Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Wednesday 16 Nov 05
3.30 Meeting with Saint Vincent de Paul
Last year Saint Vincent de Paul were 160 years old.
Their traditional role is in supporting families. They do this through taking their details which they pass on to volunteers who then 'conference' with the family throught vists and find out how they can be of help.This help may take the form of advice, material assistance (christmas hampers, direct payment...) or help with dealing with social services. SVP also run educational schemes(eg breakfast/ homework clubs) ans specialist visitations in hospitals, hospices and prisions.
In Limerick their educational support covers a preschools, traveller children fund, youth groups (boxing, reading, arts clubs), 2nd level (revision projects in examination years and grinds), bursaries for 3rd level and summer camps.
They give housing support through 24units for the elderly and a hostel for47 men fulltime which bed (own room) board and a care plan to help them move on. The also have a drop in centre searving soup, tea and coffee on a daily basis, and shower and laundry facilities . They aslo campaign for social justice.
To volunteer with SVP you just need to have some time available, know what you;d like to do or offer some expertise. Or you can use your own iniative to raise money for SVP with their support (contact them with an application form , 2 referees and a photo id).
The average volunteer with SVP is 57/58 with many volunteers in the 60's and also an active young membership.
www.ulsvp.ie (SVP group in University Limerick)
www.svpmw.ie
MAG Limerick
MAg Limerick was set up 7/8 years ago. It was actuallythe iniative of Mag Ireland who noticed that their were quite a few Mag members around the Limerick area so sent in the MAG cork group to help set up a Limerick Branch.Two of the main iniatives of MAg Limerick used to be the Toy run - where a cavalcade of bikers would bring presents to children in the local hospital at christmas accompanied by Santy in a side car and lobbying on issues related to motorcycle safety. The toy has since been passed over from MAG Limerick, they found the funraising to be a lot of work ( it took up six months of the year) but still happens through someone else. Some of the early campaingns were to the local council on issues just as potholes and hole covers (these are threcherous to bikers when wet or icy). Now a days is 90% with members wanteing to hang out and dicuss makes models etc.
Last year Saint Vincent de Paul were 160 years old.
Their traditional role is in supporting families. They do this through taking their details which they pass on to volunteers who then 'conference' with the family throught vists and find out how they can be of help.This help may take the form of advice, material assistance (christmas hampers, direct payment...) or help with dealing with social services. SVP also run educational schemes(eg breakfast/ homework clubs) ans specialist visitations in hospitals, hospices and prisions.
In Limerick their educational support covers a preschools, traveller children fund, youth groups (boxing, reading, arts clubs), 2nd level (revision projects in examination years and grinds), bursaries for 3rd level and summer camps.
They give housing support through 24units for the elderly and a hostel for47 men fulltime which bed (own room) board and a care plan to help them move on. The also have a drop in centre searving soup, tea and coffee on a daily basis, and shower and laundry facilities . They aslo campaign for social justice.
To volunteer with SVP you just need to have some time available, know what you;d like to do or offer some expertise. Or you can use your own iniative to raise money for SVP with their support (contact them with an application form , 2 referees and a photo id).
The average volunteer with SVP is 57/58 with many volunteers in the 60's and also an active young membership.
www.ulsvp.ie (SVP group in University Limerick)
www.svpmw.ie
MAG Limerick
MAg Limerick was set up 7/8 years ago. It was actuallythe iniative of Mag Ireland who noticed that their were quite a few Mag members around the Limerick area so sent in the MAG cork group to help set up a Limerick Branch.Two of the main iniatives of MAg Limerick used to be the Toy run - where a cavalcade of bikers would bring presents to children in the local hospital at christmas accompanied by Santy in a side car and lobbying on issues related to motorcycle safety. The toy has since been passed over from MAG Limerick, they found the funraising to be a lot of work ( it took up six months of the year) but still happens through someone else. Some of the early campaingns were to the local council on issues just as potholes and hole covers (these are threcherous to bikers when wet or icy). Now a days is 90% with members wanteing to hang out and dicuss makes models etc.
# posted by Neva Elliott @ 11:08 PM 
