Oct 06, 2015 at 08:02 am

9 tonnes sorted!

Update posted by Claire Smith

We've been so busy recently that we haven't had much time to tell everyone what we have already achieved. Our Big Sort was a huge success and we managed to sort and pack 9 tonnes - that's around 4,000 bags! The loose donations we weren't able to organise went to a number of good causes, including a van load that headed straight to the Syrian border, and clothes, shoes and toys to orphanages in Romania, Haiti and Uganda.

We're very proud that 600 of our bags have already gone to the Greek island of Samos with the help of Sunvil Airways. They are busy distributing them to the children crossing over every day and are sending us back wonderful pictures. We're hoping that after discussions with the UN, that we might be able to get more bags safely over to them.

We are also in discussion with UK based charity, Syria Relief, as they have tried and tested routes through to the refugees coming in to Europe.

Basically we are making sure we find the best way to reach those in need and will keep you updated when we do!

Thanks again for all of your support,

Emily and Claire x

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