Meet the Charity Club
Meet the 2011/2012 Charity Club at Shannon College! The Charity Club is a student led club which organises fundraising events throughout the academic year. It is a tradition since the foundation of the college that the students organise events with the support of staff members, within the college and externally to raise money for the chosen charities. The aim of the 2011/2012 club is to raise a total of €10,000 durning the academic year for the four designated charities:
- Limerick Mental Health Association
- Barretstown Children’s Camp
- Clare Crusaders
- Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland
See info further down this page for more details on the partner charities.
Upcoming Events
Previous Events
Bag Pack
December 2011, €1,050 raised
Quiz Night
October 2011, €331 raised
Bake Sale
November 2011, nearly €300 raised
Partner Charities
The fundraising efforts of the Charity Club will this year will go to four worthy charities; Limerick Mental Health Association, Barretstown Children’s Camp, Clare Crusaders and Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland. For more information on the great work of these organisations, please see the charity profiles below.
Limerick Mental Health Association:
Limerick Mental Health Association is affiliated to and shares the aims of Mental Health Ireland (MHI) a national voluntary organisation and is active in assisting to meet the mental health needs of people in the Limerick area. The main activities of Mental Health Ireland include supporting local Mental Health Associations, actively campaigning and advocating, providing an information service and developing mental health promotion programmes.
Barretstown Camp
Barretstown is a specially-designed camp that provides therapeutic recreation programmes for children with serious illnesses, and their families. It was founded by Hollywood actor Paul Newman in 1994 and modelled on his renowned Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Connecticut, USA. Excellent, unobtrusive medical supervision helps children with cancer and other diseases forget illness, learn to have fun and rebuild their confidence and self-esteem. The Barretstown camp is located at a fairy-tale castle in the beautiful foothills of Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains.
The Clare Crusaders
The Clare Crusaders Children’s Charity provides much needed therapy to children with special needs in areas such as cerebral palsy, autism and down syndrome and other conditions. The Clare Crusaders Children’s Clinic, located in Barefield Co.Clare is run on a voluntary basis and provides a variety of therapies to over 190 children in the Clare region. The services are free of charge and include speech therapy, occupational therapy, special education, physiotherapy and reflexology.
Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland
Autism assistance dogs Ireland (AADI) was founded in 2010 to provide highly trained assistance dogs for children with autism and their families. The charity provides a valuable service that can have life changing effects for children with autism and their families and our assistance dogs are provided free of charge. Autism assistance dogs Ireland (aadi) relies exclusively on voluntary contributions as it does not receive any Government funding.
Contact the Charity Club
If you would like to get in contact with the Charity Club at Shannon College, please contact Alan Hynes or Lorraine Yiu by email:
Alan Hynes (Year 3 Student): alanh365@hotmail.com
Lorraine Yiu (Year 3 Student): lorraineyiu@hotmail.com
It you would like to get in contact with staff member at Shannon College, please contact Ms. Elaine Giltinane, Placement Officer and Professional Skills Instructor by phone or email:
Ms. Elaine Giltinane
Email: elainegiltinane@shannoncollege.com
Phone: 061 712597
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