“It’s been overwhelming the response we’ve been getting not only from our city, but sister cities all around us,” said Westlake City Official Rick Grane.
Palette after palette was filled with baby items, food, and other much needed necessities for Ukrainians.
While this will help the nearly two million refugees, it’s also been a blessing for those contributing.Nehemiah Ministries is hoping to collect any kind of items refugee families might need.“They were just uplifted from where they were living that they could use baby strollers,” James Skuly with Nehemiah Ministries said.
There’s also a need for these people and their furry family members. Hundreds of pounds of dog and cat food have been donated as well.While Ukrainians fight for their lives, the Northeast Ohio community has shown it will be with them every step of the way. “The Lord is really blessed in this and it’s just been a blessing to be able help people and we want to continue doing that if anybody has an interest in trying to help,” Skuly said.