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2007

This year again was a good success with Danny McCarthy and Kenny O'Flaherty driving to Smorgon orphanage in the Minsk region with aid in association with Dunshaughlin Chernobyl Group, Co. Meath. As last year, we did a solo run, i.e. one lorry without a convoy.

The truck was again provided by Tom O'Donnell International Transport of Dublin and this year Tom surprised us by donating to us a trailer with our own logo on it. Thank you very much Tom.

We traveled through Lithuania for the first time as Smorgon is near the Lithuanian border. All went well, though our sailing out of Ireland was canceled which made our journey a day longer.



2006

Positive Aid did itself proud again this year. This time we did a solo trip, without the usual truck convoy. Our truck, donated by Tom O'Donnell International Transport, was driven by Emmet O'Donnell and Kenny O'Flaherty to Rudensk orphanage, in the Minsk region, and John Maunsell replaced Kenny on the return truck journey to Ireland with Emmet.
The load of aid was in association with Dunshaughlin Chernobyl Group, Co. Meath.

2004

Tom O'Donnell again donated one of his trucks and a trailer and this year he came along himself and shared the driving with Kenny on the outward trip, while his son, Emmet, replaced him on the homeward leg of the journey. (See web page "Our History").

Our load was again supplied by Charleville Chernobyl Foundation, and went to various orphanages in the Brest region. (Again see web page "Our History" for the full story).

2003

On our trip to Albania we were donated a truck by Mercedes (Ireland) Ltd. and a container by Iarnród Éireann (freight dept.), Cork.

2002

As in 2000, Tom O'Donnell supplied the lorry and trailer to us and this time Tom's brother, Paul, went with Kenny. Linking up with Chernobyl Aid Ireland Ltd. they went to Grozovo orphanage with construction machines to do some site work.. (See Web page "Our History"). We are most grateful to Tom for his kind generosity.

We would like to thank Valentina Bedritskaya and her daughter Tonia for their tremendous help at the border with the customs office. Having had a problem we would have been lost without them

2000

In April 2000, Positive Aid teamed up with Bus Éireann staff Chernobyl Fund and Kenny O'Flaherty and Tim Breen departed from Cloghane, Co. Kerry amidst a thronged crowd after an associated Mass. We linked up with Chernobyl Aid Ireland Ltd. in Rosslare Harbour and travelled through Wales, England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland and arrived at the Polish-Belarussian border going through the usual delays.

We helped the Charleville Chernobyl Foundation to transport their load of food and supplies to the Brest region, where it was distributed to Kobrin and Pinsk orphanages, as well as other underprivileged schools and deprived villages. The operation was overseen by Valentina Bedritskaya of I.H.I.S.C. (International Humanitarian Initiative Support Centre). They give us great help and support.

Tom O'Donnell International Transport of Dublin kindly supplied an articulated lorry for the trip. Tom is a native of Cloghane himself and is a keen supporter of our cause.

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