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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
The heart of Project Children
U.S. states participating in Project Children
Differences between Northern Ireland and the States, such as weather, money and the words we use
Safety and host family rules and advice
Advice on things to pack, not pack and what to do on your day of departure for the summer of a lifetime
The plane journey and what happens after landing at J.F.K.
An American friendship letter to Northern Irish parents
A visit to the exhibition held at Queen's University, Belfast during February 2002
Our current I.T. project
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
A QUICK LOOK AT PARTICIPATING STATES
California (CA) "Golden State"
Capital: Sacramento
Average Summer Temperature: 30.7c

Connecticut (CT) "Constitution State"
Capital: Hartford
Average Summer Temperature: 25.3c

Delaware (DE) "First State"
Capital: Dover
Average Summer Temperature: 28.5c

Florida (FL) "Sunshine State"
Capital: Tallahassee
Average Summer Temperature: 29.5c

Illinois (IL) "Land of Lincoln"
Capital: Springfield
Average Summer Temperature: 26.6c

Indiana (IN) "Hoosier State"
Capital: Indianapolis
Average Summer Temperature: 26.7c

Iowa (IA) "Hawkeye State"
Capital: Des Moines
Average Summer Temperature: 24.5c

Maryland (MD) "Old Line State"
Capital: Annapolis
Average Summer Temperature: 28.5c

Massachusetts (MA) "Bay State"
Capital: Boston
Average Summer Temperature: 22.8c

Missouri (MO) "Show Me State"
Capital: Jefferson City
Average Summer Temperature: 26.6c

Montana (MT) "Treasure State"
Capital: Helena
Average Summer Temperature: 1 9.9c

Nebraska (NE) "Cornhusker State"
Capital: Lincoln
Average Summer Temperature: 23c

New Jersey (NJ) "Garden State"
Capital: Trenton
Average Summer Temperature: 27 .6c

New York (NY) "Empire State"
Capital: Albany
Average Summer Temperature: 26.9c

Ohio (OH) "Buckeye State"
Capital: Columbus
Average Summer Temperature: 23.3 c

Pennsylvania (PA) "Keystone State"
Capital: Harrisburg
Average Summer Temperature: 29.8c

Texas (TX) "Lone Star State"
Capital: Austin
Average Summer Temperature: 29. 8c

Utah (UT) "Beehive State"
Capital: Salt Lake City
Average Summer Temperature: 25.9c

Vermont (VT) "Green Mountain State"
Capital: Montpelier
Average Summer Temperature: 21 .3c

Virginia (VA) "Old Dominion"
Capital: Richmond
Average Summer Temperature: 29.5c

West Virginia (WV) "Mountain State"
Capital: Charleston
Average Summer Temperature: 24.8c

Washington D.C. (District of Columbia)
"Nation's Capital"
Average Summer Temperature: 29.5c