A COFFEE morning in The Meadowlands Hotel, hosted by a Tralee woman to raise funds to help children living on the streets of Calcutta, was a big success on Saturday morning.
Aedemar O’Regan, from Oakpark, is a teacher in St Francis’ School in Rochestown, Co. Cork, and is travelling with another teacher in the school and 80 other students and teachers from Cork and Tipperary on the trip which is organised by the Hope Foundation.
They will visit schools and orphanages in Calcutta and help wherever they can on the week long stay in late March.
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Aedemar laid on a great spread at the hotel and many people came throughout the morning to donate to the worthy cause and some great spot prizes were also won on the day.
“People have been so generous. They saw the story on TraleeToday and elsewhere and decided to call in, so there is a great sense of community in the area,” said Aedemar.
Aedemar has been involved in fundraising for the Irish Cancer Society and the MS Society in the past, but this is the first time she will travel overseas working for a charity for the week. Scroll down for photos…