Trócaire appeal for support in Limerick as Lent begins
A NOTABLE charity, which has launched an appeal for donations to celebrate its 50th anniversary, has thanked the people of the Limerick for their support over the past half-century.
Trócaire, has made the call for support to the people of Limerick as part of its annual Lenten Appeal which helps the millions of people in crisis in Somalia.
Around 700,000 homes, schools and churches across the country will receive the iconic charity box which has featured during every lent for the past 50 years.
Funds raised from the appeal will go to families of malnourished children in the Horn of Africa.
Trócaire CEO, Caoimhe de Barra, said the agency's history is owned by people in Limerick and the rest of Ireland, who over have devoted unyielding solidarity to those who are suffering in our world.
“Since Tróόcaire was set up a half a century ago people in Limerick have been unstinting in their support of the work we do and the difference that support has made cannot be underestimated. The number of lives not just changed but saved is huge.
“We work in countries that are most at risk of conflict, climate change and poverty, and the work we do is as important now as it was when Trόcaire was set up.”
Thanking the people of Limerick for their continuing generosity over the years, Ms de Barra reiterated that Trócaire “will continue to support and work with those who are most vulnerable both to develop long-term solutions to the challenges they face and in times of crisis.”