Lincolnshire fundraisers for Ukrainian refugees sees donations drop
Amounts are down compared to some weeks ago
Last updated 20th Apr 2022
A Lincolnshire appeal to help Ukrainian refugees says it's seen a significant drop in donations in recent days compared to near the start of their mission.
Pat Cook Funeral Services, which also has a branch in Scunthorpe, is seeing a decrease.
As of this week, they've sent two truck loads of items to Ukrainian refugees.
But Kevin Cook, Company Director, told us the amount they are receiving has greatly reduced compared to a few weeks ago.
He said: "At first the response was fantastic but now fewer donations have come in".
"We want to ensure that we have a full load so when we take these items out it's beneficial to as many people as possible".
"The donations have slowed down, we've had very little in recently, but overall the response was fantastic".
"I think we made a good impact really on many many lives."
In response, they're now asking people to donate any foreign currency they have going spare.
Kevin told us what the money would be used for.
"Many people have coins lying around whether they're Euros or dollars, anything at all really".
"We'll be more than welcome to accept them and obviously donate them to UNICEF on behalf of the people of Lincolnshire