Charity Support

Rosie & Jim are pleased to share they have donated €2000 to a Malin Head to Slea Head Cycle Fundraiser for DEBRA Ireland

Conor McGarry and his 2 friends came up with the idea of cycling from the top to the bottom of Ireland over 3 days (25th - 27th June, 2021) – from Malin Head in beautiful Donegal to Slea Head in the wilds of the Dingle Peninsula. They decided to harness this challenge by raising money for DEBRA Ireland. DEBRA Ireland is an incredible charity which supports children and adults living with the painful, genetic skin condition epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Inspired by our fellow Laois person, Emma Fogarty, who is a Patient Ambassador of DEBRA Ireland, EB means that Emma’s skin is as fragile as the wings of a butterfly. There is no cure or treatment and for Emma the only way of controlling the wounds is constant bandage changes every second day.

Check out their fundraiser page - gofundme.com/f/cycle-for-DEBRA-ireland

About DEBRA Ireland

DEBRA Ireland is a national Irish charity, established to provide support services to patients and families living with the debilitating skin condition epidermolysis bullosa (EB). They will continue to work as a family and patient-led organisation to do all they can for people in Ireland living with EB. 

Find out more about this amazing charity: debraireland.org
Keep in touch with them on the DEBRA Facebook Page: facebook.com/DEBRA.Ireland
And Donate, if you can - debraireland.org/fundraising/donate

Wishing Conor and his friends the best of luck on this fantastic fundraising trip!

Some adorable photos of Izzy, who, loves here toys! She, like Champ and Hank, are almost 7 months old now already.

She is very playful, so she can get distracted sometimes, but is still a very diligent little pup and a fast learner.

Rosie & Jim are thrilled to sponsor Laois teenager Shane Allison €300 for the Taekwondo Championships.

Shane practices Taekwondo at Nio Taekwondo Newbridge under the guidance of Mr. Hong Looi and Miss Sabina Mason. Shane has been dedicated to Taekwondo since the age of 4 and a half, finding his passion for the sport from the start.

He commits significant time and effort, training 5-6 times a week and participating in National Team Squad sessions held in Dublin and Cork during his preparation.

Follow Shane here: https://www.instagram.com/__shaneallison/

Good Luck Shane!

Juvenile Arthritis is a disease which occurs when the bodies immune system attacks itself and therefore differs to adult onset Arthritis. There is currently no known cause and no cure.

iCAN is a parent-run network providing support, information and advocating for best care for those affected by Juvenile Arthritis. iCAN is 100% volunteer based and run by parents of children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). No one takes a Salary from iCAN – 100% funds by iCAN raised go towards making things better for kids with Arthritis in Ireland!

When Mairead from iCAN got in touch to tell us about the fundraising event they were running last Saturday, we were more than happy to donate boxes of Chicken Goujons to feed the 25/30 Children involved in the Croghan Hill Challenge.

Here's a photo of Mairead with her little daughter Meghan.  Meghan who is 4 has Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis since the age of 22 months.

Find out more about the iCAN charity on their website.
www.icanireland.ie

And keep up to date on Facebook.
www.facebook.com/icanireland
 

Rosie & Jim are delighted to donate €300 to the charity Santa's Helpers.

Based only in County Laois, Ireland, Santa's Helpers is a non profit organisation whose aim is to help families at Christmas time, by assisting Santa in providing presents for primary school children.

Check out this fantastic local charity for more info.

https://www.facebook.com/presentsforchildrenLaois

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

Well done Cathy Bishop on winning €500 charity donation for your charity the Ben and Jake Connolly Trust!

And also for your own win - a lovely Rosie & Jim hamper.

Find out more about the Ben and Jake Connolly Trust on their Facebook page - 

https://www.facebook.com/BenandJakeConnollyTrust/

Rosie & Jim were delighted to donate €500 to the Fisherstown Tractor and Truck Run this year!

The event was a fundraiser in aid of Laois Hospice Foundation.

Brilliant event, well done to everyone!

Hank, Izzy and Champ - look at them now!

The Irish Guide Dogs we have sponsored have returned to Cork for further assessment and training and they are after getting so big while they have been away! Aside from being adorable these doggies are on a mission to train hard and work to help empower people to move safely and confidently around their communities.

Hank has been selected for the Guide Dog programme and has begun very well.

Izzy is settling in well after an initial stressful period for her after leaving her home but staff at HQ are looking after her well. She is still been evaluated for her suitability for either the Guide or Assistance dog programme.

And Champ has been selected for the Assistance Dog programme and has displayed an excellent temperament for this. He will hopefully come through to work with a family of a child with autism.

The Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind is an amazing charity - please donate if you can!

Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind website - https://guidedogs.ie/

The Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind Goal Is Simple

We support people who are vision impaired and families of children with autism by providing life-changing services.

With your help we create exceptional partnerships between people and their dogs.

Our highly trained dogs empower people to move safely and confidently around their communities.

We are glad to have sponsored this fundrasing event for the Currow Ladies Football Fundraising Cycle 2017! Well done to all involved!

"A few pics of our Annual Fundraising cycle 2017. A big thank you to Rosie and Jim Irish Chicken for their generous sponsorship of their mouth watering chicken goujans that were served afterwards in the Community Centre "

Our pleasure - we are glad you enjoyed our chicken goujons!

We have made a donation of €2,000 to Oughaval Athletics Club! We're very pleased to have donated to this great club.

Follow them on Oughaval AC Facebook.

Rosie & Jim are very pleased to announce that we have recently donated €4000 to Irish Charities.

A donation of €1000 was made to each of the following Charities: Childline, Women's Aid, St. Vincent DePaul & the Simon Community.

These critical charities suppport many people in need across the country. Check out their websites to find out more about the amazing work they do.

www.childline.ie

www.womensaid.ie

www.svp.ie

www.simon.ie