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May 2017 adventureardeche
Midleton’s Books 4 U Charity Shop Puts Out The Call for Volunteers
by ALAN SHEEHAN Midleton’s Books 4 U
charity bookstore is look- ing for people willing to volunteer their time this summer.
Books 4 U, which is
run by Midleton St Vin- cent de Paul, is staffed by volunteers but faces a possible staff shortage
as the summer months approach. “We’re just
looking
for people to give a few hours a week to look af- ter the shop,” said Mr Walsh. “It would be ide- al for Transition Year students to volunteer for such a good cause and it would look good on a CV. The only thing you
might need to learn is how to operate the till and you’ll learn that eas- ily. We’ll show you what to do.”
Books 4 U is a dedicat-
ed bookstore that sells a wide range of new and donated books for pric- es between €1-4 with all proceeds going towards Midleton SVP.
teers arises as some of those who time
throughout
The need for volun- gave
their the
year may look to take off some weeks. “Some of the folk who
volunteer here will be going
during the
off on holidays summer,”
said Mr Walsh. “I’m hoping, and it depends on how many I get, to have two people in the store at a time so if one goes, there’s another to look after the shop. It could be a couple of hours here and there, or even just once a week.” Those
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• Midleton’s Books 4 U charity bookstore, the proceeds from which got to Midleton St Vincent de Paul, is looking for volunteers this summer.
Midleton Relay For Life Open Night by ALAN SHEEHAN The Open Night for
Midleton Relay for Life was well supported last Thursday, 11 May. The Open Night, host-
ed by the Midleton Park Hotel, saw more than 40 people attend to listen to guest speakers, attain information on the Re- lay For Life in Midleton and register for the event scheduled for 26 August.
“We were with it,” said
delighted Elaine
Duggan, Public Rela- tions Officer for Re- lay for Life Midleton. “About 40 people attend- ed and we had a great sign up of teams on the night for the Relay. We were very glad with the night and delighted that so many took the chance to register their teams.” The Open Night fea- tured four speakers who
talked about the differ- ent aspects of battling cancer. “Mary Quinn from
the Irish Cancer Soci- ety briefly ran through where the funds go so,” said Ms Duggan, “and a lot of it goes to research in UCC. Dr [Sharon] McKenna from Cork Cancer Research Cen- tre explained what they do for research. It’s not just
researching a cure
for cancer, but cures for cancers as there are so many different
types.
It’s such a broad illness and it effects everybody, from smallies right up to older people. Then Ade- line, a teenage survivor of cancer, spoke about her fundraising for Irish Cancer Society and Our Lady’s Children’s Hos- pital, Crumlin. Finally Caroline
Byrne spoke of how the Relay affect-
ed her and how she got involved. She has very strong memories of last year’s relay and she’s the team coordinator for this year.”
Midleton Relay for
Life is a 24 hour team- based walking relay, which will be held at the CBS Secondary School in Midleton for the sec- ond straight year. Each team comprises between 10-15 members with at
least one member re-
quired to remain walking the course at all times, however teams are not mandatory and neither is attending the event for the full runtime.
Last
year it raised €20,000 for the Irish Cancer Society. “We would like to
thank everybody who came and supported us,” said Ms Duggan. “We would urge who’d like
to sponsor
us, or anybody think- ing about donating or supplying spot prizes to
anybody
volunteering their time please inquire or apply by calling into the store on Connolly Street, across from Midleton College.
Alternative-
ly Books 4 U can be contacted by phone at 087 347 4888 between the hours of 10.30am- 4.30pm or through its Facebook Page at SVP books 4 you.
contact us by email or to call us directly if they have one of our personal numbers. If anybody has any questions or would like to sign up a team, or sign up individually or as a family, they can email us. Registration is open right up until
the
day before the race on 26 August.” For more information
or to register for Relay For Life Midleton, the group can be reached by email at relayforlifemi-
dleton@hotmail.com.
• The Midleton Relay for Life committee members (orange T-shirts) and cancer survivors (purple): Caroline Byrne, Sinead O’Sullivan, Mary Reid, Rose Finn, Adam Stenhouse, Elaine Duggan, Jenny Rutledge, Jonathon Finn, Marianne Foley and Billy Foley.
• Adelina Corigliano and Kate Byrne, the two youngest cancer survivors present at the Midleton Relay For Life Open Night last week.
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• Kitty O’Hanlon, Mary O’Callahan (cancer survivor) and Teresa O’Donovan.
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