Carrigaline & District Lions Club held their annual food appeal last weekend. Food was collected in Barry Collins Supervalu, Dunnes Stores and Centra Crosshaven. Thanks to the generosity of people in Carrigaline, Crosshaven and surrounding areas, the Lions club was able to distribute 120 food hampers this week. Thanks to the stores and their staff for facilitating our collection and special thanks to our main sponsor, Janssen for their generous support.
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| Some of the food collected at Lynch’s Centra Store in Crosshaven |
The Annual Lions Club Christmas Food Appeal was held on December 8th, 9th and 10th at Barry Collins SuperValu and Dunnes Stores in Carrigaline and at Lynch’s Centra in Crosshaven. Members of the Carrigaline Lions Club led by organiser, Lion Colm O’Rourke, took turns manning the food stands at each store. The list of needy families was longer than ever this year and the response from the public was phenomenal. A large amount of food along with a substantial amount of money was donated. This year, we also had food collection points in many of the schools in Carrigaline and Crosshaven where we also had a very generous response. Food hampers and food vouchers were distributed throughout the Carrigaline and Crosshaven areas in close cooperation with the Society of St. Vincent De Paul. Thanks to everyone who donated so generously to our appeal, thanks to Janssen Biologics for their donation of Hampers and thanks also to SuperValu, Dunnes, Centra and the Schools and Creches for their co-operation.
JANSSEN BIOLOGICS PROVIDE LIONS CLUB AND ST. VINCENT DE PAUL WITH HAMPERS FOR NEEDY THIS CHRISTMAS
Thanks to the management and staf at Janssen Biologics, Ringaskiddy who have donated 100 hampers to our Christmas Food Appeal. The demand is greater than ever this year as there are many families in very bad economic circumstances and thanks to this very generous donation, some of these families will get a little bit of relief this Christmas. The Food Appeal took place this weekend in Supervalu and Dunnes Stores Carrigaline and Centra Crosshaven. There was a tremendous response from the public in both towns and the food is currently being sorted and packed ready for distribution next weekend. A big thanks to all who contributed.
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| Pictured at the Janssen Biologics Facility at Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork during a presentation of 100 hampers each to the Carrigaline & District Lions Club and the Society of St. Vincent DePaul, were from left, Colm O’Rourke ; Anne Canniffe ; Pat Allen ; John Doran, President, Carrigaline & District Lions Club ; Anne O’Mahoney ; Kyran Johnson, Site Director, Janssen Biologics Ireland ; Tim Black ; Eleanor O’Mahony ; Bob McLaughlin and Anthony Muldoon. |
(Picture: Adrian O’Herlihy)
Our Christmas Food Appeal will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (8th, 9th and 10th of December 2011). There will be food collection points in Barry Collins Supervalu and Dunnes Stores Carrigaline and in Centra Foodstore, Crosshaven. Food collection points will also be provided in the local schools in Carrigaline and Crosshaven.
Shoppers are asked to buy an extra food item (like pasta, rice, tinned vegetables, sweets, savories and other not immediately perishable food) and then place it in the trolleys provided. Cash donations will also be accepted and these are used to purchase food vouchers*.
The food and vouchers collected will be distributed in cooperation with the St. Vincent De Paul.
* These food vouchers are restricted to the purchase of food only and are not valid for purchasing other items.
The Annual Lions Club Food Appeal was held December 11th, 12th and 13th at Barry Collins SuperValu and Dunnes Stores in Carrigaline. The members of the Carrigaline Lions Club, lead by Vice President, John Collins, came out in force to take turns in manning the food stands at both stores. The response from the public was excellent and alot of non-perishable food was donated along with a substantial amount of money which will be converted into food vouchers from both stores. The food will distributed as hampers along with the gift vouchers by the Society of the St. Vincent De Paul, in Carrigaline, Crosshaven, Minane Bridge and surrounding areas. The Carrigaline & District Lions Club is also grateful to staff at local industries like Glaxo SmithKline, Centecor and DePuy (Irl) ltd., and to many others who very kindly donated cash and food to our collection.
FOOD APPEAL 2008 – Lions Club Vice President, John Collins and Lion, Greg Aston pictured during the sorting of the various food items collected by the Carrigaline & District Lions Club at Collins SuperValu and Duinnes Stores, for the food hampers to be distributed by the Carrigaline St. Vincent De Paul Society. (Picture: Adrian O’Herlihy)
CENTECOR BIOLOGICS (IRELAND) SUPPORT CARRIGALINE LIONS CLUB FOOD APPEAL – Adrian O’Herlihy , Club President, pictured accepting food items that were donated by staff from Centecor Biologics (Ireland) at their Ringaskiddy facility, with Ann Caniff and Pat Allen, Centecor.
