Comments on: Irish Township Challenge http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/06/13/irish-township-challenge/ An award winning group blog, written by some of Dublin's best, most prolific, witty and engaging bloggers about the life and goings on in and around Dublin City Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: peter donegan http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/06/13/irish-township-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-117910 peter donegan Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:18:01 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/06/13/irish-township-challenge/#comment-117910 daragh, I'm doing the garden side of it - you're involved in the building part? How's that going - dont get to hear too much on that side. slán go foill peter daragh,

I’m doing the garden side of it – you’re involved in the building part? How’s that going – dont get to hear too much on that side.

slán go foill
peter

]]> By: Emma Smith http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/06/13/irish-township-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2353 Emma Smith Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:27:19 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/06/13/irish-township-challenge/#comment-2353 Hi, I'm thinking about taking part in this challange next year and I'm just wondering how you got on with the fundraising? How much did you manage to raise and how did you manage to raise it. I'm a bit worried about raising that kind of money but I really want to go. There are three of planning to go so thats €12k we need to raise between us!! So any tips would be greatly appreciated!! Hi, I’m thinking about taking part in this challange next year and I’m just wondering how you got on with the fundraising? How much did you manage to raise and how did you manage to raise it. I’m a bit worried about raising that kind of money but I really want to go. There are three of planning to go so thats €12k we need to raise between us!! So any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

]]> By: Alan http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/06/13/irish-township-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Alan Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:41:47 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/06/13/irish-township-challenge/#comment-644 Hi Daragh, Someone needs to kick off the donations - so put me down for 50 euro! And good luck with the sponsorship...... Regards Alan (see us Brits ar'nt all bad!! cya soon.. Hi Daragh, Someone needs to kick off the donations – so put me down for 50 euro! And good luck with the sponsorship……
Regards Alan (see us Brits ar’nt all bad!!
cya soon..

]]> By: Daragh http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/06/13/irish-township-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Daragh Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:25:21 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/06/13/irish-township-challenge/#comment-628 Cheers for the support Karen, methinks I'll be having a long conversation with you on Friday night! :) Cheers for the support Karen, methinks I’ll be having a long conversation with you on Friday night! :)

]]> By: Karen http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/06/13/irish-township-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Karen Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:12:19 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/06/13/irish-township-challenge/#comment-623 I've written articles before on this challenge for my newspaper when local people got involved and it's such a great cause. I interviewed several of them when they got back too and they said it was just the most amazing experience, indescribable really, so they showed me photographs they had taken of smiling children and happy families with a home to try to get the message across. Some of them said they cried when the families thanked them, others vowed to go back, some said they left part of their heart out there. You should deffo do the donations thing on this website, but also, why not have an event or a blogger party with all funds going towards the cause? Use the resources you have here. I'd be pleased to write an article for you and try to get it into some newspapers (though of course, now that I've said that I'll bet no one will want to print it!) and there are other journalists on here, people with celebrity connections (Rick and Wayne!!) who I'm sure would be happy to help. Use your friends, that what we're for! I’ve written articles before on this challenge for my newspaper when local people got involved and it’s such a great cause. I interviewed several of them when they got back too and they said it was just the most amazing experience, indescribable really, so they showed me photographs they had taken of smiling children and happy families with a home to try to get the message across. Some of them said they cried when the families thanked them, others vowed to go back, some said they left part of their heart out there.

You should deffo do the donations thing on this website, but also, why not have an event or a blogger party with all funds going towards the cause? Use the resources you have here. I’d be pleased to write an article for you and try to get it into some newspapers (though of course, now that I’ve said that I’ll bet no one will want to print it!) and there are other journalists on here, people with celebrity connections (Rick and Wayne!!) who I’m sure would be happy to help. Use your friends, that what we’re for!

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