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A wonderful success

June 2025: a splendid evening, a marvellous concert, and a great success for all!

Last Sunday, June 8, Tralee was graced with a Choir Concert that will be remembered. Fabulous voices, wonderful music, a very involved audience. And the proceeds were generously donated to our charitable projects for the children of Lebanon. Over EUR 2000 were raised, in favour of FAID School for the Deaf and the refugee kindergartens of Association Najdeh .

All our gratitude to Fr. Tadgh and St John’s Parish, Tralee , St John’s Church Choir, the Kerry Chamber Choir, the Kerry School of Music and Performing Arts Senior and Junior Orchestras and the soloists, which offer this exceptional evening.

And huge THANKS to all who attended and especially to our friend Kevin Boyle, indefatigable organiser.

Tralee Choir Concert for Lebanon Trust

Sunday June 8, 2025: Charity Choir Concert in Tralee

On June 8th, in Tralee, don’t miss this concert! Many friends: St John’s Parish, Tralee and its Choir, Kerry Chamber Choir, Kerry School of Music and Performing Arts Senior and Junior Orchestras, and soloists, will convene together to offer this exceptional evening. And it is for charity! A huge THANK YOU to all and especially to Kevin Boyle, indefatigable exceptional organiser!

March 8 – 9, 2025 Jubilee of the World of Volunteerism

March 8 – 9, 2025 Jubilee of the World of Volunteerism

There is one aspect of our society that is not measured in GDP, not calculated in corporate balance sheets, but is invaluable: volunteerism. It is the soul of an economy that is not based only on profit, but on the common good. It is the essence of the human economy, one that is based on giving, on gratuitousness, on the ability to care for others without expecting anything in return. We should think of volunteerism, however, not only as a synonym for generosity, but as an invisible engine that makes the world go round. Indeed, without volunteerism many communities would be lonelier, poorer, more fragile.

Thank you to all our volunteers and supporters!

(source: https://www.frateindovino.eu/il-mensile/giubileo/il-giubileo-del-mondo-del-volontariato)

Concert on Sunday June 16!

Sunday June 16th in Tralee: concert in St. John’s Parish

A Choir Concert in Tralee – come to listen to beautiful music and the finest voices of Ireland! St. John’s Churh Choir, Kerry Chamber Choir, Kerry School of Music Orchestra, with special solo performances.

A truly unforgettable evening – all proceeds in favour of Lebanon Trust’s charitable projects. Tickets EUR 10, at the door on the night.

 

Kevin’s 3 Peaks+Khumbu challenge

A daring fundraiser: Kevin’s 3 Peaks+Khumbu challenge

A message from Kevin

In the two years since my last 3 Peaks challenge much as changed, and not for the better.. including the hardship endured every day by innocent children supported by Lebanon Trust. Their need is still great.

This fundraiser sees me traveling to Nepal for a personal challenge – To attempt to climb 3 mountains close to or over 6,000 metres – Lobouche East, Pokalde and Island Peak. All classic mountains in the Khumbu region.

I will be doing the trip with the memory of some very special people in my heart, including my wonderful brother Gary, who died from Covid, and a beautiful young person, Sailor Court who died far too young. Both within days of each other in September 2021.

In their memory, I will have their names on prayer flags that I will leave at the highest points on the 3 mountains.. 

If you leave a donation, please let me know if you would like a loved one’s name included on the prayer flags, so that I may pay respect to your memory of them, along side my own loved one’s, especially Gary and Sailor.

Thank you so much. Wish me luck.

Kevin

You can donate directly to Lebanon Trust, or through Kevin’s JustGiving page.

Confirmed! Choir Concert in Tralee

Confirmed! Choir Concert in Tralee

Confirmed!

Saturday, November 21, 2021, 7.30 pm, at St John’s Parish RC Church in Tralee (Co. Kerry, Ireland):
Charity Choir Concert in support of Lebanon Trust.
Featuring and kindly supported by:
St John’s Church Choir
The National Folk Theatre Choir
Kerry Chamber Choir
Kerry School of Music Orchestra
Opus 96 Choir
and special solo performances.
All proceeds in favour of deaf & refugee children in Lebanon.

Don’t miss this event !!!!

Kevin’s charity concert

A choir concert for Lebanon in Tralee

On Saturday, Nov 21, 2021, at /.70 pm, at St. John’s Parish RC Church in Tralee, a great Choir Concert will take place, featuring:

St. John’s Church Choir
Siamsa Tire Choir
Kerry Chamber Choir with the KSM Orchestra
and special solo performances

All invited. Tickets on sale at the door – all proceeds in favour of our projects for Lebanon.

Thank you to all the singers and organisers!

Amazon donates to Lebanon Trust

Wonderful news from Amazon

Fantastic news: thanks to our loyal friend Mick Halpin, Amazon will donate USD 5000 towards Lebanon Trust’s charitable projects! This has been a difficult year for everyone, in Lebanon and everywhere else, but it is so comforting to see that our friends are there in the hour of need.

Thank you Amazon and Mick for your amazing generosity!

A great Bingo night for Lebanon

A great Bingo night in Dublin’s St. Peter’s Crescent for Lebanon

Despite the rain, on Saturday Sep 5th a great bunch of people who live on St Peter’s Cresent and in the surrounding area came out to enjoy a night of open-air Bingo and to support Lebanon Trust’s projects in favour of the children’s institutions that we support.

It was a brilliant night, with friends and supporters clad in their rain gear, standing in doorways or sitting in car booths, raising a total of EUR 941! EUR 170 went towards the Bingo prizes and the hiring of a sound system, leaving a whopping total of EUR 771 for Lebanon.

Paul Horace, the organiser and Lebanon Trust’s Treasurer, would like to thank all those who helped and participated, and in particular Luke Creagh, Eileen Creagh, Amy Whelan, James Laughran, Rachael Dempsey.

Thank you friends!

Kevin’s success

A resounding success for Kevin and for Lebanon Trust

Dear friends,

not that anyone ever doubted it – Kevin made it!! Here is his message:

The 3 peaks-3 crosses one day challenge was completed yesterday in tough conditions on each of the three mountains. Thanks to all who helped make the challenge possible, and thank you for all your generous donations that made this event a fundraiser rather than just a tough day in the mountains. Your money will make a direct difference for the better for the children in Lebanon supported by our Charity. Every day is a challenge for them, and you have all helped in a big way to help them.

Thank you so much..

Kevin

Kevin’s very generous friends

A huge THANK YOU to Kevin’s generous friends

Kevin, the hero of the “3 peaks-3 crosses one day challenge” is raising funds for Lebanon Trust’s projects. Many friends have responded generously to this great initiative. We would like to express our immense gratitude to them: (in inverse chronological order)

the many, many “Anonymous” donors
Mark Drummond
Colin
Micheál
Leahy family
Kathleen Curtin
Kieran o Shea
Gerardine Cotter
Joanne
Susan McNamara
Stacey
The Halpin Family
Deirdre, Joe, Anton and Mary
Don and Siobhan
Una and Kieran
Kevin & Noreen
Uncles and auntie Mary
Stephen
Kayla and Amelia
Sharon O S
Christine, Nora & Danny
Nicola
Karen Condon
Dee, Tom H, Mike O’D, Sean, Joanne, Niamh, Shane, Adam, Chris, James, Donie, John, Michael H.
Anne and Jerry casey
Patrick Sullivan
Ken and Lisa
Joan & Peter
The luckiest son in the world
Mum
Ken and Liz
Mike Higgins
Bryan and Gráinne
Aidan and Sharon
Gary, Judy, Lauren and Kerri.
Pen and John
Monika and the kids.
Ryan Boyle
Grainne
Damien Ginty
Michele and Fergus
Tracy O Keeffe
Sandra and Sean O Keeffe
Peter White
Trevor Devereux
Marion O’Mahony
Andrea and the O’Donoghues
Gerardine Gardezi
Sam
David
Bernie

The Three Peaks Challenge – an update

An update on Kevin’s Three Peaks Challenge

Dear friends,

not even a global pandemic can stop Kevin and his challenge (described here) – this daring  adventure has just been delayed by a few weeks. It is now going to take place on Saturday July 25th, 2020.

We hope that many of you will support Kevin’s fundraising to help our projects, especially in this difficult time: Lebanon has been hit not only by the Coronavirus pandemic, but also by a terrible economic crisis which has seen its currency lose a staggering 60% of its value. Prices have become sky-high and a large part of the population cannot afford basic goods. Of course, the poor and the refugees – the most vulnerable – have been affected disproportionally hard.

You can donate on Kevin’s  Just Giving page or directly here.

Many heartfelt thanks to Sam, Gerardine Gardezi, Andrea, Marion O’Mahony, Trevor Devereux, Peter White and the many anonymous friends who have donated generously so far! The world is wonderful because you are in it.

Thank you!

The Three Peaks Challenge

The Three Peaks Challenge – a message from Kevin

There are three mountains in beautiful Kerry (Ireland) that have crosses at the top: Cnoc na Tober, Carrauntoohil and Mt. Brandon.

As a fundraising challenge for Lebanon Trust,  our friend Kevin Boyle intends to climb to the summit of the three mountain crosses in the same day, Saturday 6th June 2020.

We all sincerely hope that this is a fundraising challenge that is worthy of your support, along with the charity that I hope to raise funds for – Lebanon Trust.

Kevin will have a small number of friends supporting him on the day, including KCC’s own Kenneth Leahy who will climb with him, and John Lynch who will provide logistical support. Kevin thanks them in advance for their time and effort, given freely.

This year Kevin will carry the Kerry flag with him to the top of the three mountains, and again when you make your donation/pledge, you will be able to nominate two names to be written on the flag, as a gesture of remembrance, spirituality and intentions for your nominated loved ones.

All the funds raised will go to Lebanon Trust’s charitable projects, to help those who can’t help themselves. We all hope you can support the effort.

Thank you in advance from Kevin and all the volunteers of Lebanon Trust.