Rotary Club Szczecin helps Ukraine

4.03.2022

Rotary Club Szczecin, as part of a coordinated action with Rotary Polska and Rotary Ukraine, welcomed the first group of refugees from Ukraine.

Our guests (37 Ukrainians) arrived on March 3 at night, they were immediately quartered and fed. The most urgent needs, diagnosis, medical interview and anticovid tests were carried out.

There are 24 children in the group, aged between one and 18 years, included children from Kiyev (7) and Zhidachiv (5) orphanages. The remaining children came with their mothers from Lviv and Stanislavchik. One child brought a dog with him. Five babies up to 2 years require special care. Additionally, at least three, including one adult, need psychological care.

Unfortunately, on the very first day, a nanny of children from an orphanage in Kiev was taken to hospital for surgery. We are looking for a replacement in emergency mode.

There is still a representative of our Club on the Polish-Ukrainian border, gathering individual people and families from Ukraine and organizing their transport. It is difficult to say how large the target group of our guests will be.

We have already prepared accommodation and meals. The first two days our guests will spend in Szczecin, where the Rotary Szczecin International Club has guaranteed the accommodation free of charge. They will be in Dziwnów until mid-May, and in Trzebiatów near Stargard until the end of May.

The daily cost of one person's stay was initially set at PLN 50. So, for the whole group, we need about PLN 2,000 a day. This means that the entire budget should approach close to PLN 200,000. Of course, we do not know if this stay will be extended. There will likely be special expenses.

Dear Friends - we need money! We already have several serious declarations of help, among others, from Rotary Clubs in Stargard, Świnoujście and RC Szczecin Center. We also have received payments from our friends, but all this is not enough yet!

Every payment you make, even the smallest one is priceless. Write to your friends, also to friends abroad.

This is our help for those who fight for a free Ukraine and a free Europe.

Below are our club's bank account numbers. Payments with a note: Ukraine

ACCOUNT for payments in PLN:

Rotary Club Szczecin
Bank Polskiej Spółdzielczości SA
05 8355 0009 0009 2946 2000 0001

ACCOUNT for payments in EUR:

SWIFT (swift code or  bic): POLUPLPRXXX

BANK POLSKIEJ SPOLDZIELCZOSCI SPOLKA AKCYJNA
UL. GRZYBOWSKA 81
WARSZAWA, Poland
PL75 8355 0009 0009 2946 2000 0002

Name and address of the recipient (account holder):
Rotary Club Szczecin,
ul. Debogorska 34,
71-717 Szczecin
Poland

ACCOUNT for payments in USD:

SWIFT (swift code or BIC): POLUPLPRXXX

BANK POLSKIEJ SPOLDZIELCZOSCI SPOLKA AKCYJNA
UL. GRZYBOWSKA 81
WARSZAWA, Poland
PL48 8355 0009 0009 2946 2000 0003

Name and address of the recipient (account holder):
Rotary Club Szczecin,
ul. Debogorska 34,
71-717 Szczecin
Poland