Lanarkshire woman helps Ukraine mothers and babies with baby boxes

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A group of kind-hearted volunteers are trying to do their part in helping with the ongoing Ukraine refugees that are currently fleeing from Putin's attacks on the country.Claire Anderson, from Viewpark, begun collecting donations after seeing a friend doing it on Facebook.She is one of many who is currently trying to help Ukraine in anyway she can, which is making up baby boxes for mothers and new babies that are fleeing the country.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android During the first few days of the war, around 199 babies have been born in Ukraine.

She told Lanarkshire Live : “I saw on Facebook that one of my friends was taking a drop of donations for baby boxes and I’ve done a lot of charity work so I messaged the lady that had set it all up, Jackie Crawford, and I posted about it on Facebook and it went a bit crazy. “We needed 250 boxes for a shipment on Saturday.“From Thursday, we had 48 filled baby boxes and then another 105 brown boxes, which are toiletries and other items.“Some of the boxes have a mattress and a sheet.

If you’re in Poland or Moldova, it means you’ve got a bed for your baby, a comforter, nappy cream, breast pads, and things like sanitary products.“We stored them because the baby boxes are quite big and we moved them to the Forge warehouse to store them.“Three vans came to