'This is kind of our small contribution': Maryland group sends medical kits

to help people in need in Ukraine.

The DC chapter of the Ukrainian Girl and Boy Scouts of Plast gathered at Westland Middle School in Bethesda to put together emergency medical kits on Saturday.

BETHESDA, Md. — As war continues to be waged in Ukraine, displacing millions of residents and leading to the destruction of homes and cities, volunteers in the DMV used Saturday to gather medical supplies and organize special kits to be sent to the country to help those in need.

The DC chapter of the Ukrainian Girl and Boy Scouts of Plast gathered at Westland Middle School in Bethesda to put together emergency medical kits (EMKs) that will be sent to eastern Europe and put in the hands of people close to conflict.

Chapter president Andrew Demidowich told WUSA 9 that the EMKs were a simple way to give potentially life-saving resources to people who could experience dangerous conditions.

"We know that during a time of war, certain medical equipment is in short supply," he said. "Hopefully, they never have to use it but God forbid a window gets blown out and somebody gets cut or some other horrible injury that they have at least some basic first aid kit measures.”

In total, Demidowich said volunteers put together more than 600 EMKs Saturday. Many of the items that were packed came from donation efforts at hospitals and nearby high schools.'>>>

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