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For the second year running, downsyndromecentre.ie has been shortlisted for a Golden Spider Award for the Best Charity/Community website.
We're really hoping this might be our year to get recognition for the site and the service it provides and so fingers crossed for the 19th November awards ceremony!
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Last Tuesday, Down Syndrome Centre received a National Fundraising Award 2009 for the Buy My Dress campaign.
We were honoured and delighted to accept Fundraising Campaign of the Year - Small Organisation which was awarded to us by our peers - usually a hard group of people to impress! As a small (but growing fast) charity, the receipt of this award proves ...
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With Christmas fast approaching there are a number of ways you can support our fundraising efforts:
Christmas Raffle in your school/workplace? Down Syndrome Centre can supply a 'choctastic' Lily O'Briens Christmas hamper together with raffle tickets and posters. Place the hamper in a prominent place and send out an email or two to drum up support. Call us ...
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We came across a wonderful multi-sensory garden in Strawhill, County Carlow which is part of the Delta Centre which provides training, residential, respite, day and multisensory services to adults with learning disabilities.
One of the Delta Centre's most recent projects has been the construction and development of a series of inter-connecting gardens offering a multisensory experience to visitors. Over ...
Down Syndrome Centre's hugely successful Christmas lunch - Laughternoon - takes place again in the Four Seasons Hotel again on Thursday 17th December.
It's a great way to kick off Christmas celebrations, with that winning mix of friends, good wine, great food and belly laughs!
This year we have taken the main ballroom to accommodate everyone and the tables are ...
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