Introducing our relay team which will take part in the 2025 Belfast City Marathon – Sunday 4th May 2025

Ukrainians in Northern Ireland charity are honoured to introduce to you our relay team, which will take part in the 2025 Moy Park Belfast City Marathon on Sunday 4th May 2025:

1 (Stormont Estate – Montgomery Road): Kateryna Bidolenko – volunteer for Ukrainians in Northern Ireland;

2 (Montgomery Road – Boucher Road): Lauren McGeown – a College student, who took part in the Dublin marathon last year, during which she raised funds to help with humanitarian assistance in Ukraine, and which she handed over to the Ukrainians in Northern Ireland;

3 (Boucher Road – Falls Road): Dr Volodymyr Shentsov – volunteer for Ukrainians in Northern Ireland;

4 (Falls Road – Duncairn Gardens): Alan Moore OBE DL – Honorary consul of Ukraine in Northern Ireland;

5 (Duncairn Gardens – Ormeau Park): Dr Vitaliy Ostropytskyy – volunteer for Ukrainians in Northern Ireland;

(* Please note that each changeover point could stretch over 0.5 miles (0.8km))

Please come along on the day to support our runners and cheer them on!

Date: Sunday 4th May 2025
Start Time: 9am
Start: Stormont Estate (Prince of Wales Avenue)
Finish: Ormeau Park

We would like to remind that our nominated charity is “Ukrainians in Northern Ireland” (Charity Registration Number: NIC109987).

For those, who would like to donate, you can do so by bank transfer or cheque to Ukrainians in Northern Ireland Ltd.

Charity Name: “Ukrainians in NI Ltd”;

Charity Registration Number: NIC109987;

HSBC sort code 40-04-15

Account Number 32329352

PayPal: https://paypal.me/UkrainiansNI

All funds raised will be used to procure additional ambulance vehicles (along with medical and humanitarian aid) to be send to Ukraine to facilitate the medical retrieval and evacuation of severely wounded casualties in Ukraine.

All contributions however large or small will make a significant impact in saving lives in Ukraine’s war zones. Please also come along on the day to support our runners and cheer them on.

We know you have many choices when it comes to donating. Times are tough everywhere, and we are deeply grateful if you chose to support us in providing security and relief to the people of Ukraine.

Your support can make a powerful difference as we continue to serve our community.

Thank you very much for your help and support from all Ukrainians!

(* With the support of the Consulate of Ukraine in Edinburgh and the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Northern Ireland.)