This article is from page 33 of the 2009-10-27 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 33 JPG
GHOSTS, ghouls and witches will be out in Kilfenora this Halloween night in support of the work of Clare Crusaders.
The Burren Community and Social Group have organised a Spooky Barn Dance for Vaughan’s Barn on Octo- ber 31, with all the money raised go- ing towards providing much needed help for special need children around ETc
The Clare Crusaders currently help more than 100 children get access to critical therapies and unfortunately their waiting list of applicants is erowing. At present the group re-
ceives no Government funding with more than €200,000 being required annually to continue to fund its serv- ose
“We provide physio, speech and language therapy, reflexology and we also have a Montessori teacher. We are at the stage now with the cut- backs in the health service that a lot of people are not getting the help that they need on a weekly basis. We are doing our best to provide as much of this as we can,’ said Ann Norton of the Clare Crusaders.
“All of the therapy that we provide is free to the children and their fami- lies. All of the money that we get from events like the barn dance goes
straight into the fund for the children as our overheads are very low. So the children get the benefits of these types of fundraisers.
“In the last weeks and months, we are getting more and more photo- graphs from people who are looking for therapy for their children. We are finding it quite demanding at the HepUOLUL Kon
“We don’t get any Government funding at the minute so the only way that we can survive is from fun- draising events such as this one and donations from relatives or compa- Woe
‘“That’s why is it so amazing when a group from the Burren Community
and Social Group comes to you with an event already organised. It’s won- derful that people see what the clinic is doing for the children and want to help. We are very grateful for that.”
Music for the Spooky Barn Dance will be provided by Country Fever NOLO MreKebesUIS OO KIN LEK ME toe
The Burren Community and Social Group is a new organisation which aims to organise and promote social, charity and community events in the whole Burren region.
Anyone interested in getting in- volved with the Burren Community and Social Group or the Spooky Barn Dance should ring on 087 1346443.