http://www.jackandjill.ie/blog Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:19:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Catherine Terry visits schools in Dublin and Cavan this week to talk about Jack & Jill Schools campaign to swap old mobile phones for interactive whiteboards for the classroom - Over 780 schools nationwide have already registered The Jack & Jill Foundation’s very own teacher turned campaigner, Ms Catherine Terry, is visiting schools in Dublin ... http://www.jackandjill.ie/blog/catherine-terry-visits-schools-in-donegal/ 'One Man Show' Painting Exhibition On  4th, 5th, 6th & 7th November 2009, Anne O'Reilly, will host a 'One Man Show' Painting Exhibition of her paintings in Naas Library during normal Library opening hours. She will have 48 paintings for sale and the Exhibition will run for one week. All Proceeds will go to Jack ... http://www.jackandjill.ie/blog/one-man-show-painting-exhibition/ The Dublin Art Society will hold it's 47th Annual Art Exhibition in support of Jack and Jill on Saturday 7th November from 10.30am to 7.30pm and Sunday the 8th November from 10.30am to 5pm. The venue is Foxrock Pastoral Centre (Beside Foxrock Church on Kill Ave) . A Raffle will be held ... http://www.jackandjill.ie/blog/dublin-art-society-annual-exhibition/ 10K Crookstown Motorway Run - Sat 7th November 2009 @ 11am Why not take part and walk or run in this fun motorway run and raise much needed funds for the Jack and Jill Children's Foundation The Entry fee is €30. For further details logon to www.activeeurope.com There will be a collection point ... http://www.jackandjill.ie/blog/10k-crookstown-motorway-run/ For some pre Christmas Laughter, come along and enjoy the fun, food and festivities with Brendan Grace at the Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge on the 11th December. Drinks Reception at 12 noon follwed by Lunch at 1pm Tables of 8/10/12 are available, individual tickets can also be purchased @ €100 per head. For ... http://www.jackandjill.ie/blog/brendan-grace-christmas-comedy-lunch/ Jack and Jill Presents 'Doves and Stripes' Rug to Noble Peace Prize Winner, President Barack Obama The 'Doves and Stripes' rug which measures 9ft X 6ft and was handmade in Katmandu and designed by Luke Irwin who is Jonathan Irwin’s son and the brother of Jack Irwin – after whom the Jack ... http://www.jackandjill.ie/blog/doves-and-stripes-rug/ Schools are asked to swap old mobile phones for interactive whiteboards The Jack & Jill Foundation, through its partner Promethean, have launched a campaign where they are asking schools to swap 300 old mobile phones for a new interactive whiteboard and to raise much needed funds for home nursing care for ... http://www.jackandjill.ie/blog/schools-are-asked-to-swap-old-mobile-phones-for-interactive-whiteboards/ Cash in your gold stash with Goldrush.ie Jack & Jill Patron Eddie Hobbs, with former Miss World Rosanna Davison at the launch of Goldrush.ie a new Irish website that pays cash to people who want to sell unwanted gold jewellery.  Even after the 21.5% donation to Jack & Jill, the price ... http://www.jackandjill.ie/blog/cash-in-your-gold-stash-with-goldrushie/ Jack and Jill Up the Hill Fun Run The 2009 Jack and Jill Up the Hill  run took place in Kenmare on Saturday April 18th 2009 at 3pm. There was a huge turnout from all competitors walking and running, young and old. To all of you who supported the event and equally to ... http://www.jackandjill.ie/blog/jack-and-jill-up-the-hill-save-the-date/ Our website guru Mark Swaine is a Godsend, as he can translate all this social media, techno, mumbo jumbo into easy, digestible sentences.  Indeed, our modest little website has come on in leaps and bounds, and things just make more sense at the touch of a button, and Mark has ... http://www.jackandjill.ie/blog/mark-swaine-from-squire-is-a-godsend-to-us/