Pyjama Day raises over €12,000 at Grovelands

As Managing Director of Grovelands Childcare I wish to say a big thank you to the Grovelands team for the success of our Pyjama Day across our 6 centres in Athlone, Tullamore and Mullingar.

Looking at the media coverage of the earthquake in Syria and Turkey in February we wondered how we could show our support for the families and children who survived but lost everything and were struggling in so many ways since their world was literally turned upside down.

 

We launched a fund raising event where all the staff and children in Grovelands Childcare would wear their pyjamas for the day and get sponsorship from families and friends.

 

Each child was given an envelope, designed for the event to gather sponsorship. We started a Go Fund Me page where contributions from our suppliers and friends could

donate. We chose children’s charity UNICEF Ireland  who have people working on the ground in Syria and Turkey.

The communities in which we provide early learning and care again supported us with contributions and the parents and grandparents support was amazing.

 

We got an overwhelming result with the number of donations we have received. We set out a target of €4,000 for us raise for Pyjama Day. At this time we have raised a massive €12,049 and we are still counting,

This money will support Syrian and Turkish families to get their basic needs met with food, shelter and medicine.

 

Our GoFundMe linkis still open! So if you haven’t got your donation in, we are keeping it open until Monday, 6th March.

 

Again, thank you so much to everyone involved for your support, monetary or otherwise. Your contribution  to UNICEF Ireland will make a difference in the lives of children in Syria and Turkey caught up in the aftermath of the earthquake.

 

Yours Faithfully.

Regina Bushell

Managing Director Grovelands Childcare.

Athlone Tullamore Mullingar.