2013
Hand in Hand Annual Audit
Hand in Hand Limited wish to advise that a standard audit of the Financial Statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2012 is currently underway. Anyone wishing to have their donations or fundraising verified should forward a written request to:- Connacht Accountancy Limited Galway Technology Centre Mervue Business Park Galway Email: [...]
2013
International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day
Did you know incidences of childhood cancer in Ireland are increasing at an average rate of 5% per year? Friday 15 February is International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day. To mark the occasion and support Childhood Cancer Awareness in Ireland we have created a Childhood Cancer Awareness Brochure. Please click the link above to read our [...]
2013
Back to School
At Hand in Hand we love school fundraisers and have had some amazing success in partnering with schools over the years. Most recently the Bring & Buy Sale held by St Mary’s National School in Arva, Co Cavan raised the money for the first Room Makeover Project. It’s for the kids by the kids! [...]
2013
Catch up with our December Newsletter!
To catch up with our latest news, 2012 highlights, upcoming events and interviews from some of our Co. Mayo families and volunteers, read our latest newsletter… Click here to read
2012
Sligo Hospital Bake Sale
The lovely ladies from the Paediatric and Neonatal wards in Sligo General Hospital held their annual Bake Sale on Tuesday 11 December and Hand in Hand was chosen as one of the charities to benefit from the profits. The scrumptious cakes were flying off the shelves and many returning customers were disappointed! Luckily we managed to bag a Santa Biscuit Basket [...]
2012
A Child is Born in Bedlam
Des and Annie Parrit are stuck on the streets of Galway, Annie with child and nowhere to go. After being turned down by the local brothel and the convent, Annie has no choice but to deliver her baby at the race course. No, this is not a scene from Fair City – it all went [...]
2012
HP Galway Raises Over €36 000 for Hand in Hand
We were absolutely thrilled when Hewlett Packard Galway chose Hand in Hand as their Charity of the Year for 2012 – but never could we imagine the huge impact their support and fundraising would have! The final figure is in at a whopping €36 448. We can’t thank the HP team enough for the incredible [...]
2012
Room Makeover Project – The Pink Edition
We are excited to announce the launch of our latest project – The Room Makeover Project. With this new initiative we aim to brighten the lives of children living with Cancer by creating a beautiful and inspired room for them to rest, recuperate, learn and play. We started off the project with a playroom makeover [...]