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.
Our Achievements
Shared Page
50% of Fundraising Target
Reached Fundraising goal
Increased Fundraising Target
Completed Sleepout
Thank you to our Sponsors
€400
Newcastle Design Ltd
€251
John & Paula Burke
€206
People Of Greystones
Cash funds raised during the sleepout in Greystones
€200
Tom Mc Alister
€200
Daire And David
Well Done Rian and friends for taking part and raising awareness .
€200
David & Gillian Harmon
Good luck Davy, a worthy cause!
€200
Kavanagh Family
Well done Rian and friends for taking part and raising awareness.
€150
Sarah Keating
€125
Pearl Connolly
€125
Carole Kane
€125
Ana Hegarty
Good Luck and well done b
€125
B Group Donation
Well done to you Elena and your group
€125
Ali O’neill
€125
Aine Dowling
Good luck Olivia!!!!
€125
Nicholas
€125
Vyv
Well done today and good luck with sleeping out 😂
€125
Annette & Mark Buckley
€125
Muriel Farrell
Well done Isobel you have my support
€125
Michael Huang
Best of luck Jack
€125
Garry Connolly
Great Cause, Well Done Pearl and Team 👌🏻
€125
Basil Hodgins
Well done Eva
€109
Mary And Ronan Carey
Good luck Eva
€100
Anonymous
Good luck Davy Granny P.
€100
Patrick & Marie
Best of luck Ewan!
€100
Anonymous
€100
Ruth
Go Bel and TY team
€100
Geoff Tucker
€100
Harry O’brien
€100
Pat And Anne Doyle
Good Luck Eva, from Nana and Grandad
€100
Kate Merrigan
€100
Fiona Ryan
Well done Ciara.
€100
Decarbon Solutions
€100
Elodie's Family
Well done Elodie for being socially aware and wanting to get involved in this fantastic event. Good luck with the 48hr fundraising!
€100
Nana Irene & Grandad Michael ❤️
Well done Eva! Great cause
€100
Anne Dowling
Very proud of what you’re doing Elena.
€100
Anonymous
€100
Fionnuala Rice
Good luck St. Gerard’s for all your commitment to Focus Ireland a very worthy charity.
€100
Eamon
well done!
€100
Clarissa Uhlar
Hope sleep out goes brilliantly
€100
Mum & Dad
Well done Ethan and all your friends taking the time to raise awareness for such a worthy cause
€100
Bel Whelehan
€100
The O’neill Family
Best of Luck Eva/Ruthie and the rest of the team. 👏 👏 x
€100
Jp Lynch
€80
Marcin Paszkiewicz
€75
David Burke
A great cause and best of luck for the day. Wrap up well.
€70
Richard & Sarah
Great work Sofia, and a great cause!
€70
Simon Mccourt
Well done, Elodie. Lovely to see you make a difference like this.
€70
Nana And Grandad
€70
Rebecca Jennings
€70
Pat Breslin
Well done Eva and all the TY gang sleeping out!
€70
Pat Breslin
Well done Davy all all the TY gang sleeping out!
€70
Terry
Best of luck Sofia. Hope it won’t be too cold! Well done for participating in such a worthwhile cause.
€70
Kate Gordon
Creat cause Albert. Good on you.
€70
Anonymous
€70
Carol Cassidy
Well done Isobel
€70
Liz Callaghan
Good luck to Olivia and TY students x
€70
John Bourke
Well done
€70
Aidan Keating
€70
Anna Magee
Bel, I hope the night outside helps to raise awareness for this great cause. Thank you for doing this.
€70
Teresa Bourke
Very proud of you Sofia. From granny Trissy
€70
Frank Scanlan
Best of luck with this fantastic cause
€60
Siobhan Noble
Well done and best of luck to Ruthie and team. What an amazing cause - we are v proud of you ❤️ Izzy and Ted
€60
Ian G
A nice round number now Ruthie - well done ! What you’re doing will make such a difference to help people less fortunate than what we are lucky to have.
€52
Edwina Bernon
Great cause 😉
€50
Anonymous
€50
Joanne Derek Eloise And Emmelene
Best of luck Aoibhinn
€50
Aoise Mulrooney
Great cause girls, well done for doing it🌼
€50
Anonymous
€50
Mark Bownes
Good luck with the sleep out Isobel.
€50
Ion White
well done you
€50
Ben And Kay Neill
Well done Ruthie, we are very proud of you.
€50
M & D Xx
Go Olivia xx
€50
Naomi White
Well done- keep warm - it’ll be a long night. Gma & Gpa xx
€50
Heremon O'farrell
Well done Ciara
€50
Cedric Uhlar
Excellent job!
€50
Siobhan Ahern
€50
Olivia Uhlar
Well done Edith!
€50
Teresa
€50
Ingrid Cray
Well done Pearl, so proud of you xx
€50
Jillian & Christian Dijkstra
Well done Ewan!
€50
Rowena
Good luck Aoibhinn and have fun.
€50
Susan Wilkinson
Well done Ruthie! Love G & G
€50
Anonymous
€50
Ciara Sullivan
Well done Elena! Hope you have a very warm sleeping bag!
€50
Karla Clarke
Best of luck Beth, well done xx
€50
Ruth Wilkinson
€50
Emer Kenny
Well done TY St Gerard’s
€50
Florence Case
€50
Gerry Gorman
€50
Tom & Grainne
Well done Caoimhe!
€50
Darragh Tucker
€50
Louise Delahunty
Congratulations Morty as you will certainly bring hope to a family this Christmas
€50
Sofia Sturlesi
€50
Ruth Jenkinson
Well done Ruthie. Love Ruth and the boys
€50
Julianne Sheridan
Well done Ewan…xx
€50
Denise O'reilly
€50
Jono And Isabelle
Good luck Elodie
€50
Anonymous
€50
Isobel Carr
Best of luck, Mortimer. Such a great cause.
€50
Darby And Ali Condren
€50
Eva Carey
€50
Fiona Ryan
Well done Ciara ,love Nana and Granda
€50
Shane, Catriona, Kate & Jamie Keating
Well done Caoimhe 👏
€50
Brodie Mcneill
In support of Adam Moore
€50
Deirdre Plant
Good luck! Stay warm
€50
Robert Magee
Thank you Bel and all in your TY class.
€50
Lynn Alexander
€50
Kevin Mcnulty
Well done Ewan!
€50
Keith
Good luck Aoibhinn. Wrap up well
€50
Elina Assenova-birova
€50
Anonymous
Good Luck Elena Wrap up warm for the chilly night ahead Great Cause
€50
Caroline Mullion
Well done everyone
€50
Ann & Derek
Well done Florence. Good luck!!
€50
Richenda
Elodie, you are terrific, and such a great cause.
€50
Christa And Charles
Good luck
€50
Patrick Wilkinson
Well done Ruthie!
€50
The Coxes
Well done Ewan, love from the Coxes
€50
Antoinette Uhlar And Joao Vicente
We are very proud of you Edith. Mom and Dad xx
€50
Patricia Mcgovern
Well done Beth & all the team, a great cause.
€50
Niamh Bownes
Well done to Isobel and all involved.
€50
Nanny And Teko
Good luck Aoibhinn. Keep warm. Love Nanny and Teko
€50
Iain Finnegan
Well done for a great cause.
€50
Michelle Farrell
Well Done Isobel & all in St Gerards. A very worthy cause.
€50
Michael Talbot
Good luck on the night Elodie.
€50
Sonja Buckley
€50
Nana & Grandad
Dear Florence, Well done. A great cause. Good luck to you and all your friends taking park. Love Nana & Grandad Xx
€50
Derval Murray
€50
Anonymous
€50
Antonia Danaher
Well done St Gerard's TY! Great cause. Best of luck for the sleepout💪👏👏
€50
Maria Cray
Well done Pearl x
€50
Fiona Smith
An amazing thing to do Ruthie! Wishing you the best of luck!!
€50
Eddie Mccourt
Delighted to help. Well done, Elodie.
€50
Avril O Kennedy
Well done.
€50
Gay Mccourt
Great to be helping the homeless. Well done Elodie. Love Nana
€50
Niamh O'connor
Good luck Bel and the TY class.
€50
Ben, Xander & Will Houchin
Showing us all how it's done Olivia! Good luck supporting such an important cause!
€50
Elena Scanlsn
€50
Maryse Doyle
€50
Beth Sherwin
€50
Tom Keating
Best of luck Caoimhe, love Tom
€50
Pj
Good luck Aoibhinn
€50
Clodagh, Spencer, Sam & Ben
Go Aoibhinn, hope it’s not too cold. Love from Clodagh, Spencer, Sam & Ben
€50
Andrew Smith
€50
Anna
€50
Camilla Smith
Well done Florence & team. Great cause. Good luck. Love Auntie Millie & Terry.
€50
Anonymous
Good luck
€50
Anonymous
Well done for taking part in a great cause! 👏👏
€40
Barry & Derina
Best of luck Florence
€40
Genevieve Molloy
Great cause Ethan, well done!
€40
Damien Butler
Good luck Rian!
€40
Ion White
Good for you ,keep the old man awake
€40
Patrick Hughes
Well done Ewan!!
€40
John And Mckenzie
Well done Rian!
€40
Michael N Carolina
❤️🍀
€40
Eamonn Butler
Great initiative!
€40
Tissa Dias
Good luck! Wrap up warm!!
€40
Gillian Walters
€40
Adrian O'farrell
Well done for doing this. Best of luck with it, Adrian
€40
Dara Doolan
Well done hon!!!
€40
Riona Long
Well done team St Gerard’s.
€40
Jemma Bernon
Great cause Albert 🙏
€40
Amanda And Paddy Bourke
€40
Natasha Bernon
€40
Helen Moloney
Well done St. Gerard’s TY guys.
€40
Sarah Smith
Well done
€40
Olive & Michael Kenny
Well done Ruthie! Sending you lots of love as you take on this challenge. Michael & Olive x
€40
Audrey Magee
Go Bel!
€40
Izzy Noble
Well done Ruthie. Izzy 🥇
€40
Charlie Osullivan
€40
Gail Paterson
Best of luck. A fantastic cause.
€40
Shirley Finnegan
Well done
€40
Andrew & Tara Tolan
€40
Alanah, Kane, Sarah, Andrew 💖💖💖💖
€40
Jessica
Go Ruthie!!!
€40
Anonymous
€40
Anonymous
€40
Kevin Gaffney
€40
Adam Moore
€40
Ryan & Larissa Nolan
Well done Ethan. Best of luck to you and all your friends.
€40
Mark Buckley
Well done ewan
€40
Anonymous
€40
Mary Osullivan
Well done Charlie Best of luck! 💙
€40
Anonymous
€40
Kevin Whelehan
€40
Alan Flett
€35
Cash Rec’d From Bridie & Ciara
€33
Anonymous
Well done first niece - that’s a great charity and you’re sending a really good message. There’s hope for the future with people like you my dear xxx
€30
Eileen &
€30
Muckross Girls
Best of luck Florence and all from St Gerards. Great cause. From all the Muckross Girls. 🔥🔥
€30
Lily Osullivan
€30
Chris Case
€30
Nicola
€30
Dani, John, Katie And Will
This is an incredible cause Olivia, huge kudos to you and well done x
€30
Sarah Mallinson
Such a great cause! Well done Olivia.
€30
Sandra Carroll
€30
Laura Harmon
Well done Davy!!!
€30
Linda & Gerry
Well done Elena, great cause. Wrap up warm.
€30
Hilary
Have fun Elodie
€30
Sharon, Cormac, Izzy, Eva And Coco
Well done Florence! X
€30
Aisling & Michael
A great cause Sofia, well done. Aisling & Michael
€30
Tara Carey
Well done Eva so Proud!!!!! Have a great night! Lots of love Tara
€30
Caroline Gardiner
Well done Olivia.
€30
John Prendeville
Best wishes to DH from the Prendeville’s.
€30
Nicola Harmon
Best of luck Davy, great cause!
€30
Emma Nolan
Well done Ethan. I’m So proud of you ❤️
€30
B Family
More from the B group
€25
David Harmon
€25
Gavin Farrell
€25
Caroline Collins Murphy
Aunty Caroline
€25
Anonymous
€25
Aoibhe Hoey
€25
Rory Egan
Good luck, Mortimer, and well done!
€25
Granny & Grandad
€25
Elaine Montgomery
Good luck with the sleep out Isobel
€25
Gilvarry Family
Well done Charlie
€25
Anonymous
€25
Rona Leith
€25
John O’beirne
Well done Ciara
€25
Anonymous
€25
Rhys Dignam
€25
Zoe Patterson
€25
Brian Connell
Great cause
€25
Grandma
Well done Lily from Grandma and G-dad
€25
Rebecca Reynolds
Well done Ruthie and friends! You’re all brilliant to take part and raise so much money for a great cause.
€25
Susan Byrne Tighe
Well done Sofia ! A great cause
€25
Odhran Hoey
€25
Lara Zimmern
Great cause Morty, I hope the sleep out goes well. Will be thinking of you tomorrow night
€25
Harbenry Carey
Well done Evaaaaaa. Great Cause. From your FAVOURITE cousins!
€25
Grandma
Well done Charlie form grandma and G dad
€25
Jennifer Neill Estevez
Well done Ruthie!
€25
Ian
Hi Beth, hope you have a good sleeping bag!
€25
Kieran
Enjoy the night! Well done
€25
Melissa Dempsey
€25
Sacha Jones
Well done Ruthie from all the Jonesies x
€25
Sylvia Harmon
Good luck to you and your friends Davy.
€25
Anonymous
€25
Maura Winston
Well done Beth ❤️
€25
Riseleys
Goodluck and well done on the initiative
€25
Clare Mcdonald
€25
Annabel Okeeffe
Well done Ruth
€25
Anonymous
€25
Sandra Eaton
€25
Helena Burke
€25
Bridget & Kevin Donnelly
Well done Ewan from Granny & Grandad
€25
Liam
Good luck and take care ❤️
€25
Deirdre Neill
Well done Ruthie.
€25
Jean
That's a great thing you are doing Rian. Best of luck . From Jean
€25
Edel Myers
Well done all. Great cause. Fair play to you.
€25
Sarah Ryan
Well done Ciara From Sarah Ryan
€25
Chris Finnegan
Fair play Ewan!
€25
Fiona Fitzpatrick
€25
Tona Viney
Very impressive Florence, good luck xx
€25
Aoife Healy
Best of luck Elena … great cause ☺️
€25
Joy & Alan
Well done Ewan.
€25
The Sheehans
Well done Ewan - Bash and Aoife
€25
Pearl Connolly
€25
Teresa Vicente
It is very worthwhile cause
€25
Aoife Pettitt
Well done Ali…and have fun tonight. Xx
€25
Anonymous
€25
E Balmaine
€25
Stephen Mitchell
€25
Juliet Case
Well done Florence! J x
€25
Andres
Well done Ruth!
€25
Emma Balmaine
€25
Charlotte Bradshaw
Wow that’s amazing lads you should be very proud of yourselves
€25
Babs
Well done Pearl. Amazing fundraising. Babs x
€25
Angela Ford
€25
Rachel Mcnamara
Great cause Ethan 👏🏻
€25
Trish & Garrett Smith
Well done Florence!
€25
Mary Mccloskey
€25
Rita Carey
Well done, great cause
€25
Arabella Whelehan
€25
Siobhan Trayler
€25
Rachel Walker
Well done Eva proud of you. A great thing to do
€25
Brian And Mary Collins
€25
Amanda
€25
Calum Nolan
Well done x
€25
Anonymous
€25
Mark Randle
€25
Nicole Cassidy
Well done TYs!
€25
Alan Clarke
€25
Rb
Brilliant work!
€25
Anonymous
€25
Charlotte Jeveons
Well done Kate love you lots love Charlotte Ben liv and Annie xxx
€25
Emilia Connolly
Well done Pearl and to all the girls participating on Friday - what a super cause!
€25
Mortimer Walters
€25
Mia Cray
Well done Pearl xxxx
€25
Noeleen Bourke
A great cause Sophia
€25
Andrea
€25
Mick
€25
Rebecca Corr
Good luck with the fundraiser 😊
€25
Jackie Olohan
Well done to all
€25
Roma Cahill
Good luck Elena and all TY group !
€25
Cc
€25
Albert Bernon
€25
Anonymous
€20
Cathy Mccarthy
The best of luck Mortimer.
€20
Sandra Tyrrell
€20
Ann Mcdermot
€20
Suzanne Dalton
Best of luck Ruthie
€20
Martin Shortall
Best of luck Eva - great cause.
€20
Cleo Fanning
€20
Alex B-t
Good luck and dont freeze : )
€20
Nial & Alan
€20
Margaret
€20
Jim Kinsella
Well done Ciara, From Jim Kinsella.
€20
Kevin Gill
€20
Jean Shannon
Wrap up Rian, and well done storm trooper!
€20
Mairead Alwell
€20
Samantha Houston
€20
Dignam
€20
Deborah Jameson
€20
Harriet Bernon
€20
Pat Carey
€20
Maureen Mulvihill
€20
Dorothy-ellen White
Proud of you Elodie!
€20
Sharon Maher
Best of luck Ruth excellent cause. Well done. Sharon & Andrew Maher (neighbours)
€20
Gracie Cray
Well Done Pearl, from Gracie xx
€20
Susan Wilkinson
€20
Elaine Odriscoll
Well done Andrew
€20
Phil Nolan
Good luck Ethan, great job raising money for a great charity. Love Grandad
€20
Megan Fenton
Well done Elodie😊
€20
Rachel Neill
Well done, Ruth
€20
Colin Whitten
Good luck Adam
€20
Emer & Ehmar
Well done, from your neighbours Emer & Ehmar
€20
Kevin Corcoran
Well done Ruthie
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Lauren Murray
€20
Kelly-anne
€20
Dee & Ollie Molloy
Great work Ethan for a very worthy cause xx
€20
Rachel And Buddy
From Rachel and Buddy
€19
Gordon Bernon
Good man
€15
Luna
woof luck
€15
Kelly Victoria
Well done guys. Great cause.
€15
Anonymous
€15
Jp
€15
Anonymous
€15
John Keating
Well done caoimhe wish you all the best of luck with it
€10
Amanda Haughton
€10
Tim Wilkinson
Welll done Ruthie! Proud of you!
€10
Maggie
Go Ruthie!
€10
Anonymous
Go Ruthie and team!
€10
Spoke
€10
Colm Power
Well done Ciara
€10
Lidia Vicente
Go edith 🔥
€10
Reggie
Good luck Ciara
€10
Carmen
Good luck Caoimhe and stay warm! Well done for raising so much money!
€10
Bella Wilkinson
Well done rue!!
€10
Linda Murphy
Good girl Kate
€10
Henley
€10
Anonymous
From Winston (the dog)🐶
€10
Barry Walsh
Well done 👍🏼
€10
Jamie
€10
Aisling Connolly
€10
Philip Murphy
€10
Richard White
Good Luck Elodie
€10
Carlota Silva
€10
Aoibhinn Lake
€10
Anonymous
Well done Elodie
€10
Anonymous
€10
Anonymous
Good cause Eva Ad
€10
Ciara Murray
Best of luck Aoibhinn
€10
Anonymous
Go Edith!
€10
H&m
Well done to all the team!
€10
Susie Meehan
Well done TY Gerard’s
€8
Street Collection
€8
Street Collection
€5
Jane Neill
Well done Ruthie!!
€5
Daniel Hogan
€5
Anonymous
GO ETHAN
€5
Denise Tucker
Good luck
€2
Murphy
€2
Ethan Nolan
Our Team Members
Ruth Wilkinson
€1,043
Caoimhe Tucker
€555
Florence Case
€510
Kate Merrigan
€735
Ali O’Neill
€260
Edith Uhlar Vicente
€330
Eva Carey
€1,179
Pearl Connolly
€470
Olivia Curran
€401
Sofia Sturlesi
€750
Beth Sherwin
€295
Mortimer Walters
€485
Ciara O farrell
€415
Lily OSullivan
€185
Ethan Nolan
€402
Rian Kavanagh
€200
Aoibhinn Lake
€430
Isobel Bownes
€300
Arabella Whelehan
€25
Elodie White
€955
David Harmon
€480
David Burke
Bel Whelehan
€425
Charlie OSullivan
€155
Adam Moore
€75
Elena Scanlan
€695
Rian Butler
€375
Andrew Smith
€110
Jack Huang
€150
Albert Bernon
€291
JP Lynch
JP Lynch
Ewan Buckley
€880
David Burke
€251
Good Luck Eva