CHABAD’S CHILDREN OF CHERNOBYL MARKS 26TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHERNOBYL DISASTER WITH 97TH RESCUE MISSION

NEW YORK – April 24, 2012  – As the world marks the 26thanniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor explosion, Chabad’s Children of Chernobyl (CCOC) continues the work of saving the disaster’s youngest victims, having just completed its 97th rescue mission bringing 26 more children to safety and commemorating the 26 years since the Chernobyl disaster. To date, CCOC has helped 2,822 children escape the contaminated living conditions surrounding Chernobyl, which remain a grave danger to residents of the surrounding region -- especially for children, who are most susceptible to the radiation.