Adi Roche, Chernobyl Children’s Project founder and tireless activist, will launch Westport’s own Home of Hope at an open evening at the Castlecourt Hotel on Thursday May 13 next at 8pm.
Last year the people of Westport and surrounding areas rallied around the charity to help raise €50,000 to build the Home of Hope in Belarus. Children and adults alike bought and decorated special Bricks-4-Hope and local artists provided a huge range of their work for a very successful art auction. The money from these projects, combined with the ongoing fundraising work of the local branch, means that Westport’s Home of Hope is very close to construction.
The Westport Home will give children who have been abandoned in Belarus the chance to have a near normal family life. As well as providing the actual physical house, the project recruits and supports a loving foster couple. “The Home of Hope initiative helps ensure that the cycle of abandonment which plagues Belarus is halted because the children living in the homes can be confident of security, health, education, love, and much needed attention,” said Geraldine Butler, Westport committee member.
“We are delighted that Adi can travel to Mayo to launch our new Westport House. It could not have been possible without the support of the entire community and we hope everyone can come along to celebrate their huge achievement.”
Volunteer families stretching from Achill to Louisburgh have participated in this programme for 15 years and a further 10 children will visit in the early summer.
For more information phone 087 2935207.
