BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mid West Simon - ECPv4.6.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Mid West Simon X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://www.midwestsimon.ie X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mid West Simon BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20171109T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20171109T214500 DTSTAMP:20171104T233200 CREATED:20171017T160057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171031T124520Z UID:1877-1510257600-1510263900@www.midwestsimon.ie SUMMARY:Lets make a difference - Concert DESCRIPTION:A night of great music for a great cause in St. Mary’s Cathedral\nPerformances by: \n\nIrish Tenor\, Derek Moloney\nTipperary Bass\, Derek Ryan\nPianist\, Jean O Brien\nFlautist\, Niamh Irwin\nChoir\, Aoide\n\nand more \nAll proceeds go towards the work carried out by Mid West Simon. \nIrish Tenor\, Derek Moloney is native of Limerick city and has been a professional tenor since winning Irish TV RTE’s ‘Search For A Tenor’ in 2002. Since then Derek has recorded three independent albums\, two of which went to No. 1 in the classical charts. Derek has performed throughout Ireland and Europe\, and has had many successful tours of the United States. \nTickets are available from: \n\nthe Mid West Simon Shop\, Roches St. Limerick\neventbrite.ie\ncall 061 603240\n\nSongs performed on the night will include: \n\nMy Way\nBring Him Home\nLimerick You’re a Lady\nO Sole Mio\nThe Fields of Athenry\nNessun Dorma\n\nand many more \n URL:http://www.midwestsimon.ie/event/lets-make-a-difference/ CATEGORIES:Mid West Simon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.midwestsimon.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/derek-moloney.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20171118T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20171119T080000 DTSTAMP:20171104T233200 CREATED:20161123T165538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171103T132303Z UID:1721-1511035200-1511078400@www.midwestsimon.ie SUMMARY:Rise Together DESCRIPTION:We are requesting your support for our annual Corporate Sleep Out in Thomond Park to raise much needed funds to cover the cost of operating our Foodbanks throughout the region. When families\, students\, the unemployed\, people on low incomes are struggling\, food is the flexible item. They can’t cut-back on rent/mortgage/utility payments. Food is where they cut. During 2016 we distributed 56 Tonnes of food\, which equals to 126\,944 meals for 5\,804 people\, 3050 were children. \nClick to view our  > iDonate page <  and support our participants \n\nABOUT THE EVENT\n\nWe need your help to continue providing this service and ask you to raise €2\,500 and join us in Thomond Park on the 18th of November. We know it’s a lot\, we will offer support to raise the money. We will set you up on our sponsorship page on idonate.ie which you can share among friends and family. We will also send you a donation card in your registration pack. Participants from last year also raised funds through the Corporate Social Responsibility function in their companies or by hosting coffee mornings\, bake sales etc. in their workplaces and at home. \n  \nON THE NIGHT \nThe event is hosted by Munster Rugby Hooker\, Duncan Casey\, with special guests. Once participants have been welcomed\, we are delighted to offer them a once in a life time opportunity! A chance to put one between the posts in a fun place kick shootout with the winner taking home a prize sponsored by the Clayton Hotel! \nParticipants will then join us in the Press Room.  There will be a presentation from Dr. Amy Erbe Healy –  Dr. Healy received her MA and PhD from the University of Limerick for sociological research analysing food expenditure and socio-economic status.  She has published articles on food expenditure patterns in Ireland and other European countries and on food-related practices and their implications for health and exclusion for the elderly.  Currently\, she is employed as the Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the Irish European Social Survey\, Round 8 at Mary Immaculate College.  Her book\, co-authored with Professor Michael J. Breen\, is called Changing Values\, Attitudes and Behaviours in Ireland:  An Analysis of European Social Survey Data in Ireland\, 2002 – 2012. \nOf course there will be time for refreshments and networking too. With all the social aspects taken care of we settle in for the night in the Tunnel — sleeping bags\, pillows\, thermos flasks etc. on hand.  After a warming cuppa the following morning you’ll be ready for home by 8.00am—feeling happy after having done something so good for a truly worthy cause. \nAll Funds raised stay in the Mid West Region and go directly to the Foodbank service. \nThere is very limited availability for this event. \n  \nTHIS YEARS PARTICIPANTS & SUPPORTERS \n \n  \nPat Brown – Managing Director at Aire Safety Training & Consultancy ltd \n“We feel it is so important to support Mid Wet Simon in their fundraising endeavours. The work they do supports the most vulnerable people in our locality.” \n  \n  \n \n  \nRaymond O’Halloran – Owner at Speedline Engineering \n“Mid West Simon’s work is integral to the regeneration of Limerick City. Please support their sleep out event!” \n  \n  \n \n  \nJ.P. McManus – Businessman and Racehorse Owner \nLimerick native J.P. McManus has made a charitable donation to Mid West Simon in support of the Rise together event and Mid West Simon’s food bank \n  \n  \n \n  \nFr. Gerry Fitzgerald \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nDonal Creaton – Partner at Holmes O’Malley Sexton Solicitors \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nNiamh Gleeson – Secretary at Holmes O’Malley Sexton Solicitors \n“They were looking for people to volunteer to take part and I knew this would be something both myself and my husband Mark would love to take part in.  Hopefully this one small step can make a difference to someone’s life.” \n  \n \n  \nKevin Fitzgerald – Kevin Fitzgerald Building \n“I am delighted to be apart of this event to support Mid West Simon in any way I can.” \n  \n  \n \n  \nBryan Edwards – All Trades Limerick \n“Having worked and volunteered with Mid West Simon\, I have seen first hand the work they do\, a really important service for the people of the Mid West.” \n  \n  \n \n  \nAdrian Moloney – All Trades Limerick \n“Mid West Simon’s Food Bank offers support to people who really need it and I am glad to help rise money towards this service.” \n  \n  \n \n  \nNiall Healy – Kevin Fitzgerald Building \n“Looking forward to a really interesting event in support of a worthy cause.” \n  \n  \n \n  \nDuncan Casey – Munster Rugby Hooker \n“I am glad to be able to do something like this to highlight the plight of so many in our society” \n  \n  \n \n  \nMichael Bonfield – Finance and Economics Student \n“Looking forward to a night in the home of Munster Rugby for a great cause” \n  \n  \n \n  \nJackie Bonfield \n“What promises to be a great night with all funds staying in the Mid West region and going towards the operation of Mid West Simon’s food bank” \n  \n  \n \n  \nJade Quinn \n“The money raised will support so many vulnerable people\, a really worthy cause” \n  \n  \n  \nPARTICIPANTS FROM LAST YEARS EVENT \nSome of last years participants included\, Timmy Dooley\, Pat Breen\, Maurice Quinlivan\, Jan O’Sullivan\, Kieran O’Donnell\, Carmel Kirby\, Will Ryan\, Mark O’Donoghue with guest speaker\, David Hall \nRichard Maguire of Mazars said: \n‘It was great to have this opportunity to be up so close and personal with the grounds at Thomond Park but my lord was is FREEZING. You couldn’t help but think of those poor souls who sleep out in all weathers without the benefit of the thermal sleeping bags that we all had! It is actually too scary to think about.’ \nMarie McSweeney from Northern Trust said: \n”It was an experience sleeping out in the tunnel that night.\nIt was fun being with everyone of course but it was a real eye-opener. The coldwas harsh and I couldn’t help but think of anyone who has to face sleeping out night after night.\nIt’s heart-breaking really to think of anyone having to sleep out – in the rain\, in the cold – it must be so lonely!’ \n  \nClick on the images below to read more about the experiences of last year’s participants \n\n \n #gallery-1 {\n margin: auto;\n }\n #gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n float: left;\n margin-top: 10px;\n text-align: center;\n width: 16%;\n }\n #gallery-1 img {\n border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n }\n #gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n margin-left: 0;\n }\n /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n  \nEmail: risetogether@mwsimon.ie or call 061 599478 to register today. \nLets rise together and tackle the homelessness crisis! \nSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave \nSaveSave \nSaveSave \nSaveSave \nSaveSave \nSaveSave \nSaveSave \nSaveSave \nSaveSaveSaveSave \nSaveSave \n URL:http://www.midwestsimon.ie/event/rise-together/ LOCATION:Thomond Park\, Limerick\, V94 XWK5\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Mid West Simon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.midwestsimon.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rise-together-event.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mid%20West%20Simon%20Community":MAILTO:info@midwestsimon.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171226 DTSTAMP:20171104T233200 CREATED:20170705T142038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171020T121201Z UID:1723-1512086400-1514246399@www.midwestsimon.ie SUMMARY:Christmas Jumper Day DESCRIPTION:Have fun and support a wonderful cause by hosting a fun filled Christmas jumper day. It’s simple\, get in touch with us and we will send you a pack with everything you need to make your event a success. Pick a date\, wear your Christmas jumper and ask everyone to donate to Mid West Simon. \nWhy not have a ‘decorate the desks’ competition and put teams head to head or what would you pay to see your boss or teacher in the craziest Christmas jumper you can get your hands on? Sign up for your pack for lots more fun filled ideas. \nCall 061 603 240 or email info@mwsimon.ie \n URL:http://www.midwestsimon.ie/event/christmas-jumper-day/ LOCATION:O'Connell Street\, Limerick\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Mid West Simon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.midwestsimon.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jumper-day.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mid%20West%20Simon%20Community":MAILTO:info@midwestsimon.ie END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR