REMEMBER CHERNOBYL

REMEMBER CHERNOBYL (new site under construction!) Annual Benefit Punk Gigs Raising Funds for Chernobyl Children Lifeline UK Reg: 1014274 www.chernobylchildlifeline.org I've decided it's best to make a dedicated page solely for the benefit gigs and any other fundraising activities I'm involved with as the original SCaredY CaT page is becoming increasingly blocked up with me and my other personal interests! Feel free to add both! www.myspace.com/scaredy_cat Remember Chernobyl Punk Gigs began in 2006 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster - My hubby and I are directly involved with our local 'Ayrshire' link of CCLL and have had the pleasure of hosting 6 kids over the past couple of years. The 20th anniversary gig was initially meant to be a one off 'mad idea' but given the success, support and interest surrounding the gig(s) which has now seen it's 3rd year, it was decided to carry on the tradition and continue to mark the anniversary(s) each Mayday Bank Holiday weekend - the whole point of the gigs is to have a dam good day with some top live punk bands & lashings of lovely beer in the company of good mates, whilst raising funds for a very worthy cause! the charity's main aim is to help bring children from Belarus, the worst affected country in the wake of the nuclear disaster, to the UK for 4 weeks respite holidays. These short breaks are said to add 2 years onto their expected life-spans thus ridding them of all the radiation that has built up in their system and lessening the chances of them going onto develop cancers and other radioactive related illnesses and diseases. If you haven't already been to one of the gigs make sure you mark next years event in your diary! Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd MAY 2009 @ The Attic, Glasgow Also, stay tuned for possible events elsewhere .... Since the gigs humble beginings in 2006 the total amount raised for Chernobyl Children Lifeline UK reg: 1014274 is £3694.58 (and that's not including the 28p to every pound gift aid!!) plus there's another £500 on it's way via Khev's (Overspill) employers! :O) for more info about previous gigs and kids we've hosted via the charity visit www.freewebs.com/scaredy-catand for more information about Chernobyl and the impact it has had on the countries worst affected by the World's worst nuclear disaster and various other links to informative sites check out the blog (once i get round to updating it that is!)