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THE students of St Caimin’s in Shan- non have lent a hand to a former stu- dent of the school, who is undertaking charity work overseas.
Brian Deighan is going to Zambia, doing volunteer work, next month. The St Caimin’s students engaged in three bag-packing days in Shan- non Town Centre, and in the process raised €1,000. This is being divided between Mr Deighan’s project and The Four Peaks Challenge, which is being undertaken by Shannon busi- ness Connor Winfield Limited.
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Mr Deighan (22), from Sooreeney, Sixmilebridge, will travel to Lusaka, Zambia, in July, working as a volun- teer in St Lawrence’s Home of Hope for street children. This is a project of the Irish Jesuit’s outreach organisa- tion, Sli Eile.
Brian – who is a neuroscience re- search student in ‘Trinity College Dublin – and eleven others will work with the street children at St Law- rence’s through music, sport and teaching. They will be living in the local community, a shanty town, for the duration of the three-week project and will undertake ways in engag- ing young boys in activities such as sports, music, basic reading and writ-
ing for three weeks. Each volunteer has to collect almost €2,500 and all of the money will go directly to the project’s work.
Brian will depart on his trip on July 4 and will return on July 24.
In a separate fundraising project, Shannon electronic company, Con- nor Winfield is fundraising for Focus Ireland, through the Four Peaks Chal- lenge. It aims to advance the right of homeless people to live in a place they call home, through quality services, research and advocacy.
Focus Ireland responds to the needs of people who are at risk of becom- ing homeless, through a range of ap- propriate high quality services. It also provides emergency transitional and
long-term accommodation for people out-of-home and campaigns for the rights of people with no homes.
Focus Ireland organises The Four Peaks Challenge every year and in- vites teams of between three and five walkers, along with two drivers per vehicle, to climb the highest moun- tain in each of four provinces over one weekend. Each team must raise a minimum of €4,500 in sponsorship, to help homeless people. This is the second year that this company Is par- ticipant in The Four Peaks Challenge.
“We are very grateful for the very generous donation to our fundrais- ing efforts by St Caimin’s Secondary School,” said Connor Winfield man- aging director John O’Connell.