Jon Stevens from the Markham Sunrise Rotary Club joined with Tracey Burton and Tammy Isa of the Canadians Care Collective (a team of Canadian Volunteers) and other partners to deliver urgently needed  medications and medical supplies to Ukrainian hospitals, clinics, doctors’ offices and directly to the front lines. John and the club initially raised  around $83,000 through the CanadaHelps online platform and another $42,000 via other means for a total of about $125,000 cash raised – in addition to the $100 million of in-kind donations.

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We just received approximately $100 million (retail value) of drugs donated by various pharmaceutical companies (see below) and we are raising funds to pay for audits and shipping:

  • Apotex- generously donated 77 pallets of dexamethazone (used to treat inflamation/pain)
  • Weber Naturals- generously donated 30 pallets of Vitamin C  tablets (enough vitamins for a 30 day supply for 200,000 soldiers)
  • PharmaScience - generously donated 14 pallets of various emergency meds
  • Viatris- generously donated 2 pallets of Synthroid
  • This is in addition to the following supplies already delivered:
  • Hikma Pharmaceuticals  generously donated 80 pallets of anesthesiology drugs worth $2.6 million 
  • ICP Canada Inc. generously donated $76,000 of re-usable surgical gowns

Feb 14 2023 - A Valentine's Day Gift - HPIC Offices - Preparing to Ship The Dexamethazone and Vitamins to Ukraine 

Jon and theMarkham Sunrise Rotary Club raised  around $83,000 through the CanadaHelps online platform and another $42,000 via other means for a total of about $125,000 cash raised – in addition to the $100 million of in-kind donations. When they first started, they planned to use the money to buy medical supplies but  realized that they could make much more difference by getting Pharma companies to donate supplies and we would use the funds raised to pay for audit and shipping.

Jon put together a info graphic that describes the initiative:

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This is an inspirational story that speaks to the creativity, energy and resolve to help the people of Ukraine in their time of need. This speaks to the ability of Rotarians to leverage our relationships with community partners to make a difference. Congratulations to Jon Stevens from Markham Sunrise, the members of the Markham Sunrise Club, the Canadian Care Collective and the other partners named above to make this happen. Kudos!

On Feb 22, on Breakfast Television, Jim Sandiford and Carolyn Nemeth, members of Markham Sunrise represented Rotary Club of Markham Sunrise on Breakfast Television, in regard to the Millions of Dollars of Meds and Vitamins they are sending to the Ukraine.