelchairs to Rotary Club of Lviv Innovational, for distribution to local hospitals and clinics;
20 special wheelchairs which we requested for the SuperHumans Center in Lviv, which treats military and civilian victims of this war, who have lost limbs.
We were honored to be chosen by such an illustrious group of people.