Passage East Ferry has teamed up with Chernobyl Children International to raise funds for Ukraine this Easter weekend.
Over the Easter holiday period, between Good Friday and Easter Monday, Passage East Ferry will be hosting local volunteers, who will be taking part in an onboard bucket collection.
The Frazer Ferry Group will also donate €2 for every vehicle ticket sold, across each of its ferries at Passage East, Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle.
Since the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in 1986, Chernobyl Children International (CCI) has cultivated personal and professional ties in Ukraine. As the invasion continues to unfold CCI is providing emergency assistance on the ground.
Commenting on the initiative, Managing Director of the Frazer Ferry Group Paul O’Sullivan said:
We are delighted to work with such a renowned charity as Chernobyl Children International on this fundraising initiative. The scenes of devastation that we are all seeing in Ukraine are truly heart breaking. We hope this collection will be a great success for all concerned
CCI is working to get humanitarian aid, which includes food, water, and medicines, to children and their families who are in desperate need.
Speaking about the Frazer Ferry Group Collection, voluntary CEO and founder of CCI, Adi Roche, said: “We are thrilled to have the support of the Frazer Ferry Group for their Easter Collection this year. We are absolutely devastated by the ongoing war, but we remain ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with the people of Ukraine, most particularly the children whose welfare is our responsibility. This collection will help us continue our vital work and we are incredibly grateful for this support.”
More here on fundraisers in Waterford for Ukraine and other charities.
