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Focus Ireland Shine A Light Night
At the South East launch of Shine A Light at The Irish National Heritage Park in Wexford are (l-r): Brendan, Heritage Park team; Michelle Monaghan, Focus Ireland; Karl Fitzpatrick and Tom Dempsey.
Focus Ireland and Bord Gáis Energy calls on the people of the South East to sleep-out in the fight against homelessness
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This year’s Shine A Light Night is calling on people all over the South East and nationwide to sleep out for one night and raise funds to help Focus Ireland’s vital services. Focus Ireland is proud to continue its partnership with Bord Gáis Energy who will again sponsor the charity’s flagship fundraising campaign.
On the night of 16th October 2020, Focus Ireland wants individuals to sign up and sleep out in their gardens or homes to help raise crucial funds. As always since the event began in 2015, companies around the South East can also sign up to support the initiative by pledging to fundraise and sleep out at their workplace.
Focus Ireland and Bord Gáis Energy are aiming to raise €1.3 million in 2020 to support people experiencing homelessness in the South East and across the country.
David Niblock, Head of Focus Ireland services for the South East region said: “Focus Ireland works tirelessly with people in the South East experiencing homelessness to help them secure their home or to ensure they leave homelessness for good. We also work extensively across the area of prevention to make sure many other families and individuals never become homeless in the first place.
“In the months ahead, the support of organisations such as Bord Gáis Energy is crucial to make a success of fundraising events like Shine A Light Night which will raise vital funds for our services across the country.”
To date, Shine A Light Nigh has raised over €5.3m for people experiencing homelessness in Ireland. In 2019, this support enabled Focus Ireland to help over 14,200 people.
For further information contact Cathryn O’Leary, South East Area Fundraising and Marketing Executive for Focus Ireland at cathrynoleary@focusireland.ie.
To register to participate in Shine A Light Night 2020
