Belarus Children From Chernobyl Hit Areas Invited to U.S.
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Four U.S. families from the New Hope Presbyterian Church are hosting Belarusian children for six weeks this summer through the American Belarusian Relief Organization (ABRO). This summer marked the first time a group of Belarusian children came to Maryland through ABRO, a nonprofit Christian relief organization with locations in America and Belarus. The organization’s mission is to help Belarusian children in the areas of the country contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear explosion in 1986.
During their stay with host families in Maryland, from June 13 to July 25, the Belarusian children have the opportunity to rest and receive medical and dental care if needed, the local media reported. The six children are from Mogilev, a region that was exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. The Ukrainian city of Chernobyl lies about 12 miles from the southern border of Belarus. According to ABRO’s Web site, the southern third of the country received the most radiation.
This summer the group is mostly healthy and busy with fun activities, checkups and dental and eye exams, said Frederick ABRO organizer Betsy Lalley. Among its planned activities, the group expects to visit Washington, D.C. and to pick berries at local farms. Lalley started the Frederick chapter of ABRO last March and within a couple of months, organized a base of support and sponsorship at the New Hope Presbyterian Church. ABRO uses local churches to sponsor the summer host programs.
The New Hope Presbyterian Church is the main sponsor and has arranged many of the medical appointments and activities for the children, Lalley said. Through fund raising, the church has raised 75 percent of the $1,500 cost per host family. American host families are responsible for providing food and any medical prescriptions and clothes. The program is of no cost to the children and their families in Belarus. Many of the Belarusian children come from different economic and social backgrounds and find the ABRO program through their community, church or local orphanage.
fundraising , Chernobyl,
Belarus
Charity News Online
Four U.S. families from the New Hope Presbyterian Church are hosting Belarusian children for six weeks this summer through the American Belarusian Relief Organization (ABRO). This summer marked the first time a group of Belarusian children came to Maryland through ABRO, a nonprofit Christian relief organization with locations in America and Belarus. The organization’s mission is to help Belarusian children in the areas of the country contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear explosion in 1986.
During their stay with host families in Maryland, from June 13 to July 25, the Belarusian children have the opportunity to rest and receive medical and dental care if needed, the local media reported. The six children are from Mogilev, a region that was exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. The Ukrainian city of Chernobyl lies about 12 miles from the southern border of Belarus. According to ABRO’s Web site, the southern third of the country received the most radiation.
This summer the group is mostly healthy and busy with fun activities, checkups and dental and eye exams, said Frederick ABRO organizer Betsy Lalley. Among its planned activities, the group expects to visit Washington, D.C. and to pick berries at local farms. Lalley started the Frederick chapter of ABRO last March and within a couple of months, organized a base of support and sponsorship at the New Hope Presbyterian Church. ABRO uses local churches to sponsor the summer host programs.
The New Hope Presbyterian Church is the main sponsor and has arranged many of the medical appointments and activities for the children, Lalley said. Through fund raising, the church has raised 75 percent of the $1,500 cost per host family. American host families are responsible for providing food and any medical prescriptions and clothes. The program is of no cost to the children and their families in Belarus. Many of the Belarusian children come from different economic and social backgrounds and find the ABRO program through their community, church or local orphanage.
fundraising , Chernobyl,
Belarus
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