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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22 2020
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Tyrone woman’s act of
kindness leads to north
rallying to help Australia
MARIE LOUISE
McCONVILLE
m.mcconville@irishnews.com
A
N ONLINE fundraising
page set up by woman
from Northern Ireland to
help those affected by
the bush fires in Australia has so
far raised more than AUS $5,000
(£2,600) thanks to donations from home.
Gemma
Kennedy, who is from
Derrylaughan in
Co Tyrone but
now lives in
Sydney, set
up the Go
Fund
Me
page earlier
this month
in a bid to
support
those left
devast a t e d
by the
wides p re a d
fires.
M
s
Kennedy, left,
who is a
traffic controller, had
initially dropped
off her own donation to teams
of volunteers who
“I have decided to make
this page for those who
wish to donate towards
the purchasing of more
supplies. Receipts will
be posted for proof of
purchase & donation”
Gemma Kennedy
were packing lorries to bring aid to
those in need.
However, following this, the
26-year-old, who formerly worked
at The Irish News, was inundated with messages from people in
Northern Ireland also wanting to
help.
As a result, Ms Kennedy set up
a fundraising page in the hope of
raising $500 however the total has
already reached more than $5,200.
Writing on the Go Fund Me page,
Ms Kennedy said: “I dropped off a
donation of urgently required food
and toiletries for those who have
been so horribly and tragically
affected by the bush fires in
Australia.
“After posting about the
drop off point on Instagram I received messages from people at home
in Ireland asking if they
could send me money so I
could go and get the items
that are so desperately
needed and donate directly
on their behalf.
“I have decided to make this page
for those who wish to donate towards the purchasing of more supplies. Receipts will be posted for
proof of purchase & donation. This
is for those who want to help those
who have been left with no access
to food, water, toiletries, homes.
Dig deep and help in anyway you
can, no amount is too little.”
n Donations to Ms Kennedy’s
fundraising page can be made at
www.gofundme.com/f/help-buyfood-amp-supplies-nsw-bush-firesaustralia
DANGEROUS: Below, a fire truck
moves away from a bushfire in the
Bunyip Sate Forest