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GROWING SWINDON SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE CHARITY WORK 9
Skaters meet Dentaid babies Amazing support for quiet appeal
Swindon's international ice skaters Andrew Seabrook and Marsha An appeal for clothing and basic necessities in July brought forth a
Poloulashenko took time off from their training schedule on 3 July to rapid and huge response with no media publicity at all.
visit children from the Ukraine who had undergone surgery to repair
cleft lip and cleft palate at London's Guys Hospital.
Link Centre based British junior Babies born with the deformity
champions and runner-up in the are usually abandoned in orphan-
seniors Andrew and Marsha ages. Few get surgical attention
Poloulashenko, who comes from and many spend their entire lives
the Ukraine, committed them- with severe speech and eating
selves to promoting Dentaid after problems and can end up in old
reading about the plight of chil- fashioned lunatic asylums.
dren born with cleft lip or cleft Dentaid arranged for two chil-
palate in The Link. dren from the House of Babies in
Cherkassy to receive plastic sur-
Andrew and Marsha with Olga gery from a team headed by con-
Kachar, 3, and Tanya Zazerolo, five sultant Anthony Rowsell. A
months. All are wearing Den laid logo Ukrainian surgeon is receiving in-
embroidered garments supplied by tensive training in western tech- Piling up the fourth load from West Swindon. From left, Bill Allen, Liz
Swindon firm 1MM Hepburn, Bob Linnegar, Simon Hepburn, Jack Allen, Lindsey Linnegar
niques for six months. He will
return to set up a training pro- Dentaid's sister charity Hope Bill circulated his contacts and
gramme in a Dentaid provided Now had discovered an orphan- The Link sent a letter to schools and
operating theatre, and the process age for 5 to 15 year olds in a des- churches in the WestSwindon area.
will be repeated next year. A pio- perate condition and launched an The response was immediate and
neering Internet link is being de- urgent appeal for help. quite amazing. In only 4days over
veloped to allow long distance in- Hope Now volunteer Bill Allen two tonnes of clothing, toiletries
struction and training during op- from Wanborough, was willing to and treats had been collected.
erations to take place. coordinate a Swindon collection. Particular thanks goes to Brook
In last month's Link, Marsha and He had just returned with Chris Field, Oliver Tomkins, Shaw Ridge
Andrew were pictured with Jan Swatton from Freshbrook from and Greendown Schools, Westlea
Messenger from Freshbrook, who building a £10,000 playground at Church and St Mary's in Lydiard
runs 1MM Embroidery. Jan has the House of Babies in Cherkassy, Park for all their contributions.
agreed to supply them with with money raised at a ball at the What would happen if we made
sweatshirts and T shirts embroi- Chinese Experience in early May. an appeal through The Link?
dered with the Dentaid logo so The July Link was at the press, For more information on Hope
that they can promote the charity waiting for the August edition Now and Dentaid, call Stephanie
at competitions around Europe. would miss the aid lorry deadline. Glennie on 872578.

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