Community Involvement
Bake Sale in aid of wells of life
This year one of the TY religion class held a bake sale to raise vital funds for 'Wells of Life'. 'Wells of Life' is a part of the 'Fields of Life' project and they aim to provide East Africa with adequate supplies of drinking water, leading to a healthier life and a better standard of living.
The TY religion class managed to raise €254.34 by selling delicious homemade biscuits and cookies and selling tea, coffee and hot chocolate.
Click here to visit our 'Fields of Life' page.
Project Linus ireland
For the last three years the school has participated in the Linus Project. The Linus project was established in the USA. Project Linus is a 100% voluntary non-profit making organisation. It is there mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill., traumatised or otherwise in need, through the gift of new, homemade, washable blankets that have been lovingly created by volunteers. The TY students make quilts from scraps of old material and also from bought materials. In the three years since the school participated in the Linus Project over 20 quilts have been made and donated to the Special Children's Ward in the hospital. The Grammar donate their quilts to the Sligo General Hospital Baby Care Unit.
Oxfam charity swap shop
On the 27th of January, the Radisson hotel hosted
a sponsored swap shop for Oxfam charity.
People brought in old, unwanted or too-small clothes, had them sorted
into sections of different types of clothing, and were given tokens
to use within the 'shop'. Different
items cost different amounts of tokens, like; t-shirts,
trousers, skirts, jumpers and jackets cost two tokens, shoes, dresses
and coats were three tokens, handbags, belts, and miscellaneous items
cost one token.
One very observant student found a Chanel clutch purse, for the price of
one euro!
Below are some photos from the event.
Left: Volunteers looking forward to the next three hours of charity work!
Right: Sorters piling and giving values to the clothes that runners will place
on the tables.
Left:
Clothes being sorted to different tables
Right: Waiting at the checkout just before opening time!
Transition Year Fundraising
Transition Year feel it's important to raise money for various causes. Last years TY's raised a lot of money for different charities. This year we hope to raise even more money.
Sponsored Swim
Sponsored Swim The Sponsored Swim proved to be a great success again this year. The TY's all dressed up and got a bus to Rosses Point were they enjoyed a lovely refreshing swim in the sea!!! The TY's managed to raise over €900, this money will go to various charities from all over the country.
Operation Christmas Child
This year in school a group of TY students decided that the school should participate in Operation Christmas Child. This is were shoeboxes are filled with small gifts such as sweets, toys, hats, toothpaste and teddies. They are sent out to children in developing world countries and the children receive them as Christmas presents. So far we have collected over 30 shoeboxes and there are still some more to come.
Collections
TY students who decide to take the subject development education have the opportunity to fundraise for various charities.
So far this year they have raised money for:
The Irish Wheelchair Association
Sligo Rape Victims
Brest Cancer (The Pink Ribbon Campaign)
The Simon Community
"Wells of Life" - supporting Field of Life in Uganda
Plans are being made to run a campaign to raise money to support the sinking of wells in Uganda by Fields of Life (see here for previous activities by the school for this organisation). DVDs of the Prize Day and the Annual Carol Service will be sold (€10 for 1 DVD or €16 for both) to support this project and in January members of TY R.E. class will run a sale of work in the school to raise money.