Tipp people support trocaire christmas gift appeal

Tipperary people continue to show incredible generosity at Christmas, according to Trocaire, with €18,740 spent on the charity’s Christmas gifts appeal last year.

 

“I recently travelled to South Sudan, a country which is massively underdeveloped, where I met people trying to survive a devastating crisis caused by conflict,' said Eamonn Meehan, Executive Director of Trocaire.

 

“Because of people in Tipperary, Trocaire is reaching people living through humanitarian emergencies and in regions affected by long-term poverty with vital aid, as they bravely try to build a better life.

 

“Donations from Tipperary towards Trocaire’s Christmas gifts, whether to buy chickens, goats or fund clean water, make a tremendous difference. Families are using the income they earn from selling chicks to fund schooling; women in Somalia are having healthy babies in Trocaire medical clinics and children receiving Trocaire school kits have the books and school fees they need for their education.

 

The Trocaire Gifts campaign, which has been running for fifteen years, raises over €1 million annually for Trocaire’s overseas development projects. Each gift contains a Christmas card, which can be passed to a friend, family member, loved one or client as a gift to them. The recipient of the card can read about how their gift will benefit a family overseas.

 

“We are also very pleased that for the second year, we have a partnership with One4all and An Post in support of our work,” said Mr Meehan. “One4all Trocaire gift cards, which are an easy way to gift or make a Christmas donation, are on sale in An Post post offices nationwide.'

 

The gifts can be bought online at trocaire.org, by calling 1850 408 408, in Veritas stores, selected Easons stores and in Trocaire centres in Maynooth, Co Kildare, Cathedral Street, Dublin, Cook Street, Cork or King Street, Belfast.