REGISTERED Charity number 1145175
Friends of Chernobyl's Children - A National Charity
In October 1994 one little Belarussian girl came to stay in Lancashire with Olwyn Keogh MBE, the now Founder / Director of the Friends of Chernobyl's Children charity. The impact of that first visit initiated the beginnings of the FOCC and the following year 50 children came from Belarus for a four week recuperative visit to East Lancashire.
Since then the charity has grown nationwide and today there are over 20 FOCC groups across the country.
Friends of Chernobyl's Children is a registered charity which devotes its energies to raising funds to bring children who are at risk, from Belarus to the United Kingdom for a month every year. The charity targets children from orphanages or disadvantaged homes, aged between six and thirteen. These children are in great need and come from social situations that make it difficult for them to get the care they require at home.
To contact the charity's founder and CEO Olwyn Keogh MBE please e-mail olwyn.keogh@btinternet.com
In October 1994 one little Belarussian girl came to stay in Lancashire with Olwyn Keogh MBE, the now Founder / Director of the Friends of Chernobyl's Children charity. The impact of that first visit initiated the beginnings of the FOCC and the following year 50 children came from Belarus for a four week recuperative visit to East Lancashire.
Since then the charity has grown nationwide and today there are over 20 FOCC groups across the country.
Friends of Chernobyl's Children is a registered charity which devotes its energies to raising funds to bring children who are at risk, from Belarus to the United Kingdom for a month every year. The charity targets children from orphanages or disadvantaged homes, aged between six and thirteen. These children are in great need and come from social situations that make it difficult for them to get the care they require at home.
To contact the charity's founder and CEO Olwyn Keogh MBE please e-mail olwyn.keogh@btinternet.com
Jo Thornton, Coordinator of the Lancaster Group, has been involved with the charity in various capacities for almost a decade. Initially a host family for 5 years to Masha, she was eventually persuaded to join the committee before becoming coordinator in January 2018. Jo visits local groups, primary and secondary schools to give talks and presentations to promote the charity. If you would like us to come and talk to your group, please get in touch.
Tel. 07508631228 / joanne.thornton8@btinternet.com
Tel. 07508631228 / joanne.thornton8@btinternet.com
