Special delivery: Island group back from Ukraine after delivering prosthetics, 3D printer and more
Posted: Feb. 13, 2023 7:47AMFour people from Greater Victoria have completed an eight-day humanitarian trip to Ukraine, where they donated firefighting equipment, school supplies and medical equipment, as well as fitting five Ukrainians with prosthetic arms.
“To have the support of our community to do a second humanitarian trip to Ukraine is humbling and I’m so proud to have represented a community that truly cares,” said Beckett. While there, the team visited with people injured in the war, and Dechev fitted five Ukrainians with prosthetic arms and provided training.
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