I'm back from my humanitarian mission; Slide presentation about it and three Zoom calls to discuss it

Now that I'm home (I landed Sunday night), I can disclose where I was from Tuesday to Sunday: a humanitarian mission to Ukraine.

It was the most physically, mentally, and emotionally draining – yet also energizing – five days of my life... I delivered in person a brand-new $131,000 ambulance and a half-ton of humanitarian supplies.

Here's a picture of the ambulance when I first received it in Poland, right near the Ukraine border, and here's an eight-minute video of it with the guy who sold it to me – Jesse Jonkman of Netherlands-based DIAC Medical – describing everything that's in it (which accounts for half the cost). After you watch it, you'll understand why this is the best ambulance in Ukraine.

It arrived on the front lines near Bakhmut yesterday, and a wonderful charity named MOAS is already using it to save lives:

I can't believe it was only a week ago that Susan (my superhero!) and I were frantically packing 16 massive bags weighing nearly 70 pounds each, stuffing them (barely) into two big cars, and lugging them through the JFK and Krakow airports so that Jesse and I could deliver them in person to three wonderful charities in Lviv, Ukraine.

Here I am with a tiny fraction of what we delivered, including medical supplies, IFAK trauma kits, Hot Hands warmers, sleeping bags, and more:

Here is a list with pictures of all of the supplies I delivered.

I could seriously write an entire book about the whole trip. It featured, among many other things:

• The U.S. military (I can't say more)...
• An ex-Mossad agent (ditto)...
• A Ukrainian special forces guy straight out of central casting (think Ivan Drago)...
• Unpacking and repacking our van in the parking lot of Auschwitz...
• Sucking up to multiple Polish border guards who spoke little English, learning much too late that if they arrested us, my offer to bail us out wouldn't work because Poland has no bail...
• Giving Klonopin to Jesse when he started to have a panic attack...
• Having to turn off my phone (not just put it in airplane mode) for hours (hours, I tell ya – I had the shakes by the end! 🤣)...
• And dealing with tears, cursing, and multiple interventions by various family members. (Note to self: If I ever go back, I'm not telling anyone except Susan until after I'm home!)

Jesse flew to Poland last Wednesday and accompanied me on the entire trip, which was invaluable (and he was great company)! After going in and out of Ukraine on Friday to deliver the ambulance and supplies, we flew from Krakow to Amsterdam on Saturday, where I stayed at his parents' beautiful home and then spent most of the day Sunday seeing DIAC's operations.

I was so blown away – and the need is so urgent on the front lines of Ukraine – that I just committed to buy 25 ambulances (hey, if one is good, then 25 must be better)!

Jesse has 10 in stock – below is a picture of some of them and here's a 38-minute video of Jesse walking me through his operations and each of the 10 vehicles I committed to buy:

Jesse and his team are already working around the clock to outfit each vehicle with the best medical equipment and technology (monitor/defibrillator, ventilator, infusion pump, wheeled stretcher, etc.) so they can deliver them to the Poland-Ukraine border only 14 days from now!

I also ordered 15 brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser ambulances – identical to the one we just delivered – but DIAC won't be able to get them to us for three months because there are none in Europe, so they have to import them from Dubai.

Finally, if you're wondering why I just committed $2.5 million to buy these ambulances – money I don't have and haven't yet raised (gulp!) – it's to save brave Ukrainian soldiers who have suffered the most horrific injuries imaginable. (To see what I mean, look at the two dozen pictures I posted on Facebook here – but only if you have a strong stomach).

It's so deeply upsetting to me that Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing this to the Ukrainians. At the very least, these men deserve ambulances that give them a chance of survival!

If you would like to help me cover the cost of these ambulances, I would be deeply grateful. You can make an online donation here quickly and easily (check the box for "Make this an honor or memorial gift" and enter my name) or, if you wish to wire funds or send a check, e-mail me by clicking here and I'll send you details.

Believe it or not, what I've written above only scratches the surface of what I did, saw, and learned – and there's quite a bit I can't put in writing about certain items I brought and what my future plans are.

For those who are interested in learning more, I'm hosting three Zoom calls tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday to answer questions and share the crazy stories (with pictures) from the past week I can't share publicly.

The times will be:

• 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday afternoon, February 22
• 8 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday evening, February 23
• 8 a.m. Eastern time on Friday morning, February 24

To join, simply click this link for all three.

It's open to anyone, so please invite any friends who you think might be interested.

I'm also happy to set up a meeting (in New York City) or phone call with prospective large donors.

If you aren't able to make any of the Zoom meetings, here are the slides I'll be presenting (minus the confidential ones) before I open it up to Q&A (warning: very graphic images of wounded soldiers on one page).

Lastly, if you wish to subscribe to my Ukraine e-mail list (roughly one e-mail every day or two with the latest news about the war), simply send a blank e-mail to: ukraine-subscribe@mailer.kasecapital.com.

Again, thank you and Slava Ukraini!

Best regards,

Whitney

P.S. I welcome your feedback at WTDfeedback@empirefinancialresearch.com.