Christmas Run 2025
(Accepting donations from now until December 7th)
Everyone, the fighting hasn't ended and neither have our efforts. Together, we're going to help ALL 63 of our Ukrainian children who are currently taking refuge in Dnipro get the best Christmas holiday we can possibly bring them! Every penny donated here goes towards a toy or an item from their wishlist. Together, we're going to deliver the entire holiday season.
Since the invasion started, we've been resolute in our determination to take care of the children who've been forced to flee from the fighting in Ukraine and they have not had it easy. As I write this, explosions are being heard in the city, and drones are landing on the roofs of the buildings they're sheltering in. I don't think a single day has gone by without a strike on their infrastructure, and as a result they're living without electricity for 10 to 12 hours every day (and it is COLD!!). This is our 11th run on the city, our fourth Christmas delivery, and we've run over a dozen more cross border excursions to boot. We are doing this!
So here goes. To give us the best chance of success, we’re starting this fundraiser early so be sure to tell all your friends! Sharing is absolutely free, and is the best way to get as many eyes on this as possible (and since it's only open until December 7th, we’ll need all the help we can get!).
Donate here, or (for those who wish) on GoFundMe at the following link: https://gofund.me/6991b4448Https://gofund.me/6991b4448
thank you!!
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We are BACK!!!
Our Ambulance, our Mitsubishi 4x4, our 4-Runner full of supplies, our 7.5-Ton DAF Truck (and the medical supplies that completely filled it), both of our Ultrasounds, it's all been delivered!!!
You can read the trip report in its entirety here: https://dniproexpress.com/trip-reports/f/trip-20-chuhuiv-or-bust-1-million-helping-hands
Ambulance supplies!
Everyone, our ambulance devices are FUNDED! In less than 12 hours, you've raised over $700 for the purchase of a 4g WIFI antenna, router, and powerbank kit to be installed in an ambulance for comms. AND the purchase of a syringe infusion machine to be installed in another ambulance in a different unit. Total for BOTH was $400 delivered to their units, which means we'll be working with the donors directly to see where they want us to send their funds so we can make sure they do the most good for Ukraine.
As always, thank you ALL for everything you've done to keep making deliveries like this possible. You're what makes the world a better place, and requests like this should as irrefutable proof (they wouldn't be asking if they thought we wouldn't be able to deliver).
Ambulance Fundraiser: Remember "The Bucket"!!!
Donations so far (WE'RE FUNDED!!!!): $3441 (USD) as of 29 August, 2025
The folks at Grassroots Motorsports REALLY rallied last night and raised $1000 in less than 12 hours! We're funded!
Here is our AMBULANCE!!
Jack already has it back at his garage, and reports that he's going to go in work on beefing up her rear suspension to help make her "war proof".
Thank you so much, everyone! We're doing it!
More to follow! (or you can read the original fundraiser below)
Just 4 short months after our ambulance delivery to Gary on the front (Head medic, 1st Medical Battalion) and the ambulance (Affectionately known as "The Bucket") has been destroyed in a drone strike.
Here's the thing: Gary and I thought WE were upset about it, but YOU. YOU took this to a whole different level!
Within just two days of the announcement of our loss, we've received $550 in donations from YOU for a replacement!
As if that weren't enough, Jack (the driver of the ambulance during the April delivery) is already offering his wrenching ability in the UK to prep any purchase for use on the line. Needless to say, we got a BIG education on what these vehicles are put through, and Jack and his mates have the wrenching ability to make these MUCH better suited for the environment.
And now, here's the part you didn't know: All of this comes at a time when Gary's unit was in massive need of recovery. OPSEC being what it is, we couldn't make the announcement as it was happening but when The Bucket was destroyed, it was destroyed at a time when Gary's unit went from 5 ambulances to ZERO. At a time when Gary's unit went from 11 medics to TWO who were not KIA/WIA and Gary wasn't excluded from this. At the time of The Bucket's destruction, Gary was recovering from shrapnel wounds to his leg (received when his convoy was demolished by russian artillery).
So here we go: Our replacement ambulance drive has begun! All donations go to the vehicle purchase, it's prep, or Gary's unit (in that order). We keep nothing for ourselves (not for fuel, not for food, not for transportation... nothing goes to overhead).
We have our eyes on one for sale now in the UK for 2500GBP, if time permits then Jack and his group of volunteer mechanics are standing by with wrenches to assist.
To give us time to sufficiently fund and prep the vehicle, we're setting "Late October" as our delivery date.
For those interested, the story of "The Bucket"'s time in service has been written while it was being relayed to us in real-time. You can read it at the link below, OR watch the video for a quick (but admittedly a bit silly) tribute to our girl:
https://dniproexpress.com/trip-reports/f/run-17-epilogue-the-fate-of-the-ambulance
Thank you ALL for making this possible.
We're in comms with Gary regularly and we can not possibly convey his gratitude at the work you're doing in the background to help him on the front.
Thank you
July 24th, 2025
Back to School Drive 2025:
Total Donated: $2500 (Closed)
Everyone, our trip report has been written and RELEASED! You can check it out here:
https://dniproexpress.com/trip-reports/f/run-19-back-to-school-an-ambulance-and-a-motorcycle
Honestly, this run was busier and went better than almost ALL of our other runs. I know it's a long writeup, but we think it's well worth the read.
In total, $2500 was raised for this fundraiser and were able to purchase ALMOST all of the items on our list. For the rest, Sarah and I tossed a bit of our own funds in to make sure no kid went without this year. And that was just the beginning. Along the way we met politicians, completely emptied a warehouse of med supplies, snagged an ambulance for Gary, and even brought a motorcycle to a guard unit in Kharkiv!!!
Here's the link to the "Just the kids" video:
https://youtu.be/YHLg3aKJ69E?si=gRAGlyB6vZO_R-Uc
And here is the full report!
https://youtu.be/uyKeDEzdbik?si=xX0Es4MVqGEUFmDQ
July 21st, 2025:
From our Rescue Bus Delivery:
Our FREE 20-passenger mini-bus has been DELIVERED!!!!
We'd like to reiterate our thanks to Taras in the UK, and to the Worshipful Company of Carmen for making this possible. It was only through their efforts that the donation, drive, and delivery of this to Gary at his unit was possible
For those unaware, these busses are used on "green light" missions where unarmed medics go and evacuate villages of the civilians before they're overrun by the invading forces. They're also used as light medical evacuation vehicles for injured soldiers who require treatment but not an ambulance.
How used are these? Gary reports that the last one they had was so used up by the time it died, that there was nothing left salvageable on it and they've been without a replacement for over a year...
As always, updates are constantly coming in, so please watch the website (www.DniproExpress.com) and the socials (@DniproExpress on facebook, instagram, and BlueSky) for updates!
A huge "thank you" to everyone out there who continues to make this possible!
As always:
If you are Ukrainian. If you are in Ukraine...
We're here.
We see what's happening. We're coming to help. You are not alone. Stay strong.