Dairyglen celebrates 25 years and charity partnership with The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation Dairyglen, a family run enterprise since 1991, celebrated its 25th birthday this week with the help of RTE’s Marty Morrissey, Jonathan Irwin and their ever popular Smooch ice-cream brand ambassador Lola the Cow, in Dublin’s Marley Park. As well as celebrating quarterRead more
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Thanks so much to friends, both old and new, who stopped by the Jack & Jill Stand at the Ploughing Championships last week! We were very busy selling raffle tickets for our gorgeous “Buster the Bullock” the winner of which will be picked on Saturday 18th March, 2017 so there’s still time to win BusterRead more
Fantastic turnout for the Naas 10K Town Run on Saturday, 25th September! Thanks so much to everyone who came out to support the 3rd year of this growing event around the locality of Naas, Co. Kildare. Huge thanks and congratulations to Brendan Loughlin from Brendan’s Running Club who organised the run and secured the sponsorshipRead more
Open letter in relation to the Submission sent, 5 Sept. 2016, by Connolly for Kids Hospital group to the Oireachtas Committee on Health to Michael Harty,TD. Chairman, Oireachtas Joint Select Committee on Health 6 September 2016 Dear Dr Harty Connolly for Kids Hospital (C4KH) understands that the Committee on Health has an important oversight role in monitoringRead more
Jack & Jill Foundation asks people to walk or run a hill in September, with registration now open & every €16 donation funds 1 hour of home nursing care for a sick child “Jack & Jill simply wouldn’t exist without the kindness of families and supporters who give us that push up the fundraising hillRead more
BIG BIG THANK to Gervin, Myra, those who took part and everyone who supported them for raising a whopping €30,727 from their Hell & Back for Laura & Jack challenge! Jack & Jill have received €15,363 which has provided our profoundly sick children with an amazing 960 hours of home nursing respite hours – a trulyRead more
Are you looking for a unique, fun, team building initiative to motivate staff and help benefit The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation? What to do? Put together a team of 2 or more employees and nominate a team leader who will register the team to receive the Up the Hill pack Choose what challenge you,Read more
Jack & Jill has created a new ‘currency’ to fund home nursing care for sick children in the form of donated Lego blocks and is calling on families to round up that loose unwanted Lego and donate or sell it to the Foundation The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is asking people to liberateRead more
The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Ball, one of the social highlights of the summer season, was held on Friday, 24th June in the magnificent surroundings of The K Club Our sincere thanks to Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free Colm McLoughlin and his team for making it a “hat-trick” for JackRead more
Both rings from the diamond in a candle campaign are now officially won! The last ring has been revealed recently by a Kildare lady who preferred not to be named. The other REAL diamond ring has already been found last year by Holly Griffin from Bangor who received her Jack & Jill candle as a Christmas present.Read more
