The Dublin Community Blog

Hey Folks,

Right, time to use and abuse this blog a little. As I’ve mentioned here on a few previous occasions, I shall be heading to Cape Town, South Africa on Nov 17th, along with 350 or so other Irish volunteers to take part in the Niall Mellon Township Challenge.

The challenge involves us going to Cape Town, in order to build houses in Townships (shanty towns) for poor and impoverished African families, who are currently living in squalid conditions in what I can only describe, having seen them for myself, as huts and shacks.

In order to try and raise some much needed funds for the trip, I am hosting a fundraising table quiz in the wonderfully cool 4 Dame Lane in Dublin on Thursday Nov 2nd. The event is open to anyone who wants to come, so long as they come prepared to spend some cash. Every single cent that is raised goes direct to a very good cause, all expenses involved in putting this trip together, and getting the people there are personally paid by Niall Mellon himself.

I’m hopping the blogging community can get behind this, I will be sending out emails over the coming days, encouraging people both to turn up, and also to spread the word about the quiz, and more importantly, the cause. Next November there will be places for 1000 people to go out to Cape Town, the largest ever Irish Charity Event outside of Ireland, and I can tell you now, from listening to the crew behind it, that it’s going to be absolutely massive.

If you are looking for more details on the quiz itself, or on the Irish Township Challenge, drop me a mail on quiz@dublinblog.ie

If you’re not going to be able to make it along on the night itself, but still want to help, you can always make contact with me, or you can of course donate through PayPal.