Today a photographer from the local newspaper, Bray People, came into our school to take some pictures of our YSI group! Since September 2016 we have raised over 950 euros for Homelink, and we plan to raise even more throughout 2017. Therefore to celebrate this achievement Bray People wanted to write an article written about St Gerard's YSI group all the things we have done to help our community and in particular Homelink. In addition two members from Homelink came to our school to feature in the photograph too.
At 3 o'clock today you could find almost all of the YSI members (unfortunately a few people were not able to be there), Mr Geraghty and the two Homelink members in the school library posing for a photograph! I was too small to stand in the back row so I was asked to sit down in a chair, which was fine by me! I am so glad to be part of YSI, it is truely a fantastic programme to participate in and it is great to be innovative and help our community as best we can. I am definitely enjoying the experience! Below is an image of the photo taken:
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As part of our YSI Project, which is called Tír na nÓg, we have been hosting a series of fundraisers to gather money for an organsition called Homelink. Homelink is a service that phones elderly people on a daily basis to simply chat about their day and have a friendly conversation, this service is aimed at elderls who suffer from lonliness. For Valentine’s Day we decided to create a product that people at school would buy, and the money would go towards Homelink. After lots of brainstorming and collaborating we decided to sell heart-shaped candy canes with a tag on each one; on the tag the buyer could write to whom they wanted to send this heart-shaped candy cane, and they could state from who it was from if wished! So, on Tuesday 14th of February (which was also the first day or our Musical Performances!) at break time we set up a table in the canteen and sold our original (and slightly cheesy!) heart-shaped candy canes! It was a massive success, we sold out and made over €200 selling each candy can for €2. It is fantastic working together with friends and doing something fun for a good cause! In the near future we hope to meet up with Homelink and present to them the sum of money we made from the heart-shaped candy canes and also the proceeds from our Christmas Bazaar table.
Hopefully a number of elders have been able to have longer phone calls with Homelink members and have been able to have gardening and repairs done in their homes because of the work our YSI group have done over the past few months! |
YSIYSI stands for Young Social Innovators. For our YSI project we have decided on helping loneliness in the elderly and putting unity back in community! I will keep you updated on events that occur in YSI during the year. Archives
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