Two of our Minor Players, Katie Morrissey and Mairead Hanratty, and one of our Minor Mentors, Julie Morrissey, went to Slovakia recently as part of Community Care for the girls’ Transition Year.
Katie’s Aunt (Julie’s sister, a Presentation Sister) Sr. Anne NcNamara is the Director of Nano Nagle Ministry Services & she has worked with the Roma since 2005 in Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia. It serves the local Roma population of over 100 people. 24 Roma children attend the pre-school daily which she runs.
Katie & Mairead worked in the preschool for the week. Anne collects the children from the Roma settlement each morning which the girls assisted with.
The children were delighted to get the Clontarf jerseys. The donation was very much appreciated. Huge thanks to Jude Hanratty & Donal Nolan for organising them.
The girls along with Katie’s cousin Daniel also visited the Ukrainian border where they saw the UNHCR tents which is the UN Refugee Agency. It is the global organisation dedicated to saving lives and protecting the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced communities like the Ukrainians.
See below for a selection of photos from the trip. Well done girls!
