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Friday 10th of October, 8.30 pm: Castle Bar, Rock Street, Tralee – Quiz Night, with spot prizes on the night & free finger food – all welcome for an evening of fun! Teams of 4, EUR 40 per team. Contact Noel Conway for details (087 7562436, noel.conway@yahoo.ie).
Maria Cristina Ferraro’s latest book, “Dal contado alla città: la trasformazione di una famiglia contadina tra l’800 e il ‘900” (in Italian) is a success among its many readers, fascinated by the story, charmed by the style and intrigued by the many original illustrations and old photographs.
The author, with extraordinary generosity, donates all proceeds to Lebanon Trust’s projects.
A huge, heartfelt thank you from the officers and volunteers of Lebanon Trust.
On Saturday June 30th, our Chairman Christy Kinsella will participate in a car boot sale at St. Peregrines GAA Club, Blakestown Road, Dublin 15 – all proceeds in favour of Lebanon Trust. Curios, collector’s items, household items, all kind of things – there’s something for everyone!
Kathy O’Hare, organiser of the “Cork to Shatila” initiative, developed and produced a documentary for University College Cork Radio (UCC98.3FM), in cooperation with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The four-part documentary – broadcast on May 1st – explores political and social issues affecting refugees in Lebanon. Lebanon Trust officers were interviewed, and explained about the Charity’s work and projects (second half of Part 2 of the documentary; minute 13:55): listen to it here (opens in a new tab).
Listen to the complete documentary here:
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
Many thanks to Kathy!
Again this year Lebanon Trust volunteers went to Lebanon to work at the Father Andeweg Institute for the Deaf (FAID) in Beirut and to deliver financial support to the kindergarten of the refugee camp of Chatila, in Beirut. The total amount donated to these institutions slightly exceeded last year’s.
The situation facing our volunteers this year was even more difficult than in 2013. Atrocities and war from neighbouring Syria spill across the border to Lebanon, creating a very volatile climate. The city of Tripoli, in the north of the country, is locked in conflict. Syrian refugees now represent more than one-quarter of the total population of Lebanon, causing friction with both Lebanese and Palestinian residents.
Our volunteers’ mobility was curtailed for security reasons.
This is a summary of our achievements in 2014:
As every year, our donors will receive a detailed financial report.
We’re just back from our supporting trip to Lebanon, and would like to thank very much those who have helped us:
| Maria Cristina Ferraro & Alessandro Bertolotto (Genoa, Italy) | Martina Merkle (Zurich, Switzerland) |
| Giovanna Pellegrini (Genoa, Italy) | Alison Ferguson & Rüdi Hirt (Zurich, Switzerland) |
| Fam. Devia (Genoa, Italy) | Robert Sumner & Silvan Schneller (Zurich, Switzerland) |
| Romilda e Nino Cocurullo (Genoa, Italy) | St Peregrines GAA Club, Blanchardstown (Dublin) |
| Enrico e Lilli Bertolotto (Genoa, Italy) | Symantec Corporation Limited (Dublin) |
| Natale e Carla Ferraro (Genoa, Italy) | May Ramjaun (London, UK) |
| Fam Vigna-Mori (Savona, Italy) | Griffin Digital Print (Dublin) |
| Fam. Zappavigna (Genoa, Italy) | The Castle Bar (Tralee, Ireland) |
| Fam. Parodi (Genoa, Italy) | Paddy Powers Bookmakers (Tralee, Ireland) |
| Fam. Della Penna (Genoa, Italy) | The athlets of “Born to Run 10k” 2014 (Ireland) |
| Silvana Falaschini Margotti (Livorno, Italy) | Niall Nolan of Nolan’s Garage (Tralee, Ireland) |
| Fam. Prola-Smith (London, UK) | O’Leary Blinds and Curtains (Tralee, Ireland) |
| Ole Vossnack (Zurich, Switzerland) | Jim & Theresa, Cassidy’s Restaurant (Tralee, Ireland) |
| Giovanna Ferraro (Genoa, Italy) | Brogue Inn Restaurant (Tralee, Ireland) |
| Catherine Poeydomenge & Adrian Ruf (Zurich, Switzerland) | Ryle and De Lacey, pharmacists (Tralee, Ireland) |
| Sean P. Moran (Tralee, Ireland) | Mark Tiehan (Tralee, Ireland) |
| Joe Flynn, Rahoonane (Tralee, Ireland) | Austin Stacks (Tralee, Ireland) |
| Griffin Butchers (Tralee, Ireland) | Focus Shop (Tralee, Ireland) |
| Meadowlands Hotel (Tralee, Ireland) | C.B.S. Quiz Team 2014 Winners (Tralee, Ireland) |
| Paul’s Barber Shop, 123a Old County Road, Crumlin (Dublin) | The people of St. Peter’s Crescent, Walkinstown (Dublin) |
| McCormack’s Cycle Centre, 31a, Dorset Street Lower (Dublin) | Eddy McHugh’s Shop, Patrick’s Road in Greenhills (Dublin) |
| O’Neill’s House of Sport, Walkinstown Avenue (Dublin) | The Yellowstone Football Club (Dublin) |
| Paul Reid Dental Laboratories (Dublin) | Kelly’s Welding & Engineering Supplies Ltd, Tallaght (Dublin) |
| Myles Heal (Dublin) | Paul Byrne (Dublin) |
| Acquelino Deaton, Director, Pyrascaf Mobile Towers, Safe Solutions, www.pyrascaflimited.com (Dublin) | QK Living Kitchens Dublin, Greenhills Industrial Estate, Greenhills Road, Walkinstown (Dublin) |
| Mr & Ms Dillon, The Dillon Garden, 45 Sandford Road, Ranelagh, www.dillongarden.com (Dublin) |
Also this year our volunteers have travelled to Lebanon to deliver the donations to the Institutions we support, and to work at the Father Anderweg Institute for the Deaf. Many thanks to our donors and supporters for their generosity. A detailed report will be sent to all upon return. Stay tuned.
Saturday 20th of September, 8 pm till late, at St. Peregrines GAA Club, Blakestown Road, Dublin 15: featuring live on stage Tarantella Fall, blending their own music with some special covers! Plus up-and-coming singer song writer Maurice Byrne.
We are happy to bring to our friends’ attention an excellent article by journalist Senan Hogan about Lebanon Trust’s activities, which appeared on World And Media, a news site covering development issues: click on the logo below to read it. Many heartfelt thanks Senan!
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On Sunday, July 27th, Noel, Joe and supporters organised a bucket collection at Manor West Shopping Centre in Tralee, from 9am to 6pm. Over 200 Euros collected for our charitable projects – many thanks to all who helped and who donated!
Special thanks to:
Michael Conway Jnr
Stephanie Collins
Shane O’Sullivan
Martin O’Neill
Owen Dureke
Mike Conway
Joe Smith
Mr. and Mrs. O’Reagan
Sandra Healy
Derek Rusk, Manager of Manor Shopping Centre
From the bottom of their hearts, Christy Kinsella and Lebanon Trust would like to thank all the friends and supporters at Symantec in Dublin, who made the fundraising cake sale a big success: more than EUR 1000! Our heartfelt thanks in particular to Martina Kane, Jayne Delahunt, Tracy Ford, Mick Halpin and Annette Dempsey – without you this would not have been possible!
Our volunteers and supporters in Tralee organised a fabulous collection which raised 2000 euro for Lebanon Trust’s charitable projects. This is a fantastic result – our heartfelt thanks to all contributors, and in particular to:
| Geraldine Moynihan | Connie Twomey |
| Michael Conway | Stephen Corner |
| Kenneth Bentley | Theresa Moriarty |
| Michael Conway Jnr (Cookie) | Séan O’Brien |
| Kieran James | James Galvin |
| Jim Fox | Ed O’Connor |
| Joe Smith | Séamus Sheehan (Transport) |
| Paudie Healy | Dave O’Leary (Carpentry) |
| Shane O’Sullivan | Mikey Duggan (Poster Design) |
| Joeby Fitzgerald | Jonathan Loughnane (Printer) |
| Adam Conway | Austin Stacks Club |
| Fiona O’Halloran | Katherina O’Mahony (Garda Superintendent’s Office) |
| Megan Leahy | Superintendent Pat O’Sullivan (Tralee Garda Station) |
| Stacey Conway | Kevin Turner (Buckets) |
| Gerrard Nammock |
On Saturday June 14, 2014, our volunteers organise a street collection to raise funds for Lebanon Trust’s projects – helping the Father Andeweg Institute for the Deaf and the refugee kindergartens.
Many thanks to all donors in advance for their generosity!