Team TY Blakestown

Blakestown Community School

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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 out on Friday night, or sitting in watching TV and chilling, we the TY students 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

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50% of Fundraising Target

Reached Fundraising goal

Increased Fundraising Target

Completed Sleepout

Thank you to our Sponsors

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Aileen

Hope this helps. Thanks to Susana for asking. Best of luck.

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David Mcguinness And Family

Best of luck everyone!

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Tara O Brien

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Jackie Forde

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Mark Phillips

Best of luck tonight!!

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Gibson

Well done all , fair play to you all

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

Best of luck with the sleep out. Ypu kids deserve a medal.

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Sarah O Toole

Best of luck tonight

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Daren Murphy

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Anonymous

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Roslyn Larkin

Well done..

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Mary Quinn

Well done everyone

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Sharon Murray

Good luck !

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Lisa Byrne

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Olivia O'dwyer

Good luck and well done to all :)

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Rachel Cinnsealach

Fantastic cause folks. Enjoy the sleepover.

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Ellen Larkin

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Nicola Mcgill

Best of luck

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Zoe O Gorman

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Linda Chatham

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Mark Doyle

Well done all 👍

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Robyn Nolan

Maith sibh gach duine! Go n-eirí libh anocht 🌙

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Anonymous

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Orla Greaves

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Gillian Curry

Good luck Guys

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Caoimhe Short

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L. Flanagan

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Niamh Kelly

Well done TYs - Have fun tonight!

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Ms Gilmartin

Best of luck to everyone involved.

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Martin O’connell

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Mairead Monaghan

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Emma Shinners

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C Mcdarby

Good luck, super work!

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Fiona Dunne Office

Best of Luck BCS, great cause.

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G Pierce

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Ludmila Nastas