Carlow Rose heading on 'special charity trip' to Poland

Carlow Rose Caoimhe Deering has "been preparing for a very special humanitarian aid trip to Poland."

Caoimhe along with New York Rose of Tralee, Róisín Wiley, Brónagh Hogan the Wexford Rose, Ashley Jackson Arizona Rose will be heading "to support not only the immense work of the Happy Kids Foundation and their safe houses in Poland, but also in support of Chernobyl Children International's work in war-torn Ukraine in the Ivankiv district" from 14 to 18 of February.

The Roses "will experience what the charity is doing first-hand, so that they can see for themselves the magnitude of the impact they have had."

The Rose of Tralee Festival shared a post of the news to their Instagram saying: "At the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine War, the Polish 'Happy Kids Foundation' prioritised evacuating 1500 children along with their caregivers from Ukrainian orphanages and obtaining places for them to stay in their Family Homes in different parts of Poland.

"The donations received through the 2023 Rose Group will be allocated to the immediate needs of the affected children: transport, food, cleaning products, clothes, as well as specialist medical treatment, psychological therapy and legal care.

"Our Roses and Rose Escorts will aim to raise €1000 each.

"All monies raised after the expense of transport of the humanitarian aid will be divided between these two charities."

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