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Creed greets volunteer centre cash boost
A grant of €118,000 for the Galway Volunteer Centre has been welcomed by Loughrea Green party candidate Patrick Creed.
Funding sanctioned for Mayo Volunteer Centre
An announcement of €60,768 funding for the Mayo Volunteer Centre has been welcomed by Claremorris Fianna Fáil candidate Gerard McHale.
Volunteer centre gets busier despite downturn
Galway Volunteer Centre has reported an exceptionally busy first half of 2009, with over 1,000 members of the public registering for the first time to use the service. It has been the busiest six months for the centre since it opened in July 2006 and it is now one of the three busiest volunteer centres in Ireland.
City workers try their hand at volunteering for a day
Teams of volunteers were busy all over the city recently as part of “Give it A Swirl Day - Ireland’s national day of volunteering.
Gort charity lends helping hand in flood crisis
As rising water levels threatens areas in Gort a local charity shop has opened its doors to the tide of people who have found themselves in need of extra clothing, furniture, and other essentials as a result of the floods.
Festive celebration for Family Resource Centre volunteers
Representatives of communities throughout the Midlands held a Christmas celebration to highlight the achievements of the hundreds of volunteers who are making a difference in their communities, on Wednesday December 9 in Bridgeways Family Resource Centre, Ballymahon.
Kitt urges Galway to volunteer for Europe
Although 2010 is only a week old, plans are already under way to make next year the European Year of Volunteering and Fianna Fáil Galway East TD Micheal Kitt wants the public to get involved.
Irish NGO appeals for aid and volunteers to rebuild Haiti
Irish based international NGO Haven is calling on Galway people to volunteer to build houses for Haitian families experiencing extreme poverty. The organisation, which works to provide houses and community development schemes in the impoverished country, will hold a meeting in Galway this evening (Thursday). The group has also appealed for donations to help stricken communities following this week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti.