Dominicans appeal for the homeless
A sleepout for the homeless takes place on Friday night, October 13th, at the front of the Dominican Church and an appeal has gone out for as many volunteers as possible to take part.
The event is for Focus Ireland and Fr Jim Donleavy feels the charity needs as much support as possible given the rising number of homeless people in the country.
‘We would ask people to come along and sleep out, be it for the night, or an hour or two.
‘We have sponsorship cards available and we also need people to shake a bucket both on the Friday night or the Saturday morning up to 1pm,’ he stated.
The launch took place at the church where the fund was given the perfect boost when Cllr Frank Godfrey made a donation of €500 towards the cause.
The likes of We Print, McKenna Man and Dominics take-away have also declared their support with the take-away offering to supply food to the ‘sleepers’ until 4am.
‘We’d love companies and homes to leave a light on that night in support of the event,’ Rita Hanratty stated. Those wishing to take part, become a sponsor or to help out can contact Fr Jim Donleavy at the church office at the Dominican Church.