| On Saturday last, the 16th of February we loaded our 110th shipment of humanitarian aid headed for Belarus. One hundred and ten, that's quite an achievement! Of course none of it would have been possible without your support. |  |
Ennistymon, bright and early on a Saturday morning, it must be a truck loading day!
Each truck load is different but each as important as the last. For 25 years now Burren Chernobyl Project has been supporting vulnerable people in communities and institutions across Belarus. This most recent load of humanitarian aid was our 110th shipment of aid to Belarus. Back in the days of direct flights from Shannon to Belarus the path for the shipments was much more straight forward. Nowadays our containers take a slightly longer journey from Cork on to Rotterdam, then Klaipeda in Lithuania and finally to Dom Zara in Minsk.
Of course before it gets that far it begins it's journey spread across Ireland in all corners of the country. People and communities gather vast amounts of everything needed and bring it to Ennistymon where it is sorted and organised by Ray who often has help from CBS Ennistymon TY students.
Some of the aid on this truck included clothes for children and adults, bed clothes, child pampers and adult incontinence pads, furniture, doors, windows, microwaves, toys, medical aid, physio equipment, standing frames, mobility aids and wheelchairs. American Airlines donated thousands of blankets, sheets and pillows that have been shipped out in the last few trucks. All welcomed with open arms by the asylums and communities.
Each truck load is different but each as important as the last. For 25 years now Burren Chernobyl Project has been supporting vulnerable people in communities and institutions across Belarus. This most recent load of humanitarian aid was our 110th shipment of aid to Belarus. Back in the days of direct flights from Shannon to Belarus the path for the shipments was much more straight forward. Nowadays our containers take a slightly longer journey from Cork on to Rotterdam, then Klaipeda in Lithuania and finally to Dom Zara in Minsk.
Of course before it gets that far it begins it's journey spread across Ireland in all corners of the country. People and communities gather vast amounts of everything needed and bring it to Ennistymon where it is sorted and organised by Ray who often has help from CBS Ennistymon TY students.
Some of the aid on this truck included clothes for children and adults, bed clothes, child pampers and adult incontinence pads, furniture, doors, windows, microwaves, toys, medical aid, physio equipment, standing frames, mobility aids and wheelchairs. American Airlines donated thousands of blankets, sheets and pillows that have been shipped out in the last few trucks. All welcomed with open arms by the asylums and communities.
This truck had some very precious cargo. As with every shipment we have wheelchairs and wheelchair parts donated but along with that this time we had three custom made chairs on their way to three very special young people. Sean our wheelchair technician, one of the best in Ireland has been volunteering with us for many many years now. He travels annually to Belarus and has custom fit hundreds of wheelchairs for the children of Cherven Orphanage and people in the community. We have one chair on its way to Cherven Orphanage, one to Minsk for a little girl and another to Gorodishche Orphanage. One in particular has been a dream and a lifelong wish for one of these recipients and we can't wait to see the reaction!
"Small but mighty!" has never been more apt than to describe our team of loaders this week. We had a small turnout but everybody got stuck in and we had the truck loaded in record time! We had volunteers travelling from Galway, Clare, Limerick and Poland!! To each and everyone of you who made the journey to help, thank you! To our sandwich makers and tea pourers, go raibh míle maith agaibh! The mountains of boxes and bags are matched by mountains of paperwork. A big thank you also to Tamara, Liam and Helen who work away in the background on this thankless job.
***PLEASE NOTE***
We are not in a position to receive any aid at all until further notice as we need to sort through what we have and need the limited space available to do that. We understand everyone's will to be helpful but for now we would greatly appreciate if this request was heard by all. Please pass this on to anyone who isn't online or who you know may be considering a trip to Clare. It's an amazing situation to be in but we really need your compliance and understanding. We'll announce when the situation has changed and we have the capacity to accept aid again.
Sincere thanks to all for your continued support!
Go riabh míle maith agaibh!
большое спасибо вам!
We are not in a position to receive any aid at all until further notice as we need to sort through what we have and need the limited space available to do that. We understand everyone's will to be helpful but for now we would greatly appreciate if this request was heard by all. Please pass this on to anyone who isn't online or who you know may be considering a trip to Clare. It's an amazing situation to be in but we really need your compliance and understanding. We'll announce when the situation has changed and we have the capacity to accept aid again.
Sincere thanks to all for your continued support!
Go riabh míle maith agaibh!
большое спасибо вам!
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