Edmund Rice College Phoenix Park

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Could help provide crucial support for children in emergency accommodation.

€125

Could help provide one week of training and educational supports for a young person.

€70

Could help provide a family with children the day-to-day case management they need to find a home of their own.

€40

Could help provide a family with the first vital support session once they become homeless.

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Mission Statement

Focus Ireland are driven by the fundamental belief that homelessness is wrong. They work with people who need support to avoid becoming homeless and who need help to end their experience of homelessness and move into a safe and secure home. From the very beginning, their work has been rooted in deep listening to people, learning about the problems and risks they face and pointing to where the solutions lie.

We’re sleeping out against homelessness

This October 11, something a little different is happening at our school. Instead of heading home after the final bell, our school will be swapping our warm beds for sleeping bags for our School Sleep Out as part of Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light, proudly supported by Bord Gáis Energy.

It might sound a little crazy, but the reality of homelessness is even more so. Think about it: over 4,000 children in our country don't have a safe place to sleep to call home. They can’t relax and be carefree after a long day at school. Instead, they are faced with stress and uncertainty that no child should have to deal with.

That’s why I think it is important for our school to take part in the sleep out – it’s a chance to experience, in a small way, the challenges faced by young people experiencing homelessness.

Childhood should be about dreams and hanging out with your friends – not wondering where you lay your head at night. Please support our school fundraiser by donating to our fundraising page: every contribution, big or small, gets us closer to creating a future where everyone has a safe place to call home.

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Completed Sleepout

Thank you to our Sponsors

€125

Tony O'dowd

€125

Anonymous

€100

Anonymous

€100

Gerald Byrne

Proud of You

€100

Anb

Best of luck Honey. So proud! Ann

€100

Gavin Keenan

€100

Fiona Heskin

Best of luck Carla - proud of you ❤️

€100

Mam & Dad

Best of Luck x

€100

Mam & Dad

Best of Luck x

€100

Jillian Byrne

Well done you

€100

Tony Murphy

Good on you Christian

€70

Christina Abram

So proud of you for doing this.

€70

Kyle Catherine And Mark Byrne

Get in there Aria💪

€70

Anthea Faherty

Good work Cara!

€70

Úna Curley

Well done Cara

€50

Lis Byrne

Well done Sophie G. You are a great girl. Such a worthy cause. Keep the head and feet warm on the night 🔥

€50

Eimear Murphy

Go Christian!

€50

Grandad

Wrap up well

€50

Karen

A very worthy cause Clara. Good luck with the sleep out. I hope it isn’t too cold. Love Karen, Eleanor & Rebecca

€50

Fiona Cooke

Best of luck Abbie. 🤞🏼for good weather….

€50

Oonagh B

Well done Mia & team for supporting such a great charity - best of luck ♥️

€50

David

Keep up the good work!

€50

Buckley

Best of luck from your best friend!

€50

Ann Marie Garvin

So proud of you, Sophie well done love mum

€50

Jonathan Hanney

Best of luck buddie 👏🏼

€50

Jonathan Hanney

Best of luck Layla 👏🏼

€50

Gareth Grimshaw

I think you should take Kylie as well…

€50

Peigín Cróga

€50

Gran & Grandad

Best of luck with the Fundraising its a great cause

€50

Nicole Brady

€50

Diarmuid & Jackie O’mahony

Go Crich, so proud of you x

€50

Dave Reid

€50

Sinead Fitzpatrick

Good luck to all, brilliant initiative and such a great cause.

€40

Ency Joby

From Ency Aunty

€40

Roisin

Good luck

€40

Jonathan Byrne

Best of luck Christian.

€40

Monica Duffy

€40

Agnieszka Tabala - Dawson

I am so proud of you ❤️

€40

Aidan Anderson

Well done Carla , hope you’re not too cold , we’re very proud of you

€40

Sean Mulligan & Anna Boland

Fair play to you Mia. Anna & sean

€40

Karen & John

You’ll smash this ❤️

€40

Mary Sadlier

Best of luck and well done. Granny Mary

€40

Breanormore Bolands

€40

Sin And Mark Fitz

We're so proud of you Killian. Mark, Sin, Alex & Zach x

€40

Uncle Mike

Well done Mia

€40

Alan D

Well done Mia from the Linenhall cousins

€40

Danilo Portoso & Kiki Boland

From auntie Kiki and uncle Danilo

€40

Maria Kavanagh

Good luck Ste & Co 👍

€40

Vivienne Mulligan

€40

Anonymous

€40

Anonymous

You are amazing and keep up the good work. A silent admirer from Canada

€40

Elaine Boland

Go Mia well done from Auntie Elaine

€40

Tony Greene

Great cause and well done trying to help.

€40

John Duffy

Best of luck Finn, wrap up well

€40

Jennifer Zuvelek

Great work Cara. Good luck to you and your team.

€40

Jose Varghese

€40

Andrew Callaghan

€30

Helen Boland

Well done Mia, love from Nana Ellie

€30

Mary Shine

Good luck Sophie, great cause! X

€30

Audrey Foley

Well done 👏

€30

Oscar G.d

Well done Carla. Very proud of you!

€25

Emma

Good luck!

€25

Leah Fleming

€25

Anonymous

Good luck Andrea

€25

Jimmy Antony

All the best Isa

€25

Sinéad

Best of luck Aimee, a v. worthy cause. Sinéad & family

€25

Geraldine Timmons

You are so wonderful Sophie. Beautiful kind hearted young lady 💕💕💕💕

€25

Paulo Melo

Well done Soph, wrap up! 🥶🥶🥶

€25

Kevin Brady

€25

Carol Brady

Best of luck Maeve xx

€25

Denys Khavrus

€25

Grandad

Good luck

€25

Sinead And Declan

Well done Sophie and good luck! X

€25

Conor Pyne

€25

John Joyce

Good man charlie

€20

David Byrne

Fair play Christian

€20

Rita And Mick Reid

Well done Ciara, love nanna and grandad

€20

Finola Byrne

Good luck, keep warm. 🥰

€20

Janice King

€20

Andrew & Carmel Mulligan

€20

Claire Murphy

Well done lil Cuz

€20

Donna Higginbotham

Well done Maeve, great charity! x

€20

Patrick Murphy

€20

Gerry Brenner

Best of luck Mia. From poor Gerry Brenner

€20

Maeve

€20

Janette O’hehir

Best of luck 😊

€20

Curley's Bangor

Well done Cara!

€20

Victoria Conway

Well done Ciara

€20

Colette Fitzpatrick

€20

Noeleen Conway

Well done Ciara what a great cause you are supporting

€20

Paul Bradley

€20

Ciara Byrne

Well done Christian!

€20

Rachel Burke

Best of Luck Clara and Team!

€20

Fiachra Ó Comhraí

Good luck from Fiona and Fiachra - great cause.

€20

Sudhish Joseph

€20

Darragh Slattery

Good on ya kid

€20

Lorraine Crowe

Good Luck Alex

€20

Lorraine Crowe

Godd luck Layla

€20

Stephen Kavanagh

€20

Aidan Nolan

Fair play Clara, great cause 🙌

€20

Ruairi Mcginley

€20

Anonymous

All the best.

€20

Grainne Dilleen

Well done Mia! X

€20

Rachel Burke

Best of luck Adam!!

€20

Deboragh Brannigan

Well done kiddo

€20

Debbie Brannigan & Mai

Well done kiddo

€20

Homer J. Simpson

€20

Sinead Lonergan

A great iniative.well done Team ER Phoenix Park :)

€20

Anonymous

Good Luck ❤️

€20

Catherine Commons

Well done, Adam, best of luck!

€20

Annette Duffy

I'm very poud of you favourite godson!

€20

James Byrne

Fair play Adam 👍🏉 James

€20

Ann Sadlier-mcbarron

What a worthwhile selfless brilliant important way to spend your time , well done Róisín and everyone involved ❤️

€20

Anonymous

Best of luck Aoife

€20

Lynn Barron

Best of Luck ❤️

€20

Sarah Brenner

Best of luck Mia xx

€20

Malcom Carr

love mal

€20

Sue Carr

Fair play to you Aria. A very worthy cause and valuable reminder of how lucky we are. xxx

€20

Daiva Blaziene

€20

Fawaz

Congrats

€20

Kacper Tabala

🫡

€20

Claudia Kuthnik

Dear Carla good luck with your fundraiser! 👍👍 Claudia

€20

Lydia Carr

Well don't Aria and everyone involved 👏

€20

Gemma White

€20

Bernie Lillis

Best of luck Sophie. Great reason to fundraise xxx Bernie xxx

€20

Rebecca O’reilly

Best of luck, My friend works in focus ireland I’ll pass over the great work your doing

€20

Dave & Lilian

Good luck Layla

€20

Dave & Lilian

Good luck Alexander

€20

Anonymous

Hope all goes well Genevieve, Liam and Maria

€20

Carl

Best of luck Carl ❤️

€20

Laura O’reardon

€20

Anne Mck.

Best of luck to all . A great cause.

€20

Ashley Dunne

Well done Sophie x

€20

Tom & Louise Collins

Well done Maeve x

€20

Caoimhe Brady

€20

Paul Mulligan

Fair play Ró.

€20

Anonymous

€20

John Reid

Great cause. Well done 👍🏻

€20

Joann Reid

€20

John Commons

Fair play Clara Hope the weather is good

€20

Anonymous

€20

Michael And Lindsay Reid

€20

Maribel

Carla, una gran experiencia para una muy buena causa! Un besazo

€20

Lisa Reid

Good luck Ciara, great cause.

€20

Joann Reid

€20

Loraine & Andy Keirl

Well done Maeve, keep raising money and awareness.

€20

Lily B

From your favourite cousin Lily B

€20

Jill Byrne

Well done Missus!!

€20

Maria Byrne

€20

Stephanie Byrne

Go Christian ❤️

€20

Nicky Byrne

€20

Declan

Sharkey 🦈

€20

Laurent Bonnois

€20

Patricia Curry

Well done. Best of luck

€15

Katie Coleman

€15

Orla Heffernan

Well done Layla ❤️love you❤️

€15

Orla Heffernan

Well Done Alexander.. ❤️I love you, 💙

€10

Janet Cliffe

Good luck !

€10

Sophie Q

€10

Sophie Quinn

€10

Alice Oreardon

€10

Gemma And Conal Gormley

Good luck Aoife

€10

Petet

Well done Alexander on doing a very kind and amazing thing helping people in need , it’s a brilliant honour for you to take part in a heart warming great event helping out

€10

Peter Hanney

Well done Layla on an amazing thing to do Absolutely fantastic , best of luck with the sleep out

€10

Christine Hanney

well done son 👏

€10

Christine Hanney

well done doll 👏

€10

John Hanney

€10

Anonymous

€10

Catherine Brodigan

Well done Layla!

€10

Anonymous

Good luck

€10

Ailish Farragher

Well done, Carla.

€10

Selina Mcclean

So proud of you baby girl love you x

€10

Tracey

Well done Alex x

€10

Catherine Fanning

Well done!

€10

Kayla Mcclean

Good luck aria I can't believe they are making u sleep outside If you hear anything grab the person beside u but any way have fun from kay kay And. Don't miss me 2 much

€10