A chance for us all to highlight particular charities on days that either nationally or locally there are collections taking place.
Today Special Olympics Ireland are fundraising across the country. If you see anyone shaking a bucket or holding a fundraising event please give generously!
they refuse to publish their chiefās remuneration and
[SIZE=6]Angela Kerins Appointed Rehab Group Chief Executive Designate[/SIZE]
The Board of Rehab Group today (Wednesday May 10th) announced the appointment of Angela Kerins as Group Chief Executive Designate. She will succeed Frank Flannery who is retiring later in the year.
The organisation, which has an annual turnover of ā¬160 million, delivers services to more than 60,000 people each year across a network of 200 centres in Ireland and the UK run by some 3,000 staff.
Ms Kerins is being promoted from the positions of Director of Group Development & Public Affairs and Chief Executive of RehabCare, the health and social care division of the Group. She is also Chairperson of both the powerful National Disability Authority, the state body responsible for disability policy in Ireland and the Disability Legislation Consultation Group, which represents the vast majority of organisations within the disability sector.
Said Ms Kerins: 'This is an historic time for people with disabilities in Ireland. For the very first time we now have a national strategy, disability legislation and a ā¬1 billion investment fund that can improve the lives of the many hundreds of thousands of adults and children with disabilities in Ireland.
'As a movement made up of tens of thousands of staff, service users, volunteers and supporters, Rehab represents a powerful force for positive change. I wish to galvanise this great organisation so that its powerful energy and resources are used to support the full implementation of the National Disability Strategy.
'We also must not forget the needs of our older people and the absolute necessity to develop relevant and responsive services to ensure that they can live with the dignity they deserve.ā
Commenting on the appointment, Rehab Group chairman, Mr Joe Treacy said: āRehab is extremely fortunate to have someone of the calibre of Dr Kerins to lead the organisation into the next stage of its development. She is a leading figure in the disability sector whose achievements have had a real impact on the lives of people with disabilities the length and breadth of Ireland.ā
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For further information please contact Chris Macey, Rehab Group at 087 227 1582, or 01-205 7311
Note to Editors:
In addition to her role within Rehab, Angela Kerins holds a number of external positions. These include:
A great organisation, maybe slightly punching above their weight in terms of the limelight they get and funds raised against more front line charities who represent more needy causes like life threatening illnesses and cancer etc but still a cause I like to donate generous to.
I do favour cancer charities as my charity of choice and always favour the smaller care and service organisations over say the Iris Cancer Society who spend huge amount on admin and huge salaries for ceoās and management.
[QUOTE=ātheLockes, post: 1128572, member: 58ā]A chance for us all to highlight particular charities on days that either nationally or locally there are collections taking place.
Today Special Olympics Ireland are fundraising across the country. If you see anyone shaking a bucket or holding a fundraising event please give generously![/QUOTE]
I am wearing the sticker, pal. I donated ā¬3.80 which was all I had in my pocket.
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Havenāt posted on here in a long time but liked this thread.
It is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness week so if anyone fancies donatingā¦
Text 65Roses to 50300 for a ā¬2 donation
This is my wee lad in the pic on the main website
https://www.cfireland.ie/index.php/get-involved1/working-with-business
He is 4 now and goes through a lot of treatments each day but gets on with it.
He is at the age now where he knows he is different - it is quite a lonely disease for kids with CF as they never meet anyone else with CF (due to risk of cross infection) so they find it hard to understand why they are the only ones doing physio/nebulisers/medication etc everyday.
Anyway - feel free to text the number above!!
Cheers!
[QUOTE=āHBV*, post: 1128579, member: 234ā]A great organisation, maybe slightly punching above their weight in terms of the limelight they get and funds raised against more front line charities who represent more needy causes like life threatening illnesses and cancer etc but still a cause I like to donate generous to.
I do favour cancer charities as my charity of choice and always favour the smaller care and service organisations over say the Iris Cancer Society who spend huge amount on admin and huge salaries for ceoās and management.[/QUOTE]
A bunch of pricks
Too much Charity groups instead 3 or 4 that could pool together
[QUOTE=āTipper, post: 1128597, member: 68ā]Havenāt posted on here in a long time but liked this thread.
It is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness week so if anyone fancies donatingā¦
Text 65Roses to 50300 for a ā¬2 donation
This is my wee lad in the pic on the main website
https://www.cfireland.ie/index.php/get-involved1/working-with-business
He is 4 now and goes through a lot of treatments each day but gets on with it.
He is at the age now where he knows he is different - it is quite a lonely disease for kids with CF as they never meet anyone else with CF (due to risk of cross infection) so they find it hard to understand why they are the only ones doing physio/nebulisers/medication etc everyday.
Anyway - feel free to text the number above!!
Cheers![/QUOTE]
You have probably seen this
Cheers thanks for posting that clipā¦ I hadnāt seen that oneā¦Iāve seen and read a good bit on Nathan Charlesā¦ Fantastic to see someone with cf doing so wellā¦one of very few people with cf to make it as a pro sports personā¦great role model for kids like my boy knowing they can achieve anythingā¦will show him this video in the morning.
Irish community care Manchester for me.
Well done lads. Young @Tipper looks like a great lad, you should be very proud.
Keep them coming in!
[QUOTE=āTipper, post: 1128597, member: 68ā]Havenāt posted on here in a long time but liked this thread.
It is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness week so if anyone fancies donatingā¦
Text 65Roses to 50300 for a ā¬2 donation
This is my wee lad in the pic on the main website
https://www.cfireland.ie/index.php/get-involved1/working-with-business
He is 4 now and goes through a lot of treatments each day but gets on with it.
He is at the age now where he knows he is different - it is quite a lonely disease for kids with CF as they never meet anyone else with CF (due to risk of cross infection) so they find it hard to understand why they are the only ones doing physio/nebulisers/medication etc everyday.
Anyway - feel free to text the number above!!
Cheers![/QUOTE]
When and how did you find out he had it tipper? Does it show up very young?
Great. Another one I know of is Lisa Bentley who is 11x Iron man champion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfod3ShLXnY
I was also lucky enough to see orla tinsley speak - amazing young woman and now on scholarship at Columbia
They now check every kid in Ireland as part of the heel prick test. But that has only been the case the last two years. Our boy was diagnosed after 3 months. He was not putting on any weight and after two months was taken in to temple street. Spent 30 nights there. Took them three weeks to find out what was wrong with himā¦it makes a huge difference diagnosing it early. Cf affects both the pancreas and lungs. So they canāt absorb fats or nutrients without taking enziems before they eatā¦hense my boy couldnāt put on weightā¦
[QUOTE=ātheLockes, post: 1128572, member: 58ā]A chance for us all to highlight particular charities on days that either nationally or locally there are collections taking place.
Today Special Olympics Ireland are fundraising across the country. If you see anyone shaking a bucket or holding a fundraising event please give generously![/QUOTE]
Brilliant cause and great organisation. Down Syndrome Ireland are an unbelievable charity. Some of the people they have working for them are incredible, humbling to be around.
[QUOTE=āTheUlteriorMotive, post: 1128655, member: 2272ā]Great. Another one I know of is Lisa Bentley who is 11x Iron man champion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfod3ShLXnY
I was also lucky enough to see orla tinsley speak - amazing young woman and now on scholarship at Columbia[/QUOTE]
Nice oneā¦cheers
Youāre kidās being sick is heartbreaking tipper. Stay strong man.
Heās a great kid and has been keeping wellā¦winters are particularly longā¦research and treatments are getting better each year so we wonāt give upā¦ Alot of people with cf need a double lung transplant at some stageā¦usually early twenties but with the breakthrough of these new drugs there is hope he wonāt ever need one. Was at a conference two weeks ago and they had a professor from the states talking about this new drug that is currently awaiting approval which tests have shown significant increase in lung function. They expect that to be approved in the states later this year.
Thatās great to hear. Little Derbhla is a child with Down syndrome. Sheās not at Special Olympics level yet but sheās as good as Ben and Jerry at football so Iād say it wonāt be long. Sheās the reason I cycle on the tour de munster event too; everything raised goes to the 6 branches here in the south. But thatās for another day.