Charity Support

Respite care is the very heart of what we do here at LauraLynn. It is not a luxury, but a necessity for both the caregivers and the sick child.

Caring for a seriously ill child puts immense physical and emotional strain on the whole family. Through our respite care, families have the opportunity to take a break, while we care for their sick child. Our multi-disciplinary team provides children with full medical support, as well as a variety of therapies to enhance their care.

We are able to offer families choices, providing on-going support for as long as they choose.

Providing a nights respite to a child is an invaluable gift to the child and their whole family and Rosie & Jim have donated to support 5 overnight stays for a child.

Rosie & Jim are delighted to continue to support Emo Celtic Schoolboys and Schoolgirls Soccer Club with a donation of €600.

Emo Celtic Soccer Club, Co. Laois cater for all age groups from Academy age to Under 15's.

Check out the Clubs Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/EmoCeltic

Thanks to Kathy, Champ's minder for taking these wonderful photos of Champ. He had the company of another puppy, Orbit, in training recently. How cute are they together?!

His training going very well.  He is excellent in the house apart from waking up too early! He is walking very well, stops a bit to check things out but quickly continues on.  His recall is very good.

He is growing into a fine handsome dog and loves his free runs away from the training.

Percy, our adorable sponsored Irish Guide Dog for the Blind!
Percy loves the beach and adores his best friend, the cat. Here they are, snuggled up together for a nap.
Eva, his puppy raiser, says that Percy is learning well, has excellent recall, and is a fantastic socialiser!
We are so proud of his progress.

Rosie & Jim are thrilled to have donated €4,500 to fund a sensory bedroom for a Make-A-Wish child and make a wish come true. A sensory bedroom has made a huge difference to wish child Donal who is living with Sensory Modulation Disorder. His condition means that his nervous system needs intense input and he craves busy, stimulating environments, touches and brings everything to his mouth and has a poor attention span. A multi-sensory room has provided him with a fun and safe atmosphere to explore and develop.

Donal’s mother got in touch to thank us and you for making his wish come true. She said:

“We designed Donal’s room around an area in the hope that the wish would be granted. We are so happy with it as it’s Donal’s own area/pad/den & it’s perfect for him. Donal gets physio each week and it’s also a great spot for this – the padded floor is excellent. Donal enjoys himself, watching his favourite music videos – his smile will tell you more than any words!!! It’s been great seeing Donal quickly learn that this comfy den his. He can shuffle to it from anywhere downstairs and he just has to look up at the projector to tell us that he wants it on. His posture is very good when he’s on his beanbag as his spine is really straight. In fact, it’s one of the very few times that Donal has a relatively straight back.”

"Your support has made a really powerful difference in Donal’s life and for that we are truly grateful. Keep up the good work and thank you from everyone at Make-A-Wish Ireland." says Irene from Make-A-Wish Ireland.
 

Rosie & Jim are pleased to have donated cases of our chicken products to Cross Care - a great charity supporting those most in need with Love, Respect & Excellence.

Find out more about this great charity on their website -

crosscare.ie

And stay in touch with them through their social media - 

facebook.com/Crosscare1

twitter.com/crosscare1

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 have donated €2,000 to Colaiste Iosagain Portarlington.

The money will go to support students for book clubs, social activities, Ukraine students and to help the student cohert in the school.

http://www.colaisteiosagainport.ie

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!

Delighted to sponsor a One4all Ireland voucher for €150 for this years Coeliac Society of Ireland Christmas Raffle!

Good luck to everyone who bought a ticket!

The fundraiser raised €23,725 raised of a €20,000 target! Wow!

https://www.idonate.ie/raffle/CoeliacSocietyChristmasRaffle2022