Dnipro Appeal - Ira's Cancer Fundraising Page

[StevieC]

Fundraising For Ira


A number of supporters that have said they would like to donate directly to Ira's needs in her final weeks.
In response to these requests I have set up a Fundraising Page on the Just Giving website.


Link To Ira's Fundraising Page Here




Last month I was informed by Ira that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The outlook is not very good and the doctors have suggested that she may only have a few months left. This is especially difficult to take for us involved with Dnipro Kids as Ira has been a part of Dnipro Kids since our very first visit in 2005, where she acted as translator during the handing over of gifts to the children at the TB Sanatorium.



Since that day she has been an integral part of the charity, and the organiser for so many events and tasks in Dnipropetrovsk. She has been a tower of strength for us, and often had to stand up to the red-tape and bureaucracy to ensure nothing got in the way of organising trips and events for the kids. She has been like a mother to the children.



It has been down to Ira that our sponsored kids have had so many enjoyable excursions and birthday trips over the years. Ira has been at the heart of the planning and organisation of the many trips and birthday events that have been organised, right down to the shopping required to ensure that each child received the exact birthday gift that they wanted.



The Dnipro Kids committee are fully committed to supporting Ira during such a difficult time, and will assist her in whatever way we can.

[StevieC]

Just to say that today the Just Giving page reached its target of £3,000

Hopefully we'll still see some more donations coming in, but to put some perspective on this amazing achievement ...

That figure equates to over 100,000 grievna (at the current rate of 35grn/1GBP) and based on the average monthly wage in Ukraine that is nearly 3 years wages for her.

The ideal scenario would obviously be that we have Ira with us for the next few years, but with that looking unlikely it certainly takes away the worry of how she would cope financially in the coming months.

A huge thank you to everyone that has donated, and I will pass on all the kind words when I go to visit her in a couple of weeks time.

[NAE NOOKIE]

This makes me proud to be a Hibs fan ( nod to QPR ) its just a tragedy that the circumstances are so terrible.

[FranckSuzy]

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Just to say that today the Just Giving page reached its target of £3,000

Hopefully we'll still see some more donations coming in, but to put some perspective on this amazing achievement ...

That figure equates to over 100,000 grievna (at the current rate of 35grn/1GBP) and based on the average monthly wage in Ukraine that is nearly 3 years wages for her.

The ideal scenario would obviously be that we have Ira with us for the next few years, but with that looking unlikely it certainly takes away the worry of how she would cope financially in the coming months.

A huge thank you to everyone that has donated, and I will pass on all the kind words when I go to visit her in a couple of weeks time.

Wow, that is amazing As you say, that's one less thing for Ira to worry about, at least.

[Scottie]

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This makes me proud to be a Hibs fan ( nod to QPR ) its just a tragedy that the circumstances are so terrible.

Hopefully Ira can take some solace from the many people she has touched with her outstanding contribution and efforts with everything to do with the Dnipro appeal.