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RECENT EVENTS
Annual General Meeting
Heart Children Ireland Annual Conference and AGM, Saturday October 3rd 2009.
Venue: Portlaoise Heritage Hotel
Heart Children Ireland Windmill Weekend - Friday 13 th and Saturday 14 th February 2009.
A big thank you to all the volunteers who spent Valentines weekend selling our Windmills nationwide.
The Big Picture
Heart Children had a very special role in ‘The Big Picture’ an exciting project with Carmel Clark and Oliver Brady. At the end of August a group of five heart children, Rachel, Oisin, Michael, Maya and James joined Carmel & Oliver to help paint ‘The Big Picture’. The children got really involved in the picture and had a fantastic time creating their unique masterpiece.
‘The Big Picture’ is a massive artwork, 10ft high x 20 ft wide, which would be divided into 105 individually framed works, and sold in aid of Heart Children Ireland and Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin. There will be one further painting, a mirror image of the whole work on a single canvas, which will be auctioned. Further details on the ‘The Big Picture’ including how to buy one of the pictures is available at www.thebigpictureproject.org
Home Retail Group Launch of Heart Children Fundraising Partnership 26th July 2008
Heart Children Ireland has been chosen by the Home Retail Group to be their Charity Partner in Ireland for the next two years. Argos and Homebase are the retail outlets managed by the Home Retail Group. The partnership was launched on Saturday the 26 July in Argos and Homebase Stores, along with the launch of the new Argos Catalogue. Many Heart Children volunteers went out to the stores to help out on this day and raise awareness of our organisation as well as fundraising.
Flora Women's Mini Marathon
The Flora Women's Mini Marathon took place on June 2nd. Nearly one hundred competitors ran on behalf of Heart Children. Jim O'Brien and Brenda Mohan along with Jack greeted the Heart Children runners at the Jackson Court Hotel after the race where refreshments were provided. The mini marathon is a major fundraising event for Heart Children and the effort by the competitors is really appreciated.
Heart Children Fundraising Night at the Sugarclub
Charide Mo Chroi member Miriam Bridgeman along with 'The Heavyweights' raised over one thousand euros from an event at the Sugarclub on Friday the 9th May 2008. If you attended Dr. Duff's Retirement Party you will remember Miriam as she wrote and sang the special tribute song for Dr. Duff.
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