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A New Beginning

Submitted on December 20th, 2006 by Administrator

The Chernobyl Children’s Trust kicked off Christmas in spectacular fashion last night with the arrival of nine children in Cork Airport. The kids, all from various parts of Belarus, will be staying with host families in the Cork area for the next three weeks.

They were accompanied on the flight by Olga Zkuk and were met off the plane by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Michael Ahern and his wife Eileen, and Santa, who was waiting in the wings with a bag full of parcels.

There was a bit of history created by the occasion as this was the first trip organised by The Chernobyl Children’s Trust and also the first time that kids from Belarus flew into Cork Airport.

Traditionally it was Shannon. Natasha Manning, Marketing Officer at Cork Airport, pulled out all the stops and was responsible for organising Santa and his gifts. Musgrave’s Cash and Carry kindly donated an extra supply of pressies.

It was a wonderful night for the youngsters and the sight of little seven year old Andrei jumping up to try and reach the immigration desk to hand up his passport was hilarious, he just couldn’t wait to get going.

Thanks to everyone for making it a special occasion and for turning up in support. The cheering crowd in the arrivals hall was a welcoming sight to our visitors. A very special thanks also to the host families for sharing their Christmas with some special little people and for helping to change lives. That’s what we’re all about!

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