january 2026 NEWS
Happy New Year to you all.
This month TEECH brings news of the Christmas deliveries to Moldova.
A team of 8 volunteers travelled over to Moldova, 6 by road initially, and 2 flying into Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, to join up on the 30th December. The driving team (doing a round trip of 4322 miles) had a few obstacles to tackle in England on the route to Dover, with a puncture and a flat battery but managed to overcome the hold ups within a few hours. The rest of the journey would be pretty straight forward in comparison, with the weather getting colder the further West travelled.
Once in Moldova, and customs was cleared, the team spent the next 8 days visiting 10 villages, 1 older persons home, 1 centre supporting those displaced from Ukraine and 1 children’s centre, to hand out shoebox gifts, food parcels, rice, incontinence pads and warm winter coats. Santa made an appearance at each school, which the children were delighted about.
Over 2,700 photos were taken, so we have chosen just a few for the website to give you a good flavour of the trip. On the final day, before departure the team took time out to visit the underground winery in Cricova. We would recommend a visit, if you are in the area!
This month TEECH brings news of the Christmas deliveries to Moldova.
A team of 8 volunteers travelled over to Moldova, 6 by road initially, and 2 flying into Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, to join up on the 30th December. The driving team (doing a round trip of 4322 miles) had a few obstacles to tackle in England on the route to Dover, with a puncture and a flat battery but managed to overcome the hold ups within a few hours. The rest of the journey would be pretty straight forward in comparison, with the weather getting colder the further West travelled.
Once in Moldova, and customs was cleared, the team spent the next 8 days visiting 10 villages, 1 older persons home, 1 centre supporting those displaced from Ukraine and 1 children’s centre, to hand out shoebox gifts, food parcels, rice, incontinence pads and warm winter coats. Santa made an appearance at each school, which the children were delighted about.
Over 2,700 photos were taken, so we have chosen just a few for the website to give you a good flavour of the trip. On the final day, before departure the team took time out to visit the underground winery in Cricova. We would recommend a visit, if you are in the area!
Many Thanks goes to.......
- Many individuals who have made shoeboxes
- DVLC, Colchester for monetary donation towards fuel
- Christchurch and St James Church, Clacton
- Harwich Guild
- Billericay Town Rotary Club
- Billericay Mayflower Rotary Club
- Rotary Club of Ipswich
- 2nd Generation Rotary Club
- St Marys Church, Ipswich – Mother Union
- St Francis Church, Ipswich
- 32nd Ipswich Scout Group
- Inner Wheel, Ipswich
- Stuart Road Primary School, Plymouth
- St Mary’s Primary School, Trimley St Martin (photo above)
- Companies working with William Jackson Food Group (who is also donating £750):
- Crossroads Volvo
- Tiger Trailers
- Constellation Transport
- Sure Staffing
- St Nicholas Church, Beverley
- Great Waltham, Essex:
- Primary School
- WI
- Community Choir
- Church
- Springfield All Saints Rainbows
- Little Waltham Rainbows
- Chignal St James Table Tennis Club
- Sri Sathya Sai Organisation, Region 2
- Sri Sathya Sai Organisation, Leicester for Food Parcels (photo above of the team making up the food parcels)
- Old Buckenham School, Suffolk
- Heather Farrant for coordinating and completing 400 shoeboxes
- Clacton Rotary Club for monetary donation
- SLC Autos for the free service of the van and fitting the winter tyres
- M C Truck and Bus Ltd, Witham for the free check over of the two lorries
- DH Truck Diagnostics Ltd for support fixing the lorries at short notice.
- The team of volunteers from Sky, Ipswich
Please click here to see the photos. We hope you are lucky enough to spot your shoeboxes. Be assured that all boxes were most welcome and the trip would not have been possible without everyone’s efforts and support.
For any donations please use the Wonderful platform link:
Telecommunications Eastern European Challenge | Wonderful.org
Thank you in advance, if you are able to contribute.
Telecommunications Eastern European Challenge | Wonderful.org
Thank you in advance, if you are able to contribute.
