Another transport of gifts for Ukraine
Poczta Polska has actively participated in helping Ukrainian citizens. It has just sent another shipment of donations. This time, 19 pallets of products will be delivered to those in need. In total, the company – in cooperation with clients, entities from the Poczta Polska group, and the "Pocztowy Dar" foundation – has sent over 200 pallets of donations to Ukraine, worth over PLN 1.3 million.
The shipment, which departed from Leżajsk for the Przemyśl Archdiocese Caritas warehouse, contained food, hygiene and cleaning products, children's mattresses, and clothing. As with the two previous shipments, the products were donated by companies cooperating with the Polish Post. The first shipment left Poland on March 4th and was delivered to employees of the Ukrainian Post Office (UKRPOSHTA), with whom, despite the ongoing war, Polish postal workers continue to cooperate. The second shipment was sent on March 12th, this time to the Caritas warehouse in Przemyśl.
Almost since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Poczta Polska has been organizing fundraising drives among its employees. To date, dozens of pallets containing items most urgently needed by refugees have been delivered to regional reception points and warehouses. The "Postal Gift" Foundation has also established a special sub-account for donations to aid Ukraine: 36 1320 1104 3014 4239 2000 0005. All funds donated to this account are used to purchase products included in subsequent shipments. Additionally, as part of grassroots initiatives, at least several employees have supported Ukrainian residents through volunteer work, including work at the Przemyśl railway station.
Poczta Polska has been supporting Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian aggression. In agreement with the Ukrainian Post, Poczta Polska assumed, among other roles, the role of the UKRPOSHTA liaison for international postal traffic. The company also joined the government's program to aid its attacked neighbor. The national postal operator made available to the relevant state structures, among other things, its accommodation facilities in postal training and recreation centers (which have already housed over 200 refugees) and in a staff hostel, vehicles for transporting Ukrainian citizens from the border to a location in Poland designated by crisis management teams, and for transports to the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves. As part of its assistance to the people of struggling Ukraine, Poczta Polska also donated seven armored cash-in-transit vehicles. These were delivered to Ukraine's largest bank, PrivatBank. The company also donated boxes for collections to city halls and Caritas. It also provided warehouse space, including for Caritas. Poczta Polska has also declared its readiness to offer jobs to refugees (the first recruitments are already underway), including many positions where knowledge of the Polish language is not required.
The company also participated in an information campaign on the website Pomagamukrainie.gov.pl and in Ukraine, the Ministry of National Defense's "Fighting Disinformation" information campaign related to the war in Ukraine. Information materials on both campaigns will be available at approximately 4,700 Poczta Polska (Polish Post) branches.
Additional postal journeys with shipments intended for Ukraine and transports to the warehouses of the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves for Ukraine are also being carried out continuously.
Polish Post employees are also demonstrating solidarity with Ukraine. Postal drivers mark their cars with a symbolic sign behind their windshields, displaying the slogan #SolidarniZUkrainą and the Ukrainian flag. Postal workers are also demonstrating support for Ukraine on their personal social media profiles.