Campaign Blog

30 Nov 2009

Thank you for your support

Written by Ruth Guy, Fundraising Director - Thank you so much to everyone who responded to our fundraising appeal. We have been inundated with donations and offers of support from all over the country...

9 Nov 2009

"I hope the muscles are not aching too much and that you really enjoyed the experience" Written by Ruth Guy, Barnardos Fundraising Director

Our intrepid trekkers returned to Dublin last night after a long tough trek in the Indian Himalayas. It was a tough climb and nights were spent camping out in tents but the whole crew had a really great time and really enjoyed the experience. It was definitely a once in a lifetime challenge!

2 Nov 2009

'I want all children to have a warm home, good food and a Mom and Dad who always looks out for them.’ Andrew, aged 9, Cork

Again I have to say it - opening the post is one of the best parts of this job. On Friday I opened an envelope - in it was a €50 donation with a handwritten letter from a young boy called Andrew (aged 9) who is from Cork. The €50 was from Andrew's own communion money...

21 Oct 2009

"So she emptied the contents of her piggy bank, €6.41, into the envelope and sent it in to us and asked us to make sure it got to the children who need it."

(Written by Ruth Guy, Barnardos Fundraising Director) Someone asked me yesterday if every small amount we receive really does make a difference and I told them, emphatically, it does. Yesterday we had a big post bag - largely in response to an appeal we had in the Irish Times on Saturday. It was great . There were people agreeing to sign ups to direct debits, there were cash donations ranging form a couple of euros up to a couple of hundred and even a few €1,000. And in the middle of all that was a letter from a young girl (12 yrs old)! ...

20 Oct 2009

Thanks for visiting us!

Over the last week, we've had a record number of visitors to www.barnardos.ie - people interested in reading more about the work we do and some making donations to help keep our projects open. In fact, we've received so many visitors that this morning our website went down! ...

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