8/1 VAN MISSION – UNLIMITED DEMOCRACY SUPPORT

Nathan, driver, supported Unlimited Democracy by delivering materials for an anti-war demonstration at Stephansplatz.

8/1 to 8/31 TACMED UKRAINE DIESEL SUPPORT PROJECT UPDATE

VM4U performs third-party donation verification of the large donation of diesel from the Tullman Family Network to TacMed Ukraine. The verification is performed by using a system of real-time reporting, fuel card accounting, and on-site verification. From 17-21 Aug., VM4U performed a donation verification exercise. On 17 Aug., three VM4U volunteers performed a ‘ride-along’ with TacMed Ukraine and observed 3 ambulance crews transporting patients and medics utilizing donated medical equipment with patients. From 17-21, a VM4U volunteer imbedded with TacMed Ukraine as an ambulance driver and exercised the diesel transparency procedures. Another VM4U volunteer and Hela Flanko volunteer began driving TacMed Ukraine ambulances on Sep. 2. This project supports the transportation of hundreds of patients per month. No VM4U donations are used for this project.

8/1 to 8/31 MUSIC PROGRAM UPDATE

Nadiia, Music Program Manager and Instructor, continues to return refugee children to their music training. The program has 4 volunteer instructors for 9 children, thanks to volunteer instructors Joel (Saxophone, 3 kids), Emin (Piano, 2 kids), Nadiia (Elementary music, 2 kids), and Rosa (Guitar, 2 kids). The music program is a partnership with Kimu Wien (@kimu_wien) and Domivka. VM4U donations are used for instrument maintenance, instrument rental, and instruction materials.

8/1 to 8/31 TEAM VIENNA SUPPORT PROGRAM UPDATE

VM4U continues to support our partner organizations in Vienna, Poland, and Ukraine. VM4U has several ongoing projects with UAID-Direct, Operation Change, TacMed Ukraine, and Frontline Medics. VM4U provided local support to YOUkraine, Matusya, The Feel Good Store, Domivka, PCs fur alle, and Hela Flanko. A critical need effecting multiple organizations is a significant drop in donations affecting each organization’s ability to fuel and repair their respective vehicle fleets. The Feel Good Store is in need of a store front in order to resume operations.

8/1 to 8/31 UAID-DIRECT/VM4U/PARTNERS FOR WORLD HEALTH MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECT 2 UPDATE

10 tons of medical supplies arrived by truck at a UAID-Direct associated warehouse in central Ukraine on August 26. On Aug 27, the contents the items were sorted by hospital by UAID-Direct and VM4U volunteers. On Aug 28, shipments from the warehouse to Ukrainian hospitals began and remain ongoing. Two UAID-Direct van teams, Jenny, Richard, Coop, and Dave, and a VM4U van team, Michael and Adam, began delivering to the hospitals. Deliveries remain on-going. This project is sponsored by Tullman Family Office and 501c3 support from Elevate Ukraine. No VM4U donations were used for this project.

8/1 to 8/31 VAN PROGRAM UPDATE

Nathan, Van Program Manager, continues to utilize the VM4U van to circulate donations, relocate refugees, and deliver donated furniture in Vienna as well as deliver medical supplies and other aid to Ukraine. The VM4U van worked in Ukraine from 8/9 to 8/31 delivering aid and supporting VM4U partner organizations in Ukraine. VM4U donations were used for maintenance on 8/1 and fuel.

8/1 to 8/31 OPERATION CHANGE VAN REPAIR PROJECT UPDATE

Thanks to the Tullman Family Network and Elevate Ukraine for providing 501c3 support, Operation Change will be able to repair some of its vehicles including ‘Big Spring’ its flagship cargo van. On 8/16, a VM4U team, Ken, Michael, and Adam, met with the Operation Change (OpC) team, Ludovic, Minnie, and Stina, and the owner of the proposed repair shop in Poltava, Miroslav. On behalf of the donor, the VM4U team was able to verify the condition on the ‘Big Sprint’ van (with engine and transmission completely removed and disassembled) and the legitimacy of the repair shop. Repairs to the ‘Big Sprint’ van began on 22 August.

8/2, 8/4, 8/5, 8/19, 8/27 FURNISHINGS PROGRAM UPDATE

Nathan, Furnishings Program Manager, continues to work with Olga, The Feel Good Store, to transfer furniture and appliances directly from donors to refugees on a regular basis using the VM4U van and Nathan’s van. The furnishings team, better known as the VM4U Crew, includes Pasha, Artem, Arkady, Anatolii, Amir, Jake, Jesse, Coach Oleksandr, Adam, and others, had 5 days of furniture deliveries this month. VM4U donations are used for van fuel.

8/3 to 8/8, 8/20 JULIA RESCUE PROJECT UPDATE

In Nov 2023, Oleg initiated a project to relocate Juliia from Kharkiv to Vienna for life-saving medical treatment. Juliia is a 33 year old T1 diabetic who has lost kidney function and relies on regular dialysis every 2-3 days or she dies. Unfortunately, the quality of dialysis treatment in Ukraine is below that in Vienna and has a side effect if necrosis, which has led to the amputation of Juliia’s left leg with her right leg at risk as well as severe degradation of her eye site. Thus, Juliia and Oleksii, her husband, decided that now was the time to take a chance on Vienna. Nathan, Case Manager, and Olga coordinated Juliia and Oleksii’s medical transport to Vienna, Vienna apartment, and immediate medical care in Vienna. Yevgenhi, independent volunteer, organized the 24-hour medical transport by ambulance with onboard doctor departing Kharkiv on 8/3 and arriving in Vienna on 8/4 (sponsored by the Israel Rescue Coalition and the Barrier-Free Foundation). Dr. Liliana was on-call during the transport. Irmgard and Maximilian provided a very low rent, wheel chair accessible apartment. Nathan has organized the furnishings for the apartment. Michael organized the medical appointment and dialysis. Ania, Volkshilfe, organized the family’s administrative appointments. On 8/5, Karyna and Adam facilitated Juliia receiving regular dialysis. On 8/6, 8/7, and 8/8, Michael, Adam, and Irmgard accompanied the family to their medical and administrative appointments. A larger team including Dr. Halyna, Dr. Viktoria, and Eileen have been providing further support. A very important volunteer is Dima, also T1 diabetic on regular dialysis needing a kidney transplant, along with several other Ukrainian families who live in the same building, have been able to support Juliia and Oleksii. On 8/8, Adam, with Eileen and Michael’s support, transported Juliia to the emergency room for what turned out to be a blown eardrum. On 8/20, Oleksii collapsed in the apartment, likely due to stress, resulting in a head injury. Juliia’s first call was to Dima, who organized Oleksii’s transport to the hospital where Oleksii later regained consciousness with no permanent injuries.

8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26 FOOTBALL PROGRAM TRAINING UPDATE

Coach Oleksandr, Football Program Manager, and Coach Sergii continue to host football training for children ages 6-11 on Monday nights from 17:30-19:00 at the Sportscenter Donaucity in cooperation with Domivka. Field rental and equipment costs are covered by VM4U donations.

8/6 BOHDAN SUPPORT CASE UPDATE

Thanks to Dr. Liliana, the cost free will receive a cost free adaptor to Bohden’s current prosthetic leg has arrived in Vienna. This will permit Bohden to play football with Coach Olegsander and Coach Sergii’s Monday kids football group. The next steps include the prosthetic fitting by specialized doctors in Vienna. No VM4U donations were used.

8/9 to 8/31 VAN MISSION – UKRAINE

A VM4U van team, Michael, Ken, and Adam, spent nearly 3 weeks in Ukraine performing various project support tasks. On 8/9, the team departed Vienna to the UAID-Direct warehouse in Medyke, Poland. From 8/10 to 8/12, the team delivered medical equipment and computers for the Kherson Maternity Hospital Supply Project. On 8/14, the van team visited UAID-Direct for donation re-verification related to the UAID-Direct Van Supply Project.

Also on 8/14, the team transported aid for UAID-Direct from Kyiv and Poltava before picking up a refugee’s left luggage in Kharkiv related to the Juliia Rescue Project. On 8/15, the team delivered medical equipment to Donbas for the Frontline Medics Medical Supply Project. On 8/16, the team supported the Operation Change Van Repair Project in Poltava. On 8/17 the team visited a Dnipro Hospital related to a potential x-ray supply project (still under development) before visiting TacMed Ukraine for donation re-verification related to the TacMed Ukraine Diesel and Medical Supply Projects. On 8/20, the team met with Xray Services LLC in Kyiv related to the potential x-ray supply project under development. From 8/21 to 8/26, the van team picked up diabetics supplies for the Diabetic Supply Project in Kyiv and delivered them in eastern Ukraine. From 8/27 to 8/30, the van team helped UAID-Direct sort, load, and delivery medical aid related to the UAID-Direct Medical Supply Chain Project with deliveries to the Zaporizhzhia Children’s Hospital No. 5 on 8/28 and TacMed Ukraine in Kyiv on 8/29.

8/10 TACMED UKRAINE POWER AND MEDICAL SUPPLY PROJECT

Four large Li-ion batteries, 2 ambulance chairs, and one stretcher, were delivered to TacMed Ukraine by a UAID-Direct van team, Jenny, on 8/10. The cargo was relayed from Vienna by a VM4U van team, Michael and Adam, which rendezvoused with Jenny at the UAID-Direct warehouse in Medyke, Poland on 8/9. Thanks goes to the VM4U volunteers, Adam and Oleksii, for loading the van in Vienna on 8/7; and to the UAID-Direct volunteers, Max, Mike, Jenny, and for others for unloading/loading the vans at the UAID warehouse on 8/9. These batteries are parts for a conversion of a large van to a multi-patient evacuation vehicle. The batteries were sponsored by The Bridge of Life (thebridgeoflife.net) and physically purchased by VM4U volunteers, Stephan and Adam. The ambulance chairs were raised by YOUkraine. The stretcher was donated by Dr. Medica. VM4U donations were used for van fuel.

8/12 UAID-DIRECT/VM4U/PCS-FÜR-ALLE KHERSON MATERNITY HOSPITAL SUPPLY PROJECT

The requested medical equipment and computer equipment was delivered to the Kherson Maternity Hospital No. 1 on 8/12 by a VM4U van team, Ken and Michael, with a UAID-Direct escort team, Zach, Dave, Olivier, and others. The medical equipment was sponsored/donated by the Tullman Family Network, Adam and Marie, and Dr. Medica. The computer equipment (10 PC workstations including UPS, printers, and routers) was donated by PCs für alle. 501c3 support was provided by Elevate Ukraine. VM4U organized the medical procurement and UAID-Direct led the delivery mission. Thanks goes to the large number of volunteers associated with this project including VM4U volunteers, Dr. Viktoria, Michael, Nathan, Yuliia, Adam, Ken, and Oleg; UAID-Direct volunteers, Dave, Jenny, Mike, Max, Anna, Zach, and others; Volya volunteers, Olivier and others; and Elevate Ukraine volunteers, Jerry, Radu, and others. No VM4U donations were used for this project.

8/12 IGOR SUPPORT CASE UPDATE

Igor is a blind refugee which VM4U has been supporting for a long time who lives with his brother. Igor has limited mobility related to significant back pain caused by a recent fall. VM4U volunteers, Iryna, Adam, and Eileen advocated Igor and his brother during a forced eviction from a Caritas sponsored apartment. The eviction was due to damages caused by flooding of the above apartment and not due to the fault of Igor and his brother. Thanks to support from Arlo, Caritas, Igor and his brother were temporally relocated to another apartment in the same building. This is important because Igor is blind and, with limited mobility, does not need the added burden or learning to navigate a new neighborhood. After the repairs, expected to take 6 months, Igor and his brother will return to the original apartment. No VM4U donations were used.

8/14 HOSTEL HUTTLEDORF SUPPORT CASE

Michael L., driver, relocated Vita, mother; Sergii, son with limited mobility; and their personal belongings, from Hostel Huttledorf (refugee center operated by Volkshilfe) to Haus Mariahilf (government sponsored assisted living dormitory operated by Haeuser zum Leben) using his personal vehicle.

8/15 FRONTLINE MEDICS MEDICAL SUPPLY PROJECT

Requested medical equipment (specifically a stretcher for an ambulance and a ventilator) was delivered to the Frontline Medics organization medics in Donbas by a VM4U van team, Ken, Michael, and Adam, on August 15. Thanks goes to Tullman Family Office network and VM4U sponsorship; Elevate Ukraine, for providing 501c3 support; Anna, UAID-Direct, for customs declaration support; and UAID-Direct volunteers, Max, Mike, Jenny, and for others for unloading/loading the vans at the UAID warehouse. VM4U donations were used for medical equipment and van fuel.

8/16 OLHA SUPPORT CASE

Dr. Uliana (Ukrainian neurologist) continues to support Olha providing medical advise, support, and ‘the Vienna option’. Olha, currently in the Munich refugee system with her two children, recently underwent brain surgery on 8/16 which confirmed an aggressive cancer. No VM4U donations were used.

8/21 HOSTEL HUTTLEDORF SUPPORT CASE

Nathan, driver, relocated Oleksii, father; Sviatoslav, 10 year old son; Tetiana, grandmother; and their personal belongings from Hostel Huttledorf (refugee center operated by Volkshilfe) to the Meidling Train Station using his personal vehicle.

8/21 TANYA SUPPORT CASE UPDATE

Tanya, 51 years old from Charkasi, lives in a government sponsored dormitory and had major surgery on Jan 29 this year. Unfortunately, the surgery had complications including spinal nerve damage and numbness and her recovery now requires physical therapy from Aug. to Oct. VM4U donations, sponsored fully by Gebhard, were used for metro passes for Tanya to go to here regular physical therapy sessions. Thanks to Nathan for the delivery of the metro passes.

8/22 HOSTEL HUTTLEDORF SUPPORT CASE

Keonghee, driver, relocated Mariia and her family’s luggage from Hostel Huttledorf (refugee center operated by Volkshilfe) to their apartment using her personal vehicle. Mariia’s husband is currently in the hospital with cancer.

8/27 VM4U/INSULIN-FOR-LIFE DIABETIC SUPPLY PROJECT UPDATE

32 three-month Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) kits were delivered to 30 patients in Ukraine between 23-27 Aug by a VM4U van team, Michael and Adam, and the direction of the VM4U Project Manager, Oleg. 2 patients received 2 kits (or six months) because they were especially serious cases. Specifically, 72x Dexcom G7 monitors and 24x Dexcom G6 transmitters were sponsored by Tullman Family Office and VM4U; 222 Dexcom G6 sensors and 15 Dexcom G6 receivers were donated by Insulin for Life USA. Volunteer networks were be used to identify at-risk children and T1 diabetics in critical health situations in Ukraine to receive the kits. 501c3 support was provided by Elevate Ukraine. VM4U donations were used for van fuel.

8/27 SVETLANA SUPPORT CASE UPDATE

Svetlana’s 20 year old daughter Anastasiia is a bombing victim from Kharkiv. Anastasiia is undergoing regular surgeries to her leg with more surgeries and rehabilitation expected for the coming years. Anastasiia also lost her hearing in one ear and fiancé in the bombing. Svetlana and Anastasiia were provided a government accommodation at the Haus Winkeläckerweg (government sponsored dormitory operated by Samariterbund), however, this accommodation is a single room, very remote, very far from Anastasia’s medical appointments, and does not provide an environment suitable for long term recovery. Thanks to Irmgard and Maxamilian, Svetlana and Anastasiia have been provided a very low rent, wheel chair accessible apartment in Vienna. Now Anastasiia can fully focus on her recovery. Thanks to Iryna for providing refugee support, including help with Wohnbeihelfe, and Tanya Maier for referring this case. No VM4U donations were used.

8/29 HOSTEL HUTTLEDORF SUPPORT CASE

Nathan, driver, relocated a gentleman and his belongings from Hostel Huttledorf (refugee center operated by Volkshilfe) to his accommodation in Burgenland (1 hour outside Vienna) using his personal vehicle.

8/31 UAID-DIRECT VAN SUPPLY PROJECT UPDATE

The van raised for UAID-Direct with support from VM4U and sponsorship from the Tullman Family Office has been out of service for 4.5 months. An unresolved maintenance issue has led the van to 2 repair shops in the UK and 4 more in Ukraine, including the official Ford mechanic. Basically the check engine light is on and the van is stuck in ‘limp home’ mode limiting the acceleration and top speed to 112 km/hr. VM4U donations have been used for 3 of the 5 repairs.