SCHOOL
The Blackrock College community has a long and proud history of supporting important charitable causes that help some of the world’s poorest people. In keeping with this tradition, Transition Year students are organising a Charity Duck Race in Grand Canal Basin on Friday April 20th at 1pm to raise much needed funds for GOAL and Aidlink, two Irish charities working to alleviate poverty in the developing world.
Ducks sponsorship is €250 with a host of fantastic prizes up for grabs. Individual sponsors will be entered into a Family Duck Race, while business sponsors will be entered into our Corporate Duck Race. Businesses that sponsor three ducks will have their logo featured on the Duck Race webpage. Businesses that sponsor 4 or more ducks will have their logo featured on promotional material at the race. Media outlets will be present on the day.
Your support is hugely appreciated by the school community and our charity partners.
How to sponsor a duck?
1. Send a cheque made payable to “Blackrock College”, to Dean of Transition Year, Blackrock College Duck Race, Blackrock College, Rock Rd, Blackrock, Dublin. Please include a note identifying your contact details.
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2. Make a bank transfer to IBAN: IE 43 BOFI 9000 1710 0134 11; BIC: BOFIIE2D with reference Duck Race and your family or business name. Please also forward you contact details to 4dean@blackrockcollege.com
A number of the TY boys have just returned from Kenya, where they spent one week with Aidlink seeing first-hand the important work being carried out to help those in need, particularly the plight of children who live in extreme poverty. Funds raised from the Duck Race will support projects that improve the lives of families living in poverty throughout the developing world.
About the charity partners:
Aidlink is a small Irish NGO working in Africa. In 2018, Aidlink’s work will focus on education; improving access to primary school for some of the world’s poorest and most isolated children in rural Kenya. Aidlink’s commitment to accountability and good governance has been recognised with wins at both the Good Governance Awards and Chartered Accountants Ireland Published Accounts Awards in 2017. www.aidlink.ie
GOAL is an organisation that works towards ensuring that the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food, water and sanitation, healthcare, education and economic opportunities.www.goalglobal.org
