Donating warm clothes and shoes to Ukrainians that arrive in Budapest

So much changed in the world in the past week

It's terrifying thinking that overnight so many lives can be ruined, on hold or families are broken/torn apart due to decisions made in the higher ranks. I don't want to write this post with a political touch though, I truly just want to write things off my mind as I've been quite emotional all day. I'm lucky that I'm not living in Ukraine, but I see the messages from our Hive community members like Priyanarc and seeing her videos has made me cry several times. Knowing that she's alone there without her loved ones, not wanting to leave her dog behind that she loves dearly, I feel so sad that she's going through this and I can see her fear and sadness while reading/watching what she shares. Sweetheart, know that we Hive members are with you, we offer an ear if you want to talk, we can offer a digital shoulder if you want to cry, and if you want to rant in DM, be my guest. I won't judge, you are allowed to feel whatever you are feeling and I can only give you tips about how to you can try to calm the mind a bit. I wish I could do more though.

Reading some of the news

Made me realize that we aren't that far away from all of this either. When I read about the Chernobyl news that they have taken possession of that ground (correct me if I'm wrong!) I started to feel a bit scared and wondered what if something were to happen with radiation? How far away are we here, and are we in danger even if our country isn't under attack directly? I mean, I have to be honest that I know little about these things. So I started checking the distance and thinking about what if? Many things crossed my mind and at some point, I just started comforting myself by reminding myself that we'd left our home before with just a few suitcases, we can do this again if needed. I also started considering packing an emergency bag for us, until my mind was a little more at ease that it would probably not be needed. I did make a list of items that I can't forget when we leave, this works both for an emergency situation as well as the moving situation that could be happening a lot sooner than we expected a few weeks ago.

Most of our belongings will be sold or given away

After I received back a quote for the items we would need to move to Spain, I realized that this was not the right way to get our stuff there. Paying more than a few thousand euros for items that probably aren't even worth anything near that but have more emotional value, was not going to happen. I decided that the right way to do this is to give away a lot of things and try to sell the valuable items that we can't take or aren't worth sending by a courier service.

Today I sorted out a lot of winter clothes

Although it's still winter here in Hungary, and it can get a bit cold still, I have plenty of winter clothes, coats, hats, scarves and shoes that I haven't worn once as they are too hot to wear in a car. These are also items that I'd not send over to Spain knowing that we will most likely never even wear them once there. And even if we need them, we will be cheaper off buying them there instead of shipping over our old stuff. My daughter also has a brand new winter coat which she finds way too hot and hasn't used once this winter. I decided these items were going to be donated to the Ukrainian people that have arrived or will arrive here in Hungary. I read that already 90000 people have crossed the border in the past few days and many have found their ways to Budapest by now. They are offered free transportation thankfully so that they can move through the country freely.

Explaining our daughter about the donations

And we already told her a bit about the war that's happening as she noticed a few videos or voice messages in the past week. We told her that there are people arriving here that could not take anything and they will need clothes to keep themselves warm. She immediately (bless her) started to help and said these shoes I don't wear anymore mama, these are too small we can give them to another child that needs them. That made me so proud. Every item I showed her and asked her shall we give this to someone that needs it, she said yes. Tomorrow I will try to find out if another group of people is arriving at the train station nearby as I read that most arrive at 2 big stations and one of them is not far from here and has a parking lot where I can easily park the car. I can't carry the things by hand it's too much as I also had 2 pairs of warm shoes from myself to donate.
If I can't donate it there, I will surely find someone online or an organisation that collects these things so that they will end up in the right hands. I've already collected 3 big bags of items, but I believe there is more to be found.

Protecting families

It breaks my heart knowing that many families will be ripped apart due to this war. Men stay behind and aren't allowed to leave and the mothers and children must be terrified knowing that their brother/dad/grandfather stayed behind while the country is still under attack. I believe that this is a good moment to donate 50% of the earnings to @familyprotection. Although not only do families need protection, it feels right to support the cause with this post.

Thanks, @canadian-coconut for your big heart and all the years of effort you've poured into this cause!

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