WELCOME TO PROJECT CHILDREN

Denis Mulcahy, Chairman of Project Children

Contact details for Project Children and our co-ordinators in the U.S.A. and Ireland

U.S. states participating in Project Children

Differences between Northern Ireland and the States, such as weather, money and the words we use

Advice on things to pack, not pack and what to do on your day of departure for the summer of a lifetime

An American friendship letter to Northern Irish parents

The story of children flying to Washington with American Eagle

A four week programme held in Washington D.C. for 13 college students from Northern Ireland

Construction trainees from Northern Ireland spent two months in America helping to build houses

American kids travel to Derry to play soccer with Northern Irish

Teaches kids about the theatre and each other

A sample of some of the children who have returned to the U.S. to continue their education

FLYING HIGH WITH AMERICAN EAGLE
When Project Children kids flew into New York, they were treated with all the pomp of visiting dignitaries. Their Aer Lingus jet was routed away from the hubbub of the main terminal to Hangar Nine with a throng of people waiting for them. All eyes were on the jet as it taxied to a stop and Denis Mulcahy, the founder and soul of Project Children, climbed the steep, portable stairs to greet the children on the plane. Bagpipers in full regalia marched toward the plane playing Irish and American melodies. A man with a box of small American flags on sticks ran and positioned himself at the bottom of the stairs. It was a moment like no other when Denis emerged from the plane and led the children off as the pipers played "The Wearing of the Green" and the man with flags held one out for the first child to grab.
	Arrival day: Alan Harper and Christopher Mulgrew
For the Washington children, New York was not the last stop. Project Children chaperones and American Eagle personnel escorted them to a bus led by police escort to the American Eagle gate. While waiting for their next flight, the children were feted with sodas, peanuts, pretzels, and bananas. The American Eagle personnel were perfect hosts for these kids, well organised and full of enthusiasm. On one of the trips to Washington, the children were on a historic flight of sorts. It was the first time in ten years that an American Eagle plane had an all-women crew. At the end of the flight, the pilots came out to meet the children and a few jaws dropped as the women introduced themselves.