Charity Support

Make-A-Wish® Ireland has one simple aim - to grant the wishes of children aged between 3 and 17 years living with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. A wish granted is true magic for the child, providing respite from their normal routines of hospitals, doctors and treatment. Since inception in 1992 they have granted over 2,000 wishes in Ireland. They believe a wish can have a lasting impact on a child's life. A wish can create moments of joy - and memories that last a life-time.

Rosie & Jim have donated €500 to the Make-A-Wish® Ireland Christmas Campaign.

Find out more on their website - https://makeawish.ie/

Rosie & Jim have made a donation of €1,653.20 to The Capuchin Day Centre for homeless people.

Find out more and make a donation to this very worthy charity on their website...

Heartfelt Thanks For Another Year Of Your Kind Support

The people who attend the Centre -

Every person needs to belong and have a place where they are respected and have their basic needs met in a caring and non-judgemental way. For most people this is where they call home and in an ideal world, families can share the normal ups and downs of life in privacy behind their own hall door. Sadly some people must spend their days trying to find shelter from the weather, a place to rest and prepare before going out to face the day. Their most basic needs are access to toilet facilities, somewhere to wash and change their clothes, decent hot meals, someone to interact with. Many people lack what most of us take for granted and have no security as to where they will lay their heads that night. While this is tragic for adults, it is heart breaking for families with children who are forced to move from place to place with no stability as to their living conditions.

The Capuchin Day Centre - website >

Rosie & Jim were delighted to sponsor chicken for The Kilmainham Inchicore Musical Society fundraising barbecue and treasure hunt last weekend. 

The fundraising event was to help with funding for their forthcoming show THE PAJAMA GAME in early November.

Check out their Facebook page for more details! facebook.com/KilmainhamInchicoreMS

Rosie & Jim have sponsor 10 months worth of Nellcor Oxygen Centres.

These Nellcor Oxygen Centres are one of the many vital pieces of equipment LauraLynn needs on a daily basis to provide medical care to our children.

They allow our carers to constantly monitor the oxygen levels and heart rate of the children in our care, through an adhesive probe on their finger to ensure both are always maintained at the right level.

Rosie & Jim has kindly sponsored of these for 10 months for LauraLynn House, our palliative care unit.

Meet Jack Fenlon, an incredible 18-year-old athlete from Ballybrittas, whose life revolves around the track and field.
Jack's ultimate dream? To represent his country at the Olympics and secure a professional contract. His dedication is unmatched, training 10 times a week, running twice a day on most days, and hitting the gym.
This passion for running runs deep in his family, starting when he was just 8 years old, following in his father's footsteps.
Jack's journey is taking an exciting turn as he heads to Villanova University on an athletics scholarship. Under the guidance of the legendary Marcus O'Sullivan, a former world champion, Jack aims to carve a brilliant career ahead.

"I’d like to thank Rosie and Jimmy for the sponsorship which will certainly help me progress to a senior athlete and with my future goals!" - Jack Fenlon

We, at Rosie & Jim, are thrilled to support Jack in his quest for greatness. While we've proudly sponsored his journey, let's focus on the incredible future that awaits this young athlete.

Andrew our sponsored Irish Guide Dog for the Blind loves to work hard, rest hard & play hard!  What a good boy he is training for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind

Find out more about this wonderful life changing charity on their website - https://www.guidedogs.ie/

We at Rosie & Jim are delighted to announce that our total donations to Irish Charities and Community Groups throughout 2018 came to just over €31,556.

In addition Rosie & Jim also donated more than 600 kilos of chicken products to Irish charities and those who provide support to the less well off in our communities.

Rosie & Jim are proud to sponsor the Make-A-Wish Children's Charity.

Make-A-Wish grants wishes to children aged 3-17 battling life-threatening illnesses such as Leukaemia, Cystic Fibrosis, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, brain tumours, heart conditions and many more. They have granted over 1,700 wishes since 1992.

Wish children have suffered more than any child should and deserve to be granted their special wish as a reward for battling their illness. They desperately need a break from the routine of hospitals, injections and treatments. Testimonials show the power of a wish and the uplifting affect it can have on a family.

Make-A-Wish does not receive any government funding – they rely completely on the generosity and support of people and organisations who partner with them. At the moment, they have over 200 children on their waiting list and receive a large number of applications each month.

Support of Rosie & Jim

Make-A-Wish is very grateful to have the support of Rosie & Jim this year to fund a sensory bedroom wish for a very brave child. Sensory bedrooms have a long-lasting impact and bring with them significant medical benefits for the wish child. They enhance the quality of life for wish children for the time they have left. Sensory bedrooms can be an expensive wish and their ability to grant these wishes can be very much dependent on funding. It is thanks to the generosity of Rosie & Jim that we can transform the life of one of our wish children this year.

Please visit www.makeawish.ie for more information on the work of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

A number of weeks ago, an employee of ours asked for support for his daughters friend, who is fundraising for the Kolkata school project. Rosie & Jim were delighted to donate chicken products for their fundraiser. It was a fantastic night and the girls raised over €1800!

Below is the lovely letter we received from the girls after their event...

Dear Rosie & Jim,

Thank you very much for your support in our fundraiser event last Saturday, the 3rd of October. Our fundraising efforts were in aid of our Immersion Experience to Kolkata with our school next February, were we will have the opportunity to work with disadvantaged children.
Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Carolyn McCarthy and Kate Danaher

Letter PDF here>

Rosie & Jim are pleased to sponsor €750 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities Ireland cycle jersey again this year.

Reach your fundraising target and you'll receive a bespoke finishers yellow jersey!

This is a beautiful cycle around Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow. You can select from 3 courses, a 25km which is easy for all family members to enjoy starting from The Avon Resort at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains. The 50km route lets you embrace nature by completing two loops of the lake. For a seasoned cyclist the 100km will provide more of a challenge with more undulations but still enjoying the stunning views and connecting with nature.

Find out more and sign up today at www.rmhc.ie

Well done to Rosie, Conor and all who participated in the recent Simon Community sleepout. 

A big thank you to everyone who donated to this worthy cause.

Dublin Simon Community work to prevent and address homelessness in Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow and Meath. They provide services at all stages of homelessness and enable people to move to a place they can call home.

Find out more about Simon Community on their website - www.dubsimon.ie

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