25 years on the legacy of the Chernobyl disaster lives on and CCIN (Chernobyl Children In Need) works hard to try and help support nearly 400 children in Belarus, the area most affected by the fallout. Many of the children, probably the majority, are sickly because they have a weak immune system which is a common side effect of radiation. They get the radiation through the ingestion of the food they eat, as, although the air is clean, the soil still remains contaminated.
A small part of CCIN's work is the provision of respite holidays to the UK, which have been shown to boost a child's immune system for up to 2 years. Whilst in the UK, CCIN arranges not only visits to opticians and dentists but also tries to arrange new experiences and The PEACE Fund was delighted to be able to assist.
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A further donation has been made to The Relief Fund for Romania (RFFR) which will be used for urgent repairs to an outdoor play area in Pode Turcului. The village, like most of them, is poor, there are no jobs, dusty and have no services for the population.
The day centre is the only attractive place in the area and is intensively used by the children of all ages. The outdoor play ground next to it has been used a lot and is now in urgent need for repairs. The frames are broken and dangerous and is difficult for the staff to keep the children away but the children use it anyway outside working hours.
M&S has had to implement strict regulations on who can go in and out of their facilities and hasthe need to sanitize hands and feet upon entry and exit at all of their program sites. They therefore have a huge need for soap, bleach and clean water to be made available to as many people as possible in Haiti.
M&S has implemented a Water Production Program and pumps water 12 hours a day using a diesel generator to produce electrical power and the daily cost for this alone is $100.
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Adrian discusses The PEACE Fund in an interview given at Collectormania in London in November.
Loyal and longtime PEACE Fund contributor Kathy Johnson has knitted a huge batch of very special blankets The PEACE Fund. As these lovely blankets begin their journey to warm the children helped by our newest recipient, Mercy & Sharing, we're giving you a front-row seat to how they're made, where they'll be traveling, how they'll help once they arrive at their final destination and as many other points in between that we can explore along the way.
CLICK HERE for the first part of our interview with Kathy, whom we can't thank enough for her continued gifts of time and talent.
Classic cars,
classy drivers Classic cars, classy drivers and a worthy cause all came together in style for a continents-spanning adventure through famous and exotic locales.
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As a result of the recent 'Show Us Your Goodness Campaign,
The PEACE Fund is pleased to be able to announce that it received $1,000 as a 'Sponsor's Choice Winner'.
For full details of all the results CLICK HERE. In conjunction with this, Adrian was interviewed by Tricia Ryan, Director of Marketing for riceworks®.
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Over $12,000 raised for HaitiThe PEACE Fund is pleased to be able to announce that
the recent 'PEACE for Haiti Relief Effort' initiative has
raised over $12,000. We will shortly be announcing a
new recipient in this respect, but in the meantime it just leaves us to say THANK YOU!
January 2010 saw the communication network for The PEACE Fund expanding with the launch of the new PEACE Fund forum, presence
on Facebook and in addition, the opportunity to 'Twitter'.
COME AND GET INVOLVED!
We look forward to hearing from you.
The PEACE Fund donated $10,000 to enable TAB to run a series of workshops in Cambodia aimed at improving the literacy skills amongst schoolchildren. Sue Slater was one of a group of teachers who volunteered her time to lead a number of workshops.
Founded by 8-year old Emily Grace Reaves
(who stars as "Cindy Lou" in the Hannah Montana Movie), Emily, along with family and friends will, on
the 2nd May, celebrate the foundation's official launch with a star-studded, celebrity event at Universal CityWalk in Hollywood.
When Adrian was participating in a 'Highlander' Convention in Los Angeles. he had the opportunity to meet a number of those participating in the 'Pounds for PEACE' initiative and receive an update on how things were progressing. He offered both his support and congratulations to all of those who have and are participating in the initiative.
When we, at the PEACE Fund, heard that The Relief Fund For Romania (FSC) was looking for a new website to promote their work we were happy to be able to help.
The PEACE team and FSC worked closely together to create a brand new look, the new site being available in both English and Romanian and highlighting just a small proportion of the vast amount of work undertaken by FSC.
CLICK HERE to visit the site and learn a little more about the work of FSC.
