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Jack and Jill Run Up the Hill

Kenmare postman delivers another Jack & Jill Run up the Hill charity run this April 2010 Over 1,000 people are expected to take part in the annual ‘Jack & Jill Run up the Hill’, 10-kilometre charity run or walk in Kenmare on Saturday 24th April 2010 at 3pm The Jack & ...

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BIG NEWS! Jack and Jill Economic Report

"There's no place like Home" The Jack and Jill Economic report "A Cost and Outcomes Analysis of Alternative Models of Care for Young Children with Severe Disabilities in Ireland" or as we like to call it "There's no place like home" was launched in Buswells Hotel, Dublin at 9.30 am on the 3rd ...

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Vote for Jack and Jill !

We Need your Help Jack and Jill are one of the short listed groups for Naas AIB branch to get through to the voting phase of the AIB Better Ireland Programme which takes place from the 15th February to the 15th March 2010 In order to win the top prize of €5000 ...

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Launch of Jack and Jill Run up the Hill

[nggallery id=7] Senator Donnie Cassidy hit the headlines last month when he referred to Jack & Jill as “Jeckyll & Hyde” in the Seanad following a press briefing in Buswells by the children’s charity to launch its report entitled “There’s no place like home”.  On Wednesday 10th March Senator Cassidy more ...

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‘Phones for Sport’

Avoca GAA Club swaps 500 old phones for new sports kit from the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation Avoca GAA club under 8’s and under 10’s are being presented with their brand new sports kit by Joanne Doyle who is Jack & Jill’s liaison nurse for Wicklow, Wexford and Waterford this ...

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What Schools will Catherine Terry be visiting this week?

Catherine Terry from Midleton visits  schools in Ballinasloe, Athenry and Athlone this coming week to talk about the Jack & Jill campaign to swap old mobile phones for interactive whiteboards for the classroom The Jack & Jill Foundation’s very own teacher turned campaigner, 27 year old Catherine Terry from Midleton, is ...

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Sam’s 3rd Annual Lunch in aid of Jack & Jill

Sam’s 3rd Annual Lunch in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation in Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin on Friday 14th May “Sam’s Lunch” is an annual tribute to baby Sam, the son of John and Jo Nolan from Blackrock, Dublin, who went to Heaven in June 2008 aged 13 months as ...

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Mobile Recycling Campaign in Australia

Sony Australia with the help of Jack and Jill are launching a mobile phone recycling campaign in Australia in aid of Canteen (Charity for Teenagers with Cancer). Jack and Jill will receive 10% of net profits on an annual basis. Advertising to support the campaign will be rolled out in Australian cinemas over ...

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DE JAGER Tulip Festival at The Ritz Carlton, Powerscourt

DE JAGER TULIP FESTIVAL SHOWCASES 10,000 TULIPS ON GROUNDS OF THE RITZ-CARLTON, POWERSCOURT Visitors have opportunity to purchase De Jager bulbs at this family friendly Tulip Festival with 10% of proceeds going to The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation                  The Ritz-Carlton, Powerscourt is delighted to host the De Jager Tulip ...

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Easter Bingo

  An Easter Bingo night will be held on Wednesday 31st  March at 8pm in aid of the   Jack & Jill Children's Foundation.   The Event will be held in Greenhills Community Centre, St.Josephs Road, Greenhills,   Dublin 12.   Great Prizes & lots of fun   All Welcome

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Special Needs Equipment

A Jack and Jill Family kindly provided us with the following links that they found useful for Special Needs Equipment Physio Mats (tumbling mats): http://www.mcsport.ie/gymnastics/212cat.aspx Interactive Mirror: http://enablingdevices.com/catalog/toys_for_disabled_children/bead-chains/peek-a-boo-mirror-switch Bubbles No Spill Bubbles (at present they only have no spill with 3 wands (they don’t seem to have any singles ones)they also do pipes and numerous ...

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Alan Shatter questions the Minister for Health & Children

Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to ensure the Health Service Executive engages in discussions with Jack and Jill to provide the estimated €1,970,000 per annum additional financing required to enable the expansion of its home care services for severely disabled ...

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Collecting Mobile Phones in aid of the Australian Charity Canteen

Match goers attending Sydney Melbourne Game, pictured donating Mobile Phones to the charity Canteen . Jack and Jill C.E.O. Jonathan Irwin introduced the recycling scheme to Canteen (Cancer Charity for Teens in Australia) and Jack and Jill will receive 10% of the net profits on an annual basis. [nggallery id=6]

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