Over €500,000 donated to GOAL

Haiti appeal

January 16th, 2010

GOAL has disclosed that in excess of €500,000 has already been donated by the Irish public to their Haiti appeal.

“Yet another example of the extraordinary generosity of the Irish people” said John O’Shea GOAL’s CEO who added

“Even in uncertain economic times, the Irish can always be depended upon to help those less fortunate than themselves”

GOAL is preparing to start delivering some of the relief goods which have been stored in their warehouse in Port au Prince. A large consignment of supplies is expected to be delivered shortly from the US warship which is berthed in the bay, while the organisation is also primed to accept relief items being trucked in from neighbouring Dominican Republic.

“We are delighted to be up and running – and we naturally are hoping that the imminent deployment of UN peacekeepers will enable the aid effort to operate to its maximum capacity.”