Thank you, Rob, for the delicious chocolates that you brought for the Hamilton Estonian School from your recent trip to Ukraine. I know that you are a member of St. John Ambulance. Were you in Ukraine with them or on your own?
There are a number of affiliated Order of St. John organizations in various countries. The charter of St. John Ambulance Canada does not allow us to do work outside of Canada. But the charter of the Catholic one, the Sovereign Military Order of St. John of Malta and Rhodes, commonly known as the Order of Malta, allows them to do work around the world. They’re in 35 countries helping out. Every time there’s a flood, a famine, a war, an earthquake, the Order of Malta packs their bags and heads out. I cannot be a member though because I’m not Catholic. I went to Ukraine with them as a volunteer. My friends in the Order of Malta are forever teasing me about being the token non-Catholic.
What was the purpose of the trip?
I’m working on a wide variety of projects in Ukraine, one of which is feeding Ukrainian refugees inside Ukraine.
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