Maintain Hope: Coronavirus creates a crisis in funding
An appeal for those who can afford it to consider signing up for the Tenner a Month fundraising for the Maintain Hope charity has been made by its Kilcullen-connected founder, Gerry O'Donoghue, writes Brian Byrne.
The arrival of coronavirus has both impacted on the charity's fundraising events here at home, as well as directly on the Children's Home near Nairobi in Kenya which it has supported for 16 years.
As Gerry O'Donoghue says, 'because schools are closed, even their once guaranteed daily meal is denied to them'. "Our needs were never greater, but our opportunities to meet them were never fewer.
"We are now depending on our Tenner a Month campaign. If you have been thinking about supporting us, please sign up now. The bank details are on maintainhope.org, in the Tenner a a Month tab. This is the worst possible time to be asking for help, but these are the worst of times."
I spoke with Gerry last evening to establish the detail of the emergency, and you can hear the interview on the Kilcullen Diary SoundCloud above.
Maintain Hope is regulated by the Charities Regulator.
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