A special thank you to Tony & Jenny Reddy from Mohurry, Co Wexford. They have raised €3,500 by organizing a Sponsored Beard Shave for Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation in Jordan’s of Ballindaggin. Tony shaved off his beard for the first time in 43 years on the 21st April, 2012! They decided to organize thisRead more
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A big thank to all children from St. Nicholas of Myra National School and the Applegreen Kinsealy who raised last Saturday €1013 for the school & The Jack and Jill Foundation! The event was a huge success: parents and kids from 4 to 11 years were washing cars and having great fun. All car wash customersRead more
A big thank you to all volunteers from Zurich who organised this fantastic Family Zoo Day and for the €15000 raised for Jack and Jill so far!!! [nggallery id=38]Read more
If you want to get Professional help for your Business and help Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation at the same time you can register for one of the 100 breakthrough sessions to 100 Women Business owners over a 30 day period Special Offer from Ursula O’Connell Business Coach. Breakthrough session benefits: Uncover the hidden obstacles thatRead more
On 2nd May, 2012 at the Dundalk Institute of Technology Jonathan Irwin, CEO Jack and Jill, met with the 3rd year students who embarked on the Sports Development Fundraising Module where a €4,555.00 cheque was presented for our charity. The fundraising was kindly organised by Larry Brady CSL3 and lead by David Cranny and included activities suchRead more
A big thank to Myles O’Reilly and Pat Callaghan the organisers of this event and to all participants who made it a special fun day! [nggallery id=35]Read more
Kathleen Ryan, teacher at the Franciscan College Gormanston, is going to walk the Camino de Santiago following the ‘Camino Frances’ or the ‘French Way’ on behalf of Gormanston for the Jack & Jill Foundation. This is an 800km walk from St Jean Pied de Port in France, across the Pyrenees, through La Rioja, Burgos, Leon andRead more
Jack & Jill Foundation and Irish Hospice Foundation say national budget must be ringfenced for home nursing care programme for children with life limiting conditions – Leinster House joint briefing Thursday 19th April including experiences from nurses and families. This afternoon (Thursday 19th April), under the invitation of Senator Mary Ann O’Brien, Sharon Foley, CEORead more
On behalf of everyone at Jack and Jill and especially the 288 children under our wing in each community throughout Ireland, we would like to say a BIG thank you to our families, friends, corporate partners and to each and everyone who came to the Phoenix Park on Sunday 15th April to support us. WeRead more
HSE Annual Grant for Jack & Jill cut by 3.7% in 2012 In a letter from the department of Disability Services HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster we have been informed according to the HSE National Plan for 2012 that the annual grant for disability services will reduce by 3.7% – that is around €20,000 – the equivalentRead more
