It’s that time of year again folks when all of us here in Down Syndrome Centre are gearing up in preparation for our annual Christmas fundraising lunch, Laughternoon.
As usual we’ll be in the Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, on Friday 16th December.
Tickets cost €125 per person. Tables of ten or twelve can be accommodated.
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Jackie O’Donohoe (RIP) was a wonderful supporter of this charity since it’s infancy. She wrote the book It’s Me! It’s Me! in 2005, and donated all royalties from it to Down Syndrome Centre. It tells a lively colourful story about a little girl full of sunshine learning to make friends in school.
Well it's that time of year again. Although the days might still seem a bit cold, it's time to start thinking about the Flora Ladies Mini Marathon, which takes place on Bank Holiday Monday, 6th June.
Sigmar, Ireland's leading recruitment agency, has undertaken to raise €10,000 for Down Syndrome Centre and are now a quarter of the way there thanks to the €2,500 raised from their 'great growing power' day!
Sigmar have just been awarded Ireland's Best Sales & Marketing and Accountancy & Finance Recruitment Teams at the 2010 National Recruitment Federation Awards.
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Irish International & Leinster rugby player, Shane Jennings joins siblings, Tara (11) and Harrison (9) Gaw from Dalkey, Co Dublin to launch the Gant & Hugo Boss charity promotion in Dundrum Town Centre in which 10% of all sales over the Halloween weekend will be donated to Down Syndrome Centre.
From Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st of October, every time the cash ...
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Preparations for this year's Laughternoon, our charity Christmas lunch, are well under way. This year the event takes place on the Friday before Christmas week, the 17th December. We're hoping the change of day will make the event in the Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge an easier date to attend, as there will be no need to get up ...
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Down Syndrome Centre has developed it's own brand "I'm able 2" which will feature in a range of promotional items produced and sold in aid of the charity.
We begin with our range of colourful hoodies which are available in both children's and adult sizes.
The sweatshirts come in three primary colours - blue, green and red - and ...
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We are delighted to let you know about a fun-filled day out on the 29th of May in Fitzwilliam LTC which is supporting the work of Down Syndrome CentreLife Cycle 2010 is a 5k walk, a 10k run or a 20k cycle www.lifecycle2010.com
If you haven't given much thought to donating a dress this year, we'd like to encourage you to consider if it might be possible to make a bit of space in your wardrobe by letting go of one or two dresses, and donating them to us for Buy My Dress 2010?
This year there are even more simply ...
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On Saturday 4th September, the annual Sporting Proud Triathlon which takes place in Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow, will be supporting Down Syndrome Centre. Whether it's your first or your thirty-first swim,bike,run, would you consider doing it to help raise funds for us?
This is run as both an individual and team event so you can decide whether ...
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Would you be interested in taking part in this year's Flora Women's Mini Marathon, and at the same time raise sponsorship for the Down Syndrome Centre? If you are we'd love to hear from you!
If the idea of taking part in this 10k girl power has ever crossed your mind before, and it's just something ...
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If you're looking for a Mother's Day gift that blends the opportunity to spend quality time with the Mother in your life, coupled with good food/wine and a winning atmosphere then perhaps you might consider taking her along to the Mother's Day lunch in Eatery 120, Ranelagh on Sunday 14th March.
Organised by Mary Cunniffe, the ...
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Okay so it's been a few years since you were frisked at the door on the way into Wesley or caught smoking in the loos, put off the dance floor for excessive moshing to Black Betty or forgot to tell your mother who was giving you a lift home. But if you fancy reliving some of those 'glory moments ...
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If you're looking for a way to mark Valentine's Day with a difference this year, why not come along to the Barge Inn on Charlemont Street, Dublin 2, on Saturday February 13th. Where there will be lots of country and western style fun - and all in aid of the Down Syndrome Centre.
Tickets are €20 and included in ...
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Now that the Christmas period of lazing around and eating too many goodies is properly over many of us are planning (from the comfort of our sofas!) on getting a bit fitter in the New Year. But for those of you who have already signed up for the Down Syndrome Centre Inca Trail Challenge this is when the real training ...
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Creative Spa, an urban day spa based in Fashion City, Dublin 24, are hosting a very special event on the week of the 17th to the 22nd November. They are hosting a charity week, when all their profits from the spa will be donated to the Down Syndrome Centre.
Creative Spa are inviting you along to have a treatment, anything ...
We are looking for people to help out with Buy My Dress on Thursday 11th June. Would you have four hours to spare to be a 'Pinny Woman'?
We are operating three shifts throughout the day
Morning 9.30 to 1.30
Afternoon 1.00 - 5.30
Evening 5.00 - 9.00
We are hoping to have 20 people working ...
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Down Syndrome Centre is to be the recipient of funds from the UCD Fashion Show from 2007 - 2009 and has become heavily involved in assisting the students in putting on what has become Europe's largest student fashion show. (www.ucdfashionshow.com)
This year marked the 22nd year of a Show which began on campus in 1985 and since then ...
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