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What a beautiful shot of April - our sponsored Guide Dog. We hear she has settled in well to her new home as a brood in Kerry.   Here is the update from her brood holder: 

“April is doing great. She has fitted in well with the other dogs & likes nothing better than playing with them which includes her doing her backwards spins. 
She recently joined the Tralee guide dogs group in the Sunday Rose of Tralee parade where she was a big hit with young & old. Health wise - no issues & has definitely no appetite problems!”

Aww good on ya April. Keep up the good work... and entertaining other dogs with your backspins of course!

Rosie & Jim are pleased to donate £100 to Eamon McCay, Managing Director of Frylite, one of our suppliers, as he marks World Homeless Day by sleeping out overnight in Strabane .

Mr McCay writes...

...on Saturday 13th October, I'm marking World Homeless Day by sleeping out overnight in Strabane. By doing this, I hope to raise awareness of homelessness and much needed funds for our chosen charities throughout Ireland.

Almost 10,000 people described themselves as homeless in Ireland this year. That includes men, women, couples and families. These are staggering figures, but the most important message is that we can all help.

You don't have to sleep out to help. €15 feeds a whole family for 2 days. £50 helps parents to learn new skills that will help them work their way out of homelessness while meeting their children's needs.

£100 helps keep families safe and warm during the cold winter months when the heating needs to be turned up for babies and children.

Best of luck to all taking part in this fundraising event.

You can donate to this most dererving cause by visiting the Frylite GoFundMe Page at www.gofundme.com/frylite-celebrating-30years.

Introducing our new Irish Guide Dog pups - Pebbles, Pepe and Percy.

As part of the ongoing sponsorship Rosie & Jim are funding three new puppies for two years. The €30,000 sponsorship covers their vitally important training. With more than 270,000 people who have a visual impairment in Ireland and over 1% of the population impacted by autism, the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind works tirelessly to facilitate those affected by providing them guide and assistance dogs. The average cost of training a dog is in the region of €53,000 and the charity rely on 85% of their funding through sponsorship like this and fundraising to continue to deliver their vital services for free throughout Ireland. Their services are offered free of charge.

John Burke of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind said:

“Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind is proud to have Rosie & Jim come on board once again with this wonderful support. We are very fortunate to have such valued supporters who have been instrumental in helping to train our dogs and to truly help change lives. As the P litter enter their puppy raising phase and on to their formal training, we look forward to updating you all on their progress. Thank you again for the amazing support”

The puppies were named by our lovely customers in a competition. Thanks to our winners Sinead Walker, Emer Mary Breen & Sinead O'Rouke for these great names - Pebbles, Pepe and Percy!

We're delighted to sponsor Andrew Wallace €150 for his charity race to raise awareness for Amyloidosis.

Amyloidosis (am-uh-loi-DO-sis) is a rare disease that occurs when a substance called amyloid builds up in your organs. Amyloid is an abnormal protein that is produced in your bone marrow and can be deposited in any tissue or organ.

Well done to Andrew who is on track to fundraise his aim of €5000.

*UPDATED August 2019*

Andrew not only made his target he completely shattered it! Making a huge €21,000 himself,  then a charity benefactor matched his donation, so that has now been turned into a whopping €42,000!! Fantastic News - well done Andrew!

Get more info on Amyloidosis here http://amyloidosis.org/

Rosie & Jim have made a donation of €2000 to the Oxfam Ireland 'Get Children Back to School' fundraising initiative. 

Children in Iraq probably want nothing more than to go back to their classrooms and playgrounds too. But as families who fled Mosul when the conflict started slowly start to return, they’re finding their schools destroyed.

Read the piece sent to us by Oxfam Ireland...

If you can donate to this amazing charity please follow the link below.

https://www.oxfamireland.org/backtoschool

We will be exhibiting at the Harrogate Fine Food Show on Monday 26th and Tuesday 17th June.

Harrogate Fine Food Show is an exclusive collection of new and established food & drink brands plus innovative packaging and preparation solutions.

Visitors to the show are able to meet the producers and chat at length, as well as taste products that will have never been seen before at a trade show. Harrogate Fine Food Show introduces you to new producers and it’s your chance to seek out new trends in food and drink that will make your shop, restaurant, café or bar a more interesting place to visit.

Find out more on the website - https://gff.co.uk/shows/harrogate/

Call by for a taste of our Chicken Products at section 30!

Rosie & Jim sponsored €750 for the The Ronald McDonald House Charities cycling jersey.

They were planning an annual cycle around Blessington Lakes on April 25th but this fundraising event sadly had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. So they have come up with a new plan - for May!

Cycle 60km during the month of May, in your own area and when suits you to help continue to care for our families at this unique time. It costs us €60.00 per night per family, and by registering you will be providing a family a home for the night when they need it the most.  Register online on Giv2Go for €60.00. Receive the bespoke Ronald McDonald cycle jersey. Keep one family close to their seriously sick child for one night. Cycle apart and come together for Ronald McDonald House.

Find out more about this on the RMHC website - https://rmhc.ie/events/charity-cycle4families-2020/

This is a hugely important fundraiser as they continue to raise funds for their New House alongside the New Children’s Hospital.

Check out the fab jerseys with Rosie & Jim logo! We're sure they'll get plenty of use once the restrictions are lifted :)

Susan O’Keeffe has Motor Neurone Disease, a progressive condition that affects how messages are sent to the muscles.  She can’t speak any more and has very limited mobility; she can type with one finger. Even though she has a very serious illness and is facing life’s end far too early, her focus is on helping others.  She has generously offered to help Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services to raise funds for the build and fit-out of 36 new single, state-of-the-art, palliative care bedrooms at the Hospice in Harold’s Cross.  

We received a remarkable letter from Susan, telling us her amazing story, and the incredible benefit the Hospice at Blackrock is to her and other’s in a similar place to her.

We, at Rosie & Jim, were humbled to be able to donate €250 to the Hospice for these crucial building works.  

Aska, one of our sponsored Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind is now in training on the Guide Dog programme with trainer, Allyce.

Here she is pictured (left) with the handsome golden retriever brothers Beckett & Bramble.

As part of our Commitment to Sustainability Rosie & Jim continue to fund the planting of 12 trees per month with Wolfgang Reforester.

It costs €20 per month to provide for the planting of a tree. Rosie & Jim provides for the planting of 12 trees per month. This is annual contribution of €2880 and 144 trees planted per year on behalf of Rosie & Jim's efforts to offset our carbon emissions. 

The Wolfgang Reforest ambition is to create a movement of people planting trees. Planting trees can revitalise wildlife and reverse climate change.

Find out more about this amazing initiative on their website: wolfgangreforest.ie

And stay in touch with them on Instagram - instagram.com/wolfgangreforest

We are thrilled to be taking part in The Gluten Free Living Show which takes place this Saturday, on the 6th October 2018, 10:30am-5pm, in the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Co Dublin.

Aimed at those interested in living gluten free as well as diagnosed coeliacs the exciting line-up promises visitors a food focused, interactive and informative day on gluten free living.

The line-up comprises a food fair with around 30 exhibitors, including many Irish gluten free food producers and international brands. The theater also offers: cookery demonstrations, dietetic talks, etc… and the Kids Academy sponsored by McCambridge will ensure that even the little ones get entertained during the day.

Call by Stand Number 19 and taste some of our delicious gluten free range!

Find out more about the event - https://www.coeliac.ie/event/gluten-free-living-show/

Stay up to date with the Coeliac Society of Ireland on their Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CoeliacSocIreland/