John Caudwell and Modesta Vžesniauskaitė, reveal why they want to offer a home to Ukrainian refugees
March 21, 2022 - 11:43 GMT hellomagazine.com In an exclusive interview with HELLO! magazine, entrepreneur and philanthropist John Caudwell and his partner, former Olympic cyclist Modesta Vžesniauskaitė, reveal why they want to offer a home to Ukrainian refugees."I feel heartbroken for the people whose lives have been destroyed," John, who is offering the detached two-bedroom Coach House in the grounds of his Staffordshire mansion to a fleeing family, tells the magazine.
"Picture yourself in that situation," continues the businessman who kicked off a campaign to encourage wealthy individuals to host Ukrainian refugees who have escaped their war torn country.RELATED: Amanda Holden praised by fans after highlighting heartbreaking cause "I know from experience the fear and trauma that the children and families in Ukraine are going through. It's a feeling of terror I will never forget.
"I was terrified and ran so fast," she continues as she recalls The January Events, known as Bloody Sunday, when the Soviet Union attempted to reclaim her country."For three days my family sat in the house feeling terrified. The Russian soldiers passed through my city to take the capital Vilnius and a lot of people were killed. But thank God that two days later Lithuania found freedom.
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