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
€150
Ronan O Reilly
€150
Charlotte Mccoubrey
€125
Rosarie O’toole
Hugely impressed by Rosie O’Neill and her Transition Year Class to stay out all night to raise funds for Focus Ireland.
€125
David Greene
€110
Anonymous
Best of luck!
€100
Dori Kelly
Well done St Louise. Such an important initiative to be a part of.
€100
Anonymous
€100
Shirley O’donoghue
€70
Mac Giolla Rí’s
Great initiative from this year’s TYs to support a very worthy cause
€70
Anonymous
€70
Nicola Hughes
€50
Philip O Reilly
€50
Pat Cassells
Great cause, best of luck to all
€50
Maggie Pym
Best of Luck!
€50
Ana Maria M
Great cause
€50
Éabha Mooney
€50
Grainne C
€50
Fiona Cullen
Good luck
€50
Miriam
Best of luck to my wonderful niece Eileen (Collins) on her sleep out for Focus Ireland
€50
Asha O’neill
€50
Anonymous
€50
Lisa Cullen
Best of luck to all. A really important cause. Well done.
€50
Anonymous
Great work, well done!
€50
Anonymous
Well done and best of luck!
€50
Declan Murray
Best of luck and thanks to the St Louis group for participating in this very worthy cause.
€50
Anonymous
€50
Avril Doyle
Best of luck everyone. A great cause!💛
€40
Anonymous
Well done to all involved. Great cause
€40
Anonymous
€40
C F
Comhghairdeachas libh.
€40
T. Waters
Good Luck everyone! It is a great cause.
€40
Anonymous
€40
Furley
€25
Ciara O Donoghue
€25
Anonymous
€25
Ciara & Sarah
Best of luck Alannah! X x
€25
Eamonn Rowe
€25
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€25
Ronan Mcnamee
Good luck with this very worthwhile fund raiser!
€25
Lara Hayes
€25
Allyzza Catanboga
Donate 🙏🙏
€25
Beatrice Dooley
€25
The Treacy Family
Such a worthy cause. Well done to everyone.
€25
Alison Brady
Best of luck to all!
€25
Susan Mcnamee
On behalf of Ryanna St Louis school
€25
Louise Canty
€25
Susa
€25
Ailish Duggan
Best of luck everyone!
€25
Lena Mahon
Best of luck to everyone involved, such a great cause. I’m sure all the money raised will help many people ❤️
€25
Melissa Derwin
Well done to all; the very best of luck!
€20
Siobhan Kenny
€20
Aisling Malone
Great cause. Best of luck.
€20
Lynn Geraghty
Best of luck to all tonight. It's a great cause. Lynn (Holly Foran) 3rd year
€20
Anonymous
€20
Sean Rowe
€20
Emma O Reilly
€20
Anonymous
€20
Louise Stenson
Best of luck to all involved
€20
Sandra Davitt
Best of luck to everyone and well done on supporting such an important cause.
€20
Anonymous
€20
Andrew Nolan
Great cause 👏 best of luck girls
€20
Misheel Jar
€20
Skye Connellan
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Maire Canniffe
€20
Anonymous
€20
Jennifer
Best of look to all the TY students tonight - well done on all your efforts!
€20
Sarah Rowe
€20
Liz Castanheira
€20
Katie Cully
Best of luck to everyone!
€15
Danielle Mac Lennan
€15
Anonymous
€15
Molly
€10
C Forde
Best of luck to the TY’s in SLHS under the guidance of Ms Capper and Ms Madden. I hope the sleep out is a great success.
€10
Marina Bowe
€10
Ruth Farragher
Best of luck to the TY team
€10
Anonymous
€10
Amalia Godley
€10
Sinéad Mohan
€10
Deirdre Healy
Best of luck everyone. Great work for a wonderful cause.
€10
Leah Waters
We can do it yall
€10
Anonymous
€10
Jaidaa Kamar
€10
Anonymous
€10
Anonymous
€10
Ciara Mbooze
Donate everyone
€10
Sharon Muldoon
Great initiative Barbara.
€10
Anonymous
€10
Andrea Manzano
€10
Kayla Berigan
€10
Anonymous
€10
Anonymous
€5
Baneen Talpur
€5
Anonymous
€5
Emma Howard
Best of luck to you all. An amazing achievement for such a great cause. You should be very proud. Ms Howard
€5
