South Dublin County Council and South Dublin County Volunteer Centre, in conjunction with Active Citizens Together, Tallaght Youth Service, Clondalkin Youth Service and the Adelaide, Meath and National Children's Hospital, are pleased to announce details of the second Active Citizenship Week in the South Dublin County area. The week takes place from 27 September - 1st October and lots of interesting events are planned to both demonstrate citizenship in the county but also allow you the opportunity to participate in volunteering.
Active Citizenship Week has launched a new website and facebook page to highlight events during the week. Click here to visit our website.
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Thank Your Volunteers on Line!
 South Dublin County Volunteer Centre is delighted to launch its on line Volunteer Thank You Page.
The Volunteer Thank You Page gives you, the general public, community and voluntary groups, businesses and elected representatives an opportunity to contribute messages of appreciation and support for volunteers. You can submit your message by clicking here and filling in our online form
All messages of thanks will be collated and published into a South Dublin County volunteer thank you online scroll which will be launched during Active Citizenship Week 2010.
Further displays and messages of thanks will occur during European Year of Volunteering 2011
The calendar of events to date is below.
If you would like to organise an event or add details of an event you have planned to our Calendar, please click here.
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Monday 27th
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4:30pm
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Launch of ACW
by Minister Pat Carey TD with Mayor Eamon Maloney in attendance. |
The Big Picture
Tallaght
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Launch of Thank Your Volunteers online website.
Launch of a new on line book of thanks to volunteers at www.volunteersouthdublin.ie
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Virtual
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Photographic Exhibition by Tallaght Travellers
Tallaght Travellers CDP will launch a photographic exhibition by male Travellers of active citizenship in Tallaght |
The Big Picture and County Library |
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Launch of new website to manage volunteers
South Dublin County Volunteer Centre launches a new micro website aimed a helping organisations manage their volunteers more effectively.
www.volunteersouthdublin.ie
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Tuesday 28th
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11:00am - 3:00pm
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Volunteer Recruitment Fair
Community Groups from across the county will set up stalls to inform potential volunteers of their variety of volunteering opportunities. Interested in volunteering? Then come along for more information.
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Venues:
Ballyroan Library, Tallaght Library, Lucan Library, Clondalkin Library
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10:00am - 4pm
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Garda Reserve
The Garda Reserve will be recruiting volunteers in the Square Shopping centre. Pop along to meet some reservists and get more information.
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The Square Shopping Centre
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7:30pm
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Active Citizenship Together
presents a conference entitled:
Time for Action - Time for Change
Democray - Getting Your Voice Heard
Speakers include:
David Farrell,
Professor of Politics, UCD.
Siobhan O Donoghue,
National Community Platform.
BOX STORIES will be presented by Community Groups (this is an Initiative of Tallaght Community Arts)
For Further information, please contact ACT -
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01 –4664 240/087-6863367
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087-9887007
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Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin.
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Wednesday 29th
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10:00am - 4pm
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Garda Reserve
The Garda Reserve will be recruiting volunteers in The Mill Shopping centre. Pop along to meet some reservists and get more information.
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The Mill Shopping Centre
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1:00pm -- 7:00pm
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Childhood Development Initiative
The Childhood Development Initiative will be hosting a half day seminar entitled “the story so far” with special address by Mary McAleese, President of Ireland.
This is a unique opportunity to hear from researcher, policy makers and practitioners about the innovative evidence based approach being undertaken in Tallaght West to improve outcomes for Children and families.
Places are limited so confirm attendance to Paula Kavanagh on 01 494 0030 or email
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Tallaght Stadium
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5pm - 8pm
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Blood Bank
As part of active citizenship week, the Blood Bank clinic will be accepting blood donations in St. Mark’s National School, Maplewood Road
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St. Mark’s National School, Maplewood Road.
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Thursday 30th
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12:30pm - 1:30pm
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Classical Music in Tallaght Hospital
The Astra String Quartet will play in the foyer of Tallaght Hospital, entertaining patients and the public alike! All welcome.
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Tallaght Hospital
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10am - 1pm
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Charity Coffee Morning.
Volunteers from the Coffee Dock in Tallaght Hospital (a volunteer run coffee bar in Tallaght Hospital) will host a coffee morning in aid of a local charity.
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Tallaght Hospital
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7:30pm (by invite only)
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Volunteering Celebration
South Dublin County Council will host a celebration for those who volunteer in our community Centres across the county.
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South Dublin County Council
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Friday 1st Oct
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All Day
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The National Day of Volunteering!
The National Day of Volunteering sees various once off volunteer projects happening in South Dublin County. From clean-ups to bowling trips, from painting projects to trips to the museum - companies across the county are demonstrating their commitment to their local communities by giving something back and volunteering with community groups for a day. Check out www.volunteer.ie for more information.
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Various Sites across the County
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 What is the National Day of Volunteering?
The National Day of Volunteering, a Volunteer Centres Ireland initiative, is that one day of the year when we encourage everyone in Ireland to give volunteering a go, to show that – even if it’s only for a minute, an hour, a day – volunteering can make a big difference and be a lot of fun! This year, the National Day of Volunteering will take place on Friday, 1st of October, 2010. The National Day of Volunteering belongs to everyone, no matter who you are or where you live.
How does it work?
- Community and voluntary organisation develop volunteering projects to take place on Friday, October 1st (or thereabouts) and register them on our website. The opportunities are wide-ranging and varied: from painting, decorating and restoration work, to environmental clean-ups; from day trips, to sporting, recreation and entertainment events.
- Organisations also choose to use the day to organise an official ’thank you’ event for their volunteers: a coffee morning, garden party or thank you ceremony, for example.
- Members of the public view the list of opportunities and register to get to take part.
- Members of the public, often in groups of friends, family, college or work colleagues, identify something that needs to be done in their community and organise to do it. It could be clearing a local canal, a green area or graffiti. They let us know they’re doing it via our website so we can count them in!
- Members of the public also join in by committing a ’random act of volunteering’: for example, dropping by to see if a neighbour is in need of anything; bring clothes to a charity shop; picking up a piece of litter. They let us know what they’re up to via our website so we can count them in!
- Anyone who wants to can also register a ’thank you’ to a specific volunteer or the organisation they volunteer with.
For more information visit http://www.volunteer.ie/-National-day-of-Volunteering-.html
Please contact us at
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or phone our offices to talk to one of our staff and get more information.
Tallaght office - 01 462 8558
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