The Merrion Property Group sponsored a hugely successful fundraising event held in Dublin in February 2008 in the Four Seasons Hotel. The proceeds from the lunch will specifically help build 'Homes of Hope', a programme which de-institutionalises orphaned and abandoned children in Belarus who are victims of the Chernobyl catastrophe, helping to give them a brighter and better future. Many well-known rugby and media personalities were present at the Lunch and offered their help to raise money for this worthy project.