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‘Brothers in Arms' to take part in Ö TILL Ö Race on behalf of St. Josephs.
Pearse and Declan ‘Reggie ‘ Fahy are two brothers who are going to participate in this strenuous challenge taking place in Sweden on September 6th. They have chosen St. Joseph's as the beneficiary of funds they raise.
Those wishing to make a donation can go to their dedicated Fundraising Page on http://www.mycharity.ie/event/brothersinarms2010/
Ö TILL Ö is a unique race in a unique environment. Teams of two race together from island to island (Ö till Ö). The teams swim between the islands and run on them. The total distance is 64 kilometres of which 10 km are swimming and 54 km are running.
The running sections are beautiful. At times the route goes though woods without trail but most of the time the course is on trail or gravelled roads. To manage to finish the course from dawn to dusk demands that the competitors are fit and that they have practiced a good technique to be quick in and out of the water as there are as many as 38 in and outs.
Teams represent countries from around the world including Sweden, Finland, Norway, UK, USA, Australia, South Africa, Germany, France and Ireland. The Fahy brothers are proud to be the first and only representatives from Ireland.
Click here for more details about the race http://www.otillo.se/index.html or read the Fahy brothers blog on their preparation for the event at http://brothersinarms2010.blogspot.com/
St. Joseph's and Go Green Programme
St. Joseph's recently took part in a Go Green Programme (recycling used clothing) organized by Umbra Clothing Collections which raised vital funds for ‘The Friends of St. Lukes' Cancer Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin.
The fundraising programme was initiated to ensure the full range of services continue to be available to patients from all over Ireland who attend St. Lukes.
The recession has hit charity fundraising very hard. We at St. Joseph’s really need your support this year!
To take part in the Mini Marathon you must register. You can do this by using the official Entry Form which will appear in the Evening Herald every Wednesday and Saturday or online at www.womensminimarathon.ie
Please call 01 8373635 or email: info@stjosephs.ie for your free T-Shirt & Sponsor Card.
If you can't participate but would still like to support St. Josephs' you can donate to us online at www.mycharity.ie/charity/stjosephsvi.
Please follow the link to our flier/poster.
Please print it and display it in your office, local shop, church or pub.
Thank You.
Fun Braille Readathon
Friday November the 21st saw our inaugural annual VISPA Fun Braille Readathon. It was run in association with the NCBI and the event was held at the conference centre of our campus (St. Joseph’s Centre for the Visually Impaired).
The Readathon is for having fun while reading Braille and for promoting it. All ages from Junior to Adult readers had a chance to participate. We also catered for readers of Grade 1 and Grade 2 Braille. We had compiled a booklist from which you could make your selection. On the day each participant was asked to read a selected passage from their selected text. We also had a celebrity guest appearance!
(For further information and application forms please contact Patricia in the library on 01-8373635)
VISPA, Inaugural Conference
Dublin World Sight Day, October 9th 2008
On October 9th 2008 St. Joseph's Centre for the Visually Impaired, Dublin will host the inaugural Conference of VISPA (Vision impaired Service Providers Alliance). VISPA members: comprise Fighting Blindness, Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, NCBI and St. Josephs Centre for the Visually Impaired.
This one day conference was adressed by among others, Professors Jonathan Jackson and Colm O‘Brien who launched the report "Eyes on the Future" a study into the prevalence of blindness and vision impairment in Ireland 2008.
Among those who attended were service users, health care professionals, researchers, educationalists, academics, policy makers and opinion formers.
Contact:
The Secretary, c/o St. Joseph’s Centre for the Visually Impaired
Gracepark Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.
Tel: +353 1 8373635 Fax: +353 1 8373884 e-mail:info@stjosephs.ie, www.vispa.ie
ICEVI Conference 2009
Trinity College, Dublin
It is such a pleasure to have the 2009 ICEVI European conference hosted in Dublin. Right from the beginning the Irish have shown such enthusiasm and professionalism in their approach to hosting the conference that I can hardly wait to experience the mix of solid scientific content and the social interaction that our hosts are famous for. I hope that this initial brochure will inspire you and encourage you to make advance plans to join ICEVI Europe in Dublin from 5th - 10th July, 2009.... (for more information please visit official website of conference)
