Creagh College raise money for IWA charity
More than 40 generous transition year students from Creagh College in Gorey have raised some vital and much-needed funds for the Irish Wheelchair Association.
The students raised a total of €2,513 for the organisation during the month of November. They went out and about in the town of Gorey and sold pins and pens for the Irish Wheelchair Association Angel Day campaign.
Mary O’Connor from the Irish Wheelchair Association said she is very thankful to the students and staff at Creagh College for the money they raised for the organisation.
‘It is much-needed,’ added Mary.
The transition year students went to Gorey for two days on Thursday, November 9, and Friday, November 10, selling the items for Angel Day.
When all the money was collected, the students invited Mary to Creagh College last week and presented her with the cheque.
‘They raised vital funds for us and I am very thankful,’ said Mary.
The Angel Day campaign takes place every year in November.
Angels is Irish Wheelchair Association’s national fundraising campaign in which they seek to raise money to ensure that the organisation can continue to provide essential services to their members.
Transition year students from Creagh College volunteered this year to sell the products.