Post by jenblueeyes on Apr 15, 2005 7:32:37 GMT
SUNSHINE APPEAL BELARUS MEETING
Wednesday 20th April from 7pm onwards
The Arcade Bar, Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
The Sunshine Appeal steering group are holding an open meeting to talk over suggestions/decisions about what we're going to try to do in Minsk in June. There has been a lot of interest in this donation from lots of different parts of the Tartan Army.
If you've got any thoughts on what we can do, if you're interested in doing anything in particular over there, or if you're just interested in finding out a wee bit more about the appeal then please come along and join us at the meeting. This is going to be a pretty big donation so we'll need all the help we can get.
We're going to have representatives from the charity CCLL there who can answer any questions you have. CCLL are one of only two Government recognised charities in Minsk. They provide respite holidays to Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the children effected by the Chernobyl accident. They are also providing holidays over in Belarus at children's camps where the kids get respite too (spas, treatment rooms, education, etc), and also they help at cancer hospitals in Belarus.
We'll be showing a video also which shows some of the children and hospitals in Belarus, but it is extremely sad however it's an important film which shows that every single penny and every item donated is needed and will be used in a positive way.
Some facts and figures:
* Belarus is the second poorest country in Europe (with 25% of its income being spent on clearup from the Chernobyl accident)
* No more than 10% of the kids in Belarus can be declared healthy
* One month in a "clean air" community like Scotland can boost a child's immune system enough that it adds two years on their life expectancy
* 90% of nursing Mothers were giving breast milk that was radioactive
* According to the UN, there is now a real threat to the gene pool of Belarus with second generation children even more likely to suffer side effects.
If you're going to come along, please contact me on 07884 475474 or reply to this thread to let me know so that I can get an idea of numbers, just in case we get too big for the room booked.
The Arcade bar is near the top of Cockburn Street (very close to the cross between the Mile and the Bridges). It's very close to Waverley Station (as well as the Heb).
Wednesday 20th April from 7pm onwards
The Arcade Bar, Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
The Sunshine Appeal steering group are holding an open meeting to talk over suggestions/decisions about what we're going to try to do in Minsk in June. There has been a lot of interest in this donation from lots of different parts of the Tartan Army.
If you've got any thoughts on what we can do, if you're interested in doing anything in particular over there, or if you're just interested in finding out a wee bit more about the appeal then please come along and join us at the meeting. This is going to be a pretty big donation so we'll need all the help we can get.
We're going to have representatives from the charity CCLL there who can answer any questions you have. CCLL are one of only two Government recognised charities in Minsk. They provide respite holidays to Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the children effected by the Chernobyl accident. They are also providing holidays over in Belarus at children's camps where the kids get respite too (spas, treatment rooms, education, etc), and also they help at cancer hospitals in Belarus.
We'll be showing a video also which shows some of the children and hospitals in Belarus, but it is extremely sad however it's an important film which shows that every single penny and every item donated is needed and will be used in a positive way.
Some facts and figures:
* Belarus is the second poorest country in Europe (with 25% of its income being spent on clearup from the Chernobyl accident)
* No more than 10% of the kids in Belarus can be declared healthy
* One month in a "clean air" community like Scotland can boost a child's immune system enough that it adds two years on their life expectancy
* 90% of nursing Mothers were giving breast milk that was radioactive
* According to the UN, there is now a real threat to the gene pool of Belarus with second generation children even more likely to suffer side effects.
If you're going to come along, please contact me on 07884 475474 or reply to this thread to let me know so that I can get an idea of numbers, just in case we get too big for the room booked.
The Arcade bar is near the top of Cockburn Street (very close to the cross between the Mile and the Bridges). It's very close to Waverley Station (as well as the Heb).