Chornobyl Children Need Help
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Darien High School students can help victims of the Chornobyl* nuclear disaster just by logging on to GoodSearch.com. Children of Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund (CCRDF) will receive money each time a computer user visits this charitable website.
"The youth can do a lot to help,” Alexa Milanytch said. “It’s just getting the community to work together to raise money." Ms. Milanytch is a leader in this fundraising effort to treat infants born with birth defects in the Ukraine.
"The simplest way a student at Darien High School can help is to log on to GoodSearch. Every time they search something a penny is donated to our cause," Ms. Milanytch said. Believe it or not, this seemingly minor task can add up to big bucks. CCRDF has the potential to raise $73,000 each year from the GoodSearch efforts if 10,000 people make two searches per day.
“It’s just as good as Google - actually even better since money is raised for a really good cause,” junior Tally Thoren said.
Children of Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund also encourages communities to raise money through community events like marathons and athletic competitions. The proceeds help buy equipment to treat cancer, heart problems, compromised immune systems and assist children born without arms and legs. Today many babies are also born with thyroid cancer and leukemia.
The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster occurred in the Ukraine in 1986. The meltdown released radioactive materials into the environment that were scattered throughout Europe. The Soviet government tried to minimize the damage by pouring sand and concrete at ground zero and then burying everything within a one- mile square radius.
There were evacuations of 116,000 people in 1986 and another 230,000 people the subsequent year. Many people within a 30- kilometer radius were immediately induced with small radiation doses. Many recovery workers received acute radiation sickness; two died within two hours of the meltdown.
It is estimated approximately 4,000 radiation- related cancer deaths may be attributed to Chornobyl over the lifetime of the 200,000 emergency workers, 116,000 evacuees, and 270,000 residents living in heavily contaminated areas.
Consider helping the children of Chornobyl by organizing a fundraiser in the community or just simply by logging on to GoodSearch.com. Ten seconds of your time can add up to a big difference in a child in Ukraine.
