You have to have a listen to this folks! It’s a stunningly beautiful song written by Elaine Doonan about the 22 year old baby girl who was found buried alive 7 days after the Haitian Earthquake. The song was originally performed at a benefit night in Kilkenny and the response to it was such that it will now be recorded this week and released to raise funds for Haiti.
There are so many good reason to download it when it comes out. The country is obviously on it’s knees and needs every cent we can send it’s way. It’s also really a beautiful piece of work performed by the very brilliant Pete Fagan. And because Pete’s our mate and we heart him! (We couldn’t be more proud of you Pete!)
In the mean time, post the youtube video on your facebook, become a fan here and suggest the page to your friends. Pretty please! The more coverage it gets the better for the release! And if you can help the guys promote it in anyway, let them know.
And before you ask…yes, all of our friends are successful and brilliant. We’re kinda fussy like that.
(B) & (L)
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In case you haven’t seen it yet, this is the British Children In Need single for 2009. Peter Kay spent the last two years organising it and I can only imagine the amount of work that went in! He got all the original voice-over artists involved…including Ringo Star and …eh…whoever does Scooby Doo! My particular fave is Fifi Flowerpot doing Ji-Ho!
It rocks!! Kids are going absolutely mad for it! Download it here or buy the DVD single here.
(L)
Irish aid agency Oxfam Ireland is calling for a national summer clear-out in which the public are being urged to ClearURClutter, gear, books and music to help tackle poverty around the world. A welcome increase in custom for Oxfam Ireland ’s shops recently has meant that it is starting to run out of stock and so is urgently appealing for more.
Trevor Anderson, Oxfam Ireland ’s Head of Retail, said: “Following last year’s excellent public response to our ClearURGear campaign, Oxfam Ireland shops currently receive around 8 million donated items a year. To ensure we have enough stock for our 48 shops to meet the increased public demand we will need to increase that figure to a bumper crop of 10 million donated items in 2009. We need your goods now more than ever.”
“We urge you do a summer clear out and drop all your unwanted good quality clothes, books, music and household items into your local Oxfam Ireland shop. By doing this you will not only be supporting our work with poor communities overseas but you will also be diverting millions of items from the ever growing landfill sites around the country.”
An extra 2 million donated items could generate an estimated additional €1,500,000. This would be enough to cover the entire annual cost of Oxfam Ireland ’s overseas programme in Uganda , where initiatives include preparing communities to cope with natural disasters; improving access to water and sanitation in villages; building long-term livelihoods; and working to reduce the incidence of HIV and AIDS.
Your donated items can really make a huge difference, so keep them coming – they help save lives.
Get summer off to the right start and ClearURClutter for Oxfam!
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Sandy are you listening?!
Buy My Dress is a sale of ‘lightly used’ high street and designer dresses which will be donated by Irish women of all ages, shapes and sizes in aid of Down Syndrome Centre. And right now they are very much at the dress collection phase and need your help! They want those dresses you wore once to a wedding that have been rotting away in your wardrobe ever since! Or the one you bought that you thought you might grow/shrink in to! You’re never going to wear it so hand it over!!! All dress donations can be dropped off at your local PETER MARK if you live in Dublin, Wicklow, Meath or Kildare or alternatively FREEPOST your donated dress to:
Down Syndrome Centre, 62/63 Lwr Mounttown Rd, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Here’s the details of the event itself at which you may very well pick up some replacement gunas at a bargain as well as supporting a good cause!
Date: Thursday 11th June
Venue: Royal College of Physicians , Kildare St , Dublin 2
Time: 10am- 9pm
Admission: €10
For more info visit :
www.buymydress.ie or www.downsyndromecentre.ie
(L)
You pass them on the street. They’re waiting at the ATM. They might even approach your car at traffic lights. Some just ask for change. Some give you a reason for asking; a hostel, something to eat. The burning question is, do you help them out? Do you believe that some people need a helping hand? Do you question why you should hand your hard-earned cash over to stranger? Do you suspect where your money will go? Do you suspect beggars in general? Do you think a few pence is nothing to you, but might make a world of difference to somebody else? Do you think that when/where you chose to make your charitable donations is up to you?
Tell us your thoughts…..to give or not to give?!
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