The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is urging the HSE to abolish the loco parentis clause in homecare nursing contracts for sick children This clause requires that, while a qualified nurse is caring for their sick child, should a parent need to leave their home, the parent must provide ‘a designated competent individual’ to beRead more
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Jack & Jill has created a new ‘currency’ to fund home nursing care for sick children in the form of donated Lego blocks and is calling on families to round up that loose unwanted Lego and donate or sell it to the Foundation The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is asking people to liberateRead more
“Despite months of medical treatment, my doctor tells me that the paralysis in my right leg post my successful cancer treatment, bringing with it a certain amount of pain and lack of balance, is irreversible, therefore severely restricting my mobility. A fact I now must accept, even though I still believe that doctors aren’t alwaysRead more
The YANKEE STORE & Yankee.ie, announce details of the Christmas Illumalid sales promotion that is underway in their stores in Carrickmines, Naas, Waterford & Cork, to generate €25,000 in aid of three selected charities: Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation The Samaritans and 4 Local Animal Welfare Groups (ASH, Kildare Animal Foundation, Deise Sanctuary & DAWG Cork)Read more
TV presenter Sybil Mulcahy and media personality Brendan O’Connor joined forces with independent toy retailer, Toymaster to support its ‘Toby for Charity’ fundraising campaign in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation! People are being asked to visit their nearest participating Toymaster store to purchase a ‘Toby’ mascot puppy to raise much-needed funds forRead more
