Ukrainian-Canadian Anna Miller helped raise thousands to provide supplies to refugee families arriving in Berlin.
flee war, they’re leaving behind their homes and belongings, and arriving in new countries exhausted, traumatized and faced with dozens of choices for what comes next.is helping offer comfort and a breather to these families before they continue on their journey
She returned to the station the next day, and then every day that week to volunteer when she wasn’t working. She’d visit from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. or 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., and sometimes take on late night shifts to provide translation support, since she speaks Ukrainian. Funds grew overnight. Miller’s living room filled up with warm hats, packets of nuts and dried food and juice boxes which her family took to the station. They raised so much that Miller froze donations on March 13, after raising around $35,000.
Millers sees kids of all ages, including toddlers to children up to 10 years old. There are benches on one side, a table for colouring and boxes with toys, books, stickers, crayons and more. The volunteers also offer little backpacks the kids can pack themselves for the road ahead.
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