{"id":555,"date":"2023-07-24T07:27:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T07:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/?p=555"},"modified":"2026-03-12T20:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:34:07","slug":"run-19-august-2023-pre-run-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/runs\/run-19-august-2023-pre-run-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2023 &#8211; pre-run preparation!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>No sooner has one run finished, we are already planning for Run 19! And this will be a run with a difference! Andy will be delivering aid to a hospital in Lviv on behalf of the East Sussex Ukraine support group led by Valentyna Skoromets, Oksana Tidman and Maria Savinova.  This includes a number of  electric wheelchairs\/mobility scooters, walking aids and medical supplies. Also, thanks to our friends at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/meditechtrust.org\" target=\"_blank\">Medi Tech Trust<\/a>, we will also be taking additional PPE gear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockspare-blockspare-carousel blockspare-bcd86fad-8b96-4\" blockspare-animation=\"\"><style>.blockspare-bcd86fad-8b96-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap span:before,.blockspare-bcd86fad-8b96-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap ul li button{color:#000}.blockspare-bcd86fad-8b96-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap .slick-slider .slick-dots > li button{background-color:#000}.blockspare-bcd86fad-8b96-4 .slick-slider .slick-arrow:after{background-color:#fff}.blockspare-bcd86fad-8b96-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap{margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px}<\/style><div class=\"blockspare-blocks blockspare-carousel-wrap has-gutter-space-1 blockspare-original blockspare-navigation-small lpc-navigation-1\"><div class=\"blockspare-carousel-items\" data-next=\"fas fa-angle-right\" data-prev=\"fas fa-angle-left\" data-slick=\"{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:2,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PPE1-1-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PPE2-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob from Medi Tech kindly connected us with Bob Redden of Bubo Consulting Services Ltd and Dan Hatjiosif of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drjcrew.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DRJ Crew<\/a>, both based in Loughborough. A huge thank you to them both for their generous donations of PPE &amp; other medical items &#8211; most of these will be on Run 19 to the Military Hospital in Lviv! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockspare-blockspare-carousel blockspare-8ad7ca92-8058-4\" blockspare-animation=\"\"><style>.blockspare-8ad7ca92-8058-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap span:before,.blockspare-8ad7ca92-8058-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap ul li button{color:#000}.blockspare-8ad7ca92-8058-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap .slick-slider .slick-dots > li button{background-color:#000}.blockspare-8ad7ca92-8058-4 .slick-slider .slick-arrow:after{background-color:#fff}.blockspare-8ad7ca92-8058-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap{margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px}<\/style><div class=\"blockspare-blocks blockspare-carousel-wrap has-gutter-space-1 blockspare-original blockspare-navigation-small lpc-navigation-1\"><div class=\"blockspare-carousel-items\" data-next=\"fas fa-angle-right\" data-prev=\"fas fa-angle-left\" data-slick=\"{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:2,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bob-and-Dan-768x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Van-in-Loughborough-768x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining Andy on this run is Learning Podcaster John Helmer &#8211; John will be creating a podcast during the trip about the experience and they will be discussing their mutual interest in Learning Technology &#8211; which is Andy&#8217;s day job! They will also talk a lot about their musical backgrounds as in a former life, John was a member of both The Piranhas and Pookiesnackenburger!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LH #Ukraine trip newsflash\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kQAK_iljmD4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/learningnews.com\/news\/the-learning-hack\/2023\/learning-hack-joins-road-trip-to-aid-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this link<\/a> for the full press release on this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The van has been loaded in Bexhill &amp; Hasting with the final items and we&#8217;re ready to go! The rear might look like it has room for more but we are up to the weight limit! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockspare-blockspare-carousel blockspare-d6176d3e-de38-4\" blockspare-animation=\"\"><style>.blockspare-d6176d3e-de38-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap span:before,.blockspare-d6176d3e-de38-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap ul li button{color:#000}.blockspare-d6176d3e-de38-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap .slick-slider .slick-dots > li button{background-color:#000}.blockspare-d6176d3e-de38-4 .slick-slider .slick-arrow:after{background-color:#fff}.blockspare-d6176d3e-de38-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap{margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px}<\/style><div class=\"blockspare-blocks blockspare-carousel-wrap has-gutter-space-1 blockspare-original blockspare-navigation-small lpc-navigation-1\"><div class=\"blockspare-carousel-items\" data-next=\"fas fa-angle-right\" data-prev=\"fas fa-angle-left\" data-slick=\"{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:2,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Oksana-1-1001x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/oksana2-1-768x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/oksana4-1-768x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No sooner has one run finished, we are already planning for Run 19! 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