EMERGENCY PACKATHON FOR UKRAINE REFUGEES

The Packathon in action at Christ Church Greenwich.

Christ Church Greenwich organized an Emergency Packathon to provide 36,000-plus packages of nutritional meals for Ukrainian refugees on the border of Poland. During a two-and-a-half-hour shift, teams of volunteers assembled four complete nutritious ingredients: a carbohydrate, dehydrated vegetables, vitamin powder and a bean protein.

In coordination with the Ukrainian Cultural Center in New Jersey, the meals will be transported to the docks and packed into a container and loaded onto a ship headed to Gdansk, Poland.

“People are watching, listening and reading about the atrocities of Russian troops invading Ukraine,” the Rev. Marek Zabriskie said. “We are witnessing civilians being bombed as they try to leave their nation. People are trapped in their cities and towns and our hearts are deeply grieved. I urge everyone to pray every single day for the innocent people who are in harm”™s way. We can also respond in hands-on ways by getting supplies to the refugees. These are important gestures so that together, we can help in every way that we can.”

The total cost for the supplies and food for the Packathon is $12,600. Christ Church Greenwich is asking members of the community to donate whatever they can to help underwrite these expenses.

Donations can be made directly to the Packathon by going to christchurchgreenwich.org or texting To Give 73256 and entering Ccgctgive or sending a check to Christ Church Greenwich (write in “Ukraine”) 254 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.