On Monday, March 7, 2022, at 12 p.m., Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr., will be joined by Dr. David Buchin, Coordinator of the Long Island-Ukraine Emergency Response Drive, to announce the donation of nearly 450 pieces of bulletproof body armor from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office to the people of Ukraine fighting the Russian invasion. The four pallets of armor will be loaded into two, 20 foot moving trucks filled with medical supplies, first-aid kits, blankets, sleeping bags, and other essentials, collected in the drive by Dr. Buchin, to be delivered by the College Hunks Hauling Junk to be transported to Ukrainians fighting for their freedom.
Over 350 Ukrainians have been killed and over a million displaced since Russia invaded Ukraine. Representatives from the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and family members of Ukrainian citizens will discuss the need for specifically-requested tactile equipment as well as recent first-hands accounts of the conflict, including this weekend’s failed ceasefires.
DATE/TIME: Monday, March 7 at 12pm
LOCATION: 24 Wall St., Huntington