Charity Support

This Christmas, thousands of people will gather at Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services, Harold’s Cross for the annual Light Up A Life Christmas event.

The celebrations begin on Sunday 26^th November, a day of music and memories and the official lighting of the magnificent tree by the guest of honour Daniel O’Donnell, and will continue until Christmas.

Rosie & Jim are delighted to donate €1000 to the Light up a Life Christmas event.

Find out more on their Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/olhospice/

Well done to Shauna Mc’Namara on the great work done by her in order to raise funds for Pieta House. Rosie & Jim were very happy to contribute €500. All our staff very much enjoyed the selection of cakes made by Shauna

Diving into Support: St. Stephen's Day Swim for Tulla Athletics Club

Rosie & Jim is delighted to back C&M Foods' St. Stephen's Day Swim with a €200 donation, all in support of Tulla Athletics Club. It's a splash of cold water for a warm cause!

Bravo to all the brave swimmers taking the plunge!

Follow and learn more about Tulla Athletics Club at their Facebook Tulla Athletic Club East Clare and Instagram @tulla_ac.

Rosie & Jim are delighted to contribute €500 to 'Musgrave Triathlon.... that’s not a Triathlon'!

Musgrave Triathlon over the past 19 years, has raised a staggering €5 million for a number of charities. In 2020 they raised €200,000 for Breakthrough Cancer Research to fund another Musgrave Cancer Research 3-year PHD Scholarship with the aim to improve cancer care and increase survival rates.

For 2021 they are again going to run the successful “Musgrave Triathlon.... That’s not a triathlon” Virtual event. This year the chosen charities are Breakthrough Cancer Research, Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, AsIAm & Cork University Hospital.

Find out more - https://eventmaster.ie/event/5B5MHQvsEz

The Family Fun Day which takes place in August is a day that we dedicate to our children and their families.

It is a day of fun, laughter and activity where the children who use our service and all their family members are invited to come together on the grounds of LauraLynn – Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, where our staff and dedicated volunteers create a special day for them all. The day includes face painters, bouncy castles, games entertainers, stilt walkers, a marquee tent for activities, a DJ, Build-A-Bear, a first aid tent, a treasure hunt, as well as big BBQ and an ice cream van with spot prizes for all! All of the activities are especially designed and created for the participation of our children, and their families can join in the fun. This special day for our families would cost us over €6,000, but with the in-kind support of many suppliers, this cost is halved.

Rosie & Jim have this year sponsored the cost of this incredible event for us, ensuring the provision of a wonderful day for all the family to enjoy together.

Wow - Andrew, our sponsored Irish Guide Dog in training is doing so well. We received this update on how he is doing in his training.

Andrew’s training has been coming on a treat. He is now just over a year old and about to head off to Cork for his adult training. When he is out and about on a training walk, he goes about the business of leading, walking calmly.
He is now good at ignoring the enticing smells of lamp posts - focussing instead on the treats he gets for doing so. He has been travelling on the Luas, a bus and in the car. He has not been able to enjoy the social life in cafes due to covid but has been very good at sitting down under park benches in preparation for a cafe lifestyle.
He is very aware of people. He walks up the stairs slowly next to me, waiting on the return for me to turn to go up the next flight of stairs. Although he is very sociable, he prioritises a call or whistle from me over playing with his friends - he has great recall. He is learning to avoid distractions when in a “wait” in a sit or down position.
On free runs Andrew is very sociable and likes to play with dogs of equal energy. Although he is no toughie when it comes to other dogs, he shows his confidence and belief in aiming high when it comes to what he thinks of as sticks but are, in reality, logs, as you can see in the photographs.

It's really fantastic to hear how he is learning and progressing as well as what he is good at and what are his favourite things to do. We are very excited for his future.

Find out more about Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind on their website:

https://www.guidedogs.ie

Follow and Like them on their Social Media platforms :

https://www.facebook.com/irishguidedogs

https://www.instagram.com/irishguidedogs/

Rosie & Jim were delighted to have sponsored the recent Offaly Hospice Foundation Ltd Benefit night.

The Offaly Hospice Foundation is a fundraising committee that raise funds to give financial support to Palliative Care services in Offaly.

Find out more about them at their website: http://www.offalyhospice.ie/

And make sure to Like their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Offaly-Hospice-387167118144784/timeline/

Rosie & Jim were delighted to sponsor the Killeedy GAA Golf Classic 2019 €100 to help raise funds for the continuing development of the Club facilities. The annual event takes place on July 5th and 6th at Newcastle West Golf Club.

Fantastic development work has taken place over the past few years that benefit all age groups in the local area, with exciting projects planned for the near future also.

https://twitter.com/killeedygaa

Rosie & Jim are pleased to donate €250 to the annual Portarlington and Killenard Charity Gala Ball The event will be held on Saturday 24 September, with proceeds from the event going to the Midlands Hospice building fund.

The red-carpet event will be held in The Heritage Hotel, Killenard with music by JL Sounds on arrival and later by Transmitter. This year’s special guest of honour is Mountrath native and patron of the Midlands Hospice build campaign Claire Byrne from RTÉ.

The Midlands Hospice, which is planned to be constructed beside Tullamore Hospice, will have 16 beds and will cater for people in the surrounding counties of Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford. Now in its 16th year, the black-tie event has raised more than €120,000 for local charitable organisations, including the Cuisle Centre; Portlaoise Hospital paediatric unit; St Vincent’s Hospital, Mountmellick; The Kolbe Centre, Portlaoise; Laois Slieve Bloom Centre (Irish Wheelchair Association); Portarlington Lourdes Committee; and St Francis School, Portlaoise. Tickets (€65) are now on sale, with corporate options for tables of eight, ten or 12 and are available from the Saoirse Care Charity Shop, Main Street, Portarlington or from Maria Molloy on 086 3058181, Marie Corcoran on 086 2654277 and Collette Kennedy on 087 7589896.

We are proud sponsors for the Coeliac Society’s 2016 Annual Christmas Raffle.

The Coeliac Society is the national charity supporting those living with coeliac disease or on a gluten-free diet for medical reasons.

Each ticket will be entered into the draw on Monday 19th December for one of the following great prizes:

First Prize: Mini break to New York City for three nights including flights and accommodation, supported by Coole Swan
Second Prize : Overnight stay and dinner for two at The Olde Post Inn, plus a one day cookery course with Chef Gearóid Lynch
Third – Seventh Prize:  5 x €200 SuperValu Vouchers
Eight Prize : €150 One4All Voucher plus €100 hamper from Broderick’s
Sellers Prize : €150 hamper of Rosie & Jim Products

For your chance to win one of these amazing prizes go to https://www.coeliac-ireland.com/raffle/